The Maryland Attorney General's Office on Wednesday shared body camera video from the Baltimore Police officers who responded to a mental health crisis that turned into an in-custody death in June.

The six-hour video captured the moments that 31-year-old Dontae Melton Jr. approached an officer at a red light and was detained as police waited for a medical unit to arrive.

A lawyer for Melton's family criticized the police response and the length of time it took to get Melton medical assistance.

The encounter on June 24 lasted nearly an hour from the time Melton flagged down a police officer during a mental health crisis to his arrival in a police vehicle at a hospital less than five minutes away.

According to investigators, an ambulance never arrived, and Melton died after being d

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