Officer arrested for allegedly throwing body-worn camera into river

• Samuel Marcum, a Lake Royale Police Department officer in North Carolina, was fired and arrested on Wednesday.
• He is accused of throwing his body camera into Lake Royale to conceal that he was having sex in his patrol car with his girlfriend while on duty.
• Marcum initially claimed he lost the camera during an ice storm but later admitted on Saturday that he disposed of it to avoid disciplinary action.
• He faces charges including obstruction of justice, making false official statements, injury to personal property, and conduct unbecoming of a police officer.

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Cop threw his body cam into a lake to cover up he was having sex in his patrol car, authorities say