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MPD Captain broke policy by not recording suspected OWI involving Mayor’s son


Captain Eric Beckham and Joe Wood
Captain Eric Beckham at the scene of a suspected OWI involving the 21-year-old son of Mishawaka Mayor, Dave Wood

MISHAWAKA, Ind. — REAL News Michiana continues to discover more issues and policy violations in the cover-up scandal regarding a suspected Operating While Intoxicated incident involving Mayor Dave Wood’s 21-year-old son, Joe Wood. Since we broke the story last week, RNM has learned the Mishawaka Police shift commander, Captain Eric Beckham, allegedly intimidated his subordinates, the city attorney attempted to hide public information and now we confirmed Captain Beckham also violated department policy by not activating his bodycamera when interacting with Joe Wood before ultimately covering up the suspected crime.

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