Councilmember Erika Bell – 7/27/2025 Traffic Stop – Hagerstown Police Department

Hagerstown Police Department has released two sets of videos to RFHC regarding the ethics complaint against Councilmember Erika Bell. This video contains four different body camera views from the 7/27/2025 incident.

The first set of videos shows Councilmember Bell’s interaction with Hagerstown Police Department during a 7/27/2025 traffic stop on North Potomac Street/North Ave in which she was not a driver or passenger of the vehicle. During the traffic stop, the driver believed to be Terrance Murphy, refuses to provide a drivers license to HPD and instead provides a passport, insisting that you “don’t need a license to travel”. Mr. Murphy is then instructed to step out of the vehicle so that the vehicle can be towed, as he did not provide a valid driver’s license. Councilmember Bell walks to the scene of the traffic stop, identifies herself as a Councilmember, and begins questioning the officers regarding the stop. Ultimately, it’s established that Mr. Murphy has a valid West Virginia drivers license, and he is allowed to leave.

Additional videos will be forthcoming.