'Cocky' Fla TV anchor suspected of DUI berates 'bald' white officer, cries racism

A black television anchorwoman has been allowed back to work despite her arrest for drunk driving, as bodycam footage obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com shows her mocking officers and accusing them of arresting her because of her race.

Farron Salley, morning and weekend anchor at West Palm Beach's Channel 25 in Florida, was welcomed back after a two-month leave after her arrest on December 15, 2018.

The 28-year-old wrote a statement apologizing for her behavior towards the Palm Beach Gardens Police officers but maintained her innocence.

But hour-long bodycam footage shows Salley slurring her speech and attempting to provoke white officers with accusations of racism, seemingly to turn the traffic stop into a racial incident.

Still, the Palm Beach County State Attorney said there was only enough evidence to arrest Salley - not enough to convict her.

The law doesn't work for people who look like me,' Salley told Officer Cameron Carver, who is white, according to the video. 'But that's OK.'

As she was asked to take field sobriety tests, including walking on a straight line and reciting the alphabet, Salley told her fianc'ee Colleen, who remained near the car: 'Watch out, they may shoot you even though you're not black!'

Officer Carver responded: 'That's a racist comment.'

Salley responds: 'Yes, it was.'

According to the arrest report, Salley, while handcuffed, managed to undo the seat belt in the back of the police car and tried to walk away at a busy intersection.

Carver kept his bodycam on and didn't engage Salley, who can be heard mumbling from the back seat: 'It's 'cause I'm black. This is so racial.'

She continued goading the cop as she was driven to jail, where she was kept for eight hours.

After she was arrested, the Texas native refused to submit to a breathalyzer test. At the scene, Carver told Salley he smelled liquor on her breath.

Salley admitted to having one vodka cranberry drink with dinner three hours before the stop.
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