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New York Post
30-07-2025
- New York Post
Ex-NBA cheerleader reduced to tears in newly released video of DWI arrest
A former Cavaliers cheerleader who now serves as an assistant prosecutor in the Essex County Prosecutor's Office was arrested in March for drunk driving after being found passed out on the ground with her car on a curb in an Edgewater, N.J., parking lot. The YouTube page @TransperancyBodycam recently released footage from the March 8, 2025, arrest that showed Bry Atchison crying after being discovered by the police around 8:19 p.m. ET. A good Samaritan told the officer — identified as Evan Bringas, per the YouTube channel — after he arrived that they had driven to the parking lot roughly five minutes prior with Atchison behind them, and he then motioned his finger in a rolling manner while the officer said, 'and then fell out of the car.' Advertisement 8 Atchison on the ground in a parking lot. @TransparencyBodycam/YouTube Bringas attempted to wake Atchison, nudging her while repeatedly saying, 'ma'am,' before she finally responded with a 'what?' Atchison responded with some indecipherable statements before the officer asked if she knew where she was, which she did not, and he then informed her she was on the ground outside her vehicle. 8 Atchison gets emotional during the incident. @TransparencyBodycam/YouTube Advertisement A second officer arrived at the time, while Atchison said she was fine, and Bringas then asked why she was on the ground and her car was on the curb. Atchison eventually asked what time it was and where they were before getting to her knees, while the camera revealed an open car with the engine seemingly still running. When the officer asked what brought her to the ground, Atchison appeared to mention her 30th birthday before saying she had previously been at an Edgewater bar. Advertisement 8 The car with the door open and the engine seemingly running. @TransparencyBodycam/YouTube Atchison then appeared to stumble, which caused Bringas to grab her and ask if she was OK. 'I just need to get home,' Atchison said while revealing she lived nearby. 'I'm sorry, I didn't realize I was this drunk.' Atchison eventually rose to make a phone call and then started crying while apologizing, and Bringas revealed he had to perform tests since she told him something 'alarming.' Advertisement 8 Atchison during the incident. @TransparencyBodycam/YouTube She responded that she can't drive, but she just wanted to get home. 'I know that, but you just kind of admitted to me you were drunk,' Bringas said. Atchison responded that she wanted to make sure her son was OK and later asked if she could call her son's father, while Bringas told her he had to perform tests. 8 Atchison begins to tear up after making a call. @TransparencyBodycam/YouTube 'Now standing close to you, I smell alcohol on ya, OK,' Bringas said. Atchison kept pleading to call the father of her son, stating the pair was together, and repeatedly said she wanted to make sure her son was OK. They ultimately performed a Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test before placing her under arrest for driving while intoxicated, according to the video. Advertisement 8 Atchison during the conversation. @TransparencyBodycam/YouTube She was cited for operating under the influence and refusing to submit to a breathalyzer/chemical test, per the video. Bringas noted to a fellow officer that they only performed an HGN test since 'she can't do the rest,' and revealed that Achison said, 'I didn't realize I was this drunk.' She threw up in the car while being transported, Bringas told a fellow officer. Advertisement 8 Atchison was a member of the Cavaliers dance team. Getty Images Bringas reportedly noticed she worked for the Prosecutor's Office when they saw her badge while in the processing room at the police department. Atchison was released to her brother, according to the channel, which added that her case was still pending as of four days ago. She remains employed by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office, spokesperson Carmen Martin told the Daily Mail. Advertisement 'Ms. Atchison self-reported an incident that occurred in March, and we are monitoring the matter closely. Appropriate adjustments have been made to her case assignments as warranted,' Martin told the outlet. 'While we cannot comment on personnel-related administrative matters, any administrative action, if necessary, would be taken after the case has been adjudicated.' 8 Atchison dancing in 2015. Getty Images An October 2015 article by Case Western Reserve noted how Atchison had become a new member of the Cavaliers' dance team. She competed in the 2016 Miss Ohio competition, per the competition's Facebook page.
Daily Mail
30-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Ex-NBA cheerleader-turned prosecutor weeps as she's arrested on DWI charge in newly surfaced police video
A New Jersey prosecutor and former Cleveland Cavaliers cheerleader was seen weeping to police officers after being arrested for drunk driving back in March. In recently released footage, Assistant Essex County Prosecutor Bryashia Atchison was found passed out next to her vehicle in a parking lot after driving over a curb. Officers who reported to the scene - at around 8:16 PM on March 8 - began asking where she had been before quickly realizing she was under the influence. Atchison later admitted that she had been at a bar celebrating her 30th birthday. In the video released by Transparency Bodycam, Atchison told officers: 'I'm sorry. I just want to go home.' She then became emotional and began crying. Patrolman Evan Bringas responded: 'You kind of told me something just now that's a little alarming, so I have to perform some tests. You kind of just admitted to me that you were drunk.' Atchison began pleading with officers to allow her to speak with the father of her son and insisted that she didn't 'want to drive'. The officer responded: 'We're a little past that right now, unfortunately. Standing close to you, I smell alcohol on you.' As she continued to ask whether she could call the father of her son, she said: 'I don't have anyone. You guys have each other. I don't have anyone.' Patrolman Tyler Iafelice responded: 'We're not doing anything to you. Your car is on the curb, and you just admitted to us that you were drinking and driving, so we have to try to perform some tests on you.' The officers then conducted a Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test before concluding that she has been driving while intoxicated and placed her under arrest. While being transported to the Edgewater Police Department, Atchison vomited in the back of the patrol car. She claimed she was not experiencing any medical problems. Atchison did not identify herself as a prosecutor initially and the discovery was only made once the officers found her badge in the processing room at the police station. The prosecutor's office had not disclosed Atchison's arrest at the time. However, they have now put out a statement upon the release of the bodycam footage. Carmen Martin, a spokesperson for the prosecutor's office, said: 'Assistant Prosecutor Bryashia Atchison remains employed by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. 'Ms. Atchison self-reported an incident that occurred in March, and we are monitoring the matter closely. Appropriate adjustments have been made to her case assignments as warranted. 'While we cannot comment on personnel-related administrative matters, any administrative action, if necessary, would be taken after the case has been adjudicated.' She was later issued with citations for operating under the influence and refusal to submit to a breathalyzer/chemical test. Atchison was released to her brother, who signed the Potential Liability Warning on her behalf. Records show that she remains employed, having tried a case last week. Prior to her role as a prosecutor, Atchison had been part of the Cleveland Cavaliers cheer squad. She joined the team in the 2015-16 campaign. She had previously been a cheerleader for two years for the Cleveland Gladiators.
