Big John McCarthy with a shotgun, as a Corporal in the Los Angeles Police Department during the Los Angeles Riots in 1992.
He can be seen at the very beginning of the video holding a shotgun and at time 0:48 speaking to news reporters.
Refering to the looters, he says, "grab as many as you can, that's about all you can do."
Big John McCarthy is most well known for being an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) referee.
