Deep Dive
The Missing Officer Mystery
During a preliminary hearing, Officer Bagley is questioned about an armed individual in civilian clothes on the Lofti rooftop. Bagley claims he doesn't know who this person is or what agency he represents, only that the man had a badge and a handgun. Bagley's own body camera footage cuts out while he's still on the roof — he attributes this to a dead battery at that precise moment. The questioner points out the convenient timing and lack of identification.
The Found Footage Investigation
Candace explains she reviewed footage sent to her on September 10th and discovered bystander video from 12:47 p.m. capturing the unidentified rooftop scene. She walks through the footage frame by frame, identifying two figures in plain clothes on the Lofti rooftop — one appearing to be Bagley himself and another in a red hat with a bag and backpack. With help from a user called Muppet Masher on X, the second figure is identified as Officer Alan Robinson from Utah State University's Department of Public Safety, not even from UVU police as might be expected.
Questions About Authority and Coordination
Candace notes the oddity that Robinson was supposed to be just general reinforcement that day, a 'nobody' by his theoretical role. Yet when reviewing early footage, Robinson appears to be the person immediately in charge of the operation. The implication is left hanging: an off-agency officer with unclear jurisdiction seemed to hold command authority during a critical incident, and the primary officer involved couldn't or wouldn't identify him.