Brian Laundrie admitted he refused to to take anxiety medication after police-involved fight with Gabby Petito

BRIAN Laundrie told a Utah police officer about his struggles with anxiety, claiming that he thought taking his prescribed medication would put him “off balance.”

The moment was captured on bodycam footage as a Moab City Police Department officer drove Laundrie to a motel on August 12.

Moab City Police DepartmentBrian Laundrie spoke to an office about his struggles with anxiety and medication he’d been prescribed, saying he thought it would make him ‘off balance’[/caption]

Moab Police DepartmentPolice body cam footage showed the scene when Laundrie and Petito were pulled over on August 12[/caption]

A witness reported a domestic incident that allegedly occurred outside of Moonflower Co-Op in Moab, Utah, where Laundrie, 23, had reportedly been seen hitting his fiancee, Gabby Petito, 22.

Police stopped Laundrie and Petito’s white Ford Transit van on the side of the road – the full footage of which was released on September 16.

In the video, Laundrie appeared to say he had been prescribed medication for anxiety.

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The officer driving the vehicle could first be heard chatting to Laundrie about his wife’s anxiety, saying that she “takes medication for it daily,” and “sometimes it’s just not enough.”

Laundrie then replied about his own struggles, explaining that his doctor had prescribed him medication.

He said: “I feel like if I took the medication, I’d put myself off balance, and then I’d be more anxious — that’s probably just part of my anxiety.”

Laundrie and Petito’s case has gripped the nation over recent weeks.

The pair were in the middle of a four-month-long drive across America when Laundrie returned to his parents’ Florida home alone on September 1.

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Gabby was reported missing by her parents on September 11, and her body was later discovered in a Wyoming campsite on September 19.

Brian had vanished just days before Petito’s body was discovered at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, where the couple had been traveling together.

Laundrie’s parents reported him missing on September 17, after they claimed he told them he was going for a hike in the Carlton Reserve.

ANXIETY DISCUSSION

The FBI issued an arrest warrant, accusing Brian of swiping a Capital One debit card between August 31 and September 1.

Brian remains at large but there have been a series of alleged sightings in parts of Florida, Mexico, Canada, and along the Appalachian Trail. Most potential leads have led to dead ends.

He is considered a person of interest in Gabby’s death but has yet to officially be named a suspect.

Social Media – Refer to sourceLaundrie and Petito were in the middle of a four-month trip when Laundrie returned to his parents’ home without her[/caption]

InstagramPetito’s body was found in a Wyoming campsite on September 19[/caption]