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Michigan State Police (MSP) released video footage of a man being hit and killed by an unmarked MSP police vehicle Friday. Samuel Sterling, 25, was putting air in his tires near 52nd Street and Eastern Avenue in Kentwood on the morning of April 17 when he was found by multiple agencies looking for him on felony warrants, troopers said. When officers approached Sterling, he ran away, police said. It led to a chase. The release includes footage from two officer-worn body cameras and one MSP cruiser's dash cam. The Michigan State Police member who was driving the vehicle that struck Sterling wasn't wearing a body camera because of his assignment to a federal task force, MSP said. His unmarked vehicle was also not equipped with an in-car camera. The different cameras show Sterling running from police into a Burger King parking in Kentwood, where he was then struck by the unmarked police vehicle. When officers arrived on foot, you can hear Sterling consistently moaning in pain. "Where are you hurt?" officers can be heard saying. "My whole body," Sterling can be heard saying through groans. Multiple officers can be seen putting their hands on him, and he says through moans, "I got no gun, bro...why you hitting me like this?" Officers then handcuffed Sterling. Officers gathered around Sterling while he was laboring to breathe, searched his pockets and confiscated several items while trying to coach him into breathing consistently. An officer talking to two firefighters responding to the scene told them to keep the cuffs on Sterling because he "is a wanted, violent felon." The officer on the scene told firefighters Sterling got pinned into the wall by a car. Sterling was taken to a hospital, where he died later that same day. The cause of death for Sterling was ruled "accidental," county officials told 13 ON YOUR SIDE. While the cause of death is accidental, this does not mean charges cannot be filed in the case, Kent County's Assistant County Administrator Lori Latham said.

A man is facing charges after leading Coweta County deputies on two chases, one of which was in a patrol car. Deputies say they pulled over a Nissan Sentra on W. Hwy. 16 near Bibb Road around 1 p.m. on Wednesday. The driver, Antavious Boyd, had a suspended license and was not listening to the deputy’s commands. They say Boyd sped off toward Newnan Bypass. They were able to stop him on the Newnan Bypass near Hospital Road. Boyd fought deputies before being detained, restrained and put in the backseat of a patrol car. Deputies were checking on the people in a car that Boyd hit during the chase when he got into the driver’s seat of the patrol car and sped off once again. After a PIT maneuver stopped Boyd near Hwy. 70. He got out of the car and ran off into the woods, where he was arrested. One of the people in the car that was hit was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Boyd was charged with following too closely, passing in a no-passing zone, destruction of government property, driving on a suspended license, reckless driving, two counts of fleeing and eluding, obstruction of police officer, theft by taking, three counts of aggravated assault, and hit-and-run with injury.

0:00 - Bodycam 1 3:45 - Bodycam 2 6:47 - Bodycam 3 15:45 - Bodycam 4 ----- The body-worn camera footage from the fatal police pursuit that occurred on April 8, in Windsor Mill, was released Thursday. The person who died was previously identified as 37-year-old Dimeka Thornton of Windsor Mill, Maryland. The release of body-worn camera footage in this incident was delayed to allow the family and subject officers to view the video before it was released to the public. The IID continues to investigate the circumstances of the fatal pursuit. Police say on April 8, at approximately 12:15 a.m., officers were on patrol in the 1800 block of Belmont Avenue in Windsor Mill when they saw a reported stolen car parked in a hotel parking lot. While officers were still in the area, an adult male entered the car. Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the car, but the man failed to stop. Officers pursued the car for several minutes. During the pursuit, the man drove onto the exit ramp of the I-695 outer loop prior to exit 18 (Liberty Road) into oncoming traffic, when he struck a car head-on. Officers did not follow the car onto the exit ramp. The driver of the other car, an adult woman, and the man who fled police, were both taken to an area hospital where the adult woman was pronounced dead.

Dash camera video released Thursday shows part of the pursuit of a wanted man before a South Bloomfield police officer collided with a tractor-trailer. Felix Sherard, 30, of Columbus, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Monday after leading police, deputies, and troopers on a chase. The incident began at about 10 a.m. on Monday in Ross County, when a 911 call indicated Sherad had forced entry into a home and threatened a woman and another man with a gun. Sherard led law enforcement on a chase that ended in Madison County. Police used spike strips to disable the silver Sienna minivan. Madison County deputies said he got out of the car with a handgun and shot himself. South Bloomfield Police Department identified the minivan near Mt. Sterling earlier. Dash camera video shows the cruiser approaching the minivan from behind at a stoplight before Sherard speeds off. The cruiser reached speeds over 120 mph at one point. The officer approaches the intersection of London and Main Streets in downtown Mt. Sterling just as a tractor-trailer enters. The video ends as the cruiser strikes the truck. Sherard was already under indictment in Franklin County for multiple counts of robbery in Grove City. Police said he pointed a gun at two men just before 1 a.m. on Aug. 26, 2023, and demanded their property. Sherad's roommate was later charged in connection with a different robbery that investigators said Sherard was a witness to, but a search warrant yielded video that police said showed Sherard matching the victims' description on the night of the robbery holding a similar gun. The victims then picked Sherard out of a lineup. A grand jury in April 2024 indicted him on two counts of aggravated robbery, two counts of robbery, and one count of weapons under disability. A warrant was active for his arrest.

A Laurel woman is suing several police officers and the City of Laurel for alleged violations of her constitutional rights. The lawsuit stems from a traffic stop on Feb. 2, 2023, which ended with the arrest of plaintiff Jhaqulia Stevens for failure to comply with an officer and resisting arrest. Judge Kyle Robertson later found Stevens not guilty of those charges in May 2023, according to the complaint. Attorney Matthew Lawrence filed the lawsuit in the United States District Court on Tuesday on behalf of Stevens The suit names Laurel Police Department Chief Tommy Cox, along with LPD Officers Patrick Dickerson, Tammy Myers, Devin Craven and Amanda Gould as defendants, along with the City of Laurel and other unnamed officers that may arise in discovery. According to the suit, Stevens was driving on Feb. 2, 2023, when she thought she saw her brother’s car stopped at a traffic stop. She said she pulled over nearby to see if it was him. The suit alleges that Dickerson approached Stevens and instructed her to “get on down the road” and she immediately drove away. The lawsuit reads: “Officer Dickerson became angry, jumped in his squad car, and peeled out to chase the vehicle of Jhaqulia. Officer Dickerson did this even though he had just told her to go down the road, and she complied with that request immediately without saying anything even remotely disrespectful or inflammatory to Officer Dickerson.” After noticing the officer pursue her, Stevens immediately pulled into a parking lot that was no more than 500 feet away from the spot where her brother had been pulled over, according to the lawsuit. The suit says Dickerson then allegedly accused her of trying to interfere with her brother’s traffic stop. Stevens maintains that she complied with all officer instructions and commands while remaining respectful. However, the lawsuit says that Dickerson became increasingly frustrated and hostile. “Officer Dickerson has a history of getting angry at citizens for talking or expressing their First Amendment Rights when they assert that he is wrong about something,” reads Part C Section 16. “Officer Dickerson is frequently wrong about things.”

A Florida sheriff's office released body camera video Thursday showing a sheriff's deputy shoot and kill a U.S. airman at his apartment last week while the deputy was responding to a disturbance call. The video shows a deputy from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office in the Florida panhandle knock on the door of Senior Airman Roger Fortson's apartment late Friday afternoon and announce he was with the sheriff's office. When the door opens, the deputy yells for Fortson, 23, to step back. Attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Fortson's family, has said that Fortson got his legally owned gun after hearing knocking on his door and not hearing who was there. In a bodycam video released Thursday, the deputy initially knocks without announcing himself. About 30 seconds later, he knocks again, saying he's with the sheriff's office and to open the door. He knocks and announces himself approximately 10 seconds later. Within seconds of Fortson opening the door, the deputy shoots Fortson who is seen holding what appears to be a handgun at his side. Fortson, who is blurred in the video, immediately falls to the ground. He's seen moving on the floor as the deputy tells him to drop his gun. "It's over there," Fortson is heard on the video telling the deputy. "I don't have it." The deputy tells Fortson to not move and then calls on his radio for emergency medical services before the video ends. During a news conference, Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden told reporters, "It pains me to show the video, but I know that you all need to see it." Fortson's family said in a statement that it was troubling that the deputy fired multiple times so quickly. "The video has provided some answers, but it's also raised even more troubling questions," the family said. "As the officer didn't tell Roger to drop the weapon before shooting, was the officer trained to give verbal warnings? Did the officer try to initiate life-saving measures? Was the officer trained to deal with law-abiding citizens who are registered gun owners?" During the incident, Fortson was on a FaceTime call with his girlfriend. Crump's firm released a video of the call that appears to start after the shooting, showing the ceiling of Fortson's apartment. "I can't breathe," Fortson says in the video while groaning. No law enforcement officers are seen in the video, but some voices in the background of the video can be heard. "Do not move," a voice shouts to Fortson. "Stop moving. Stop moving." Fortson was shot six times, Crump's law firm said. As someone in the background counted how many gunshot wounds Fortson had, a voice says, "Yeah, he's shot up."

0:00 - Bodycam 1 2:51 - Bodycam 2 ----- A terrifying moment was captured on police body camera when an armed man with a criminal history caught a female Fontana officer in a headlock. The officer's partner shot the suspect, and they were able to take him into custody. He survived and is awaiting trial. The incident happened Feb. 9 in Yucaipa. Fontana officers were involved in a gang operation with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department when they pulled the man over for traffic violations. The encounter started with a friendly tone, as the female officer spoke to the man and her partner went to the vehicle to run his information. Suddenly, he hears his partner yell for help and sees the suspect wrestling her with his arm around her neck. As her body-worn camera later revealed, the change in his demeanor happened as she discovered the man was hiding a gun. "He's got a gun," she shouts as the struggle starts. The officer ran to help his partner and shot the suspect one time. The video shows him on the ground in pain. He was cuffed and taken to a local hospital to be treated for his injury. Officials later identified the suspect as Alan A. Metka, 56, of Fontana. He was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer. The department says Metka has an extensive criminal history, which includes arrests for assault, carjacking, robbery, possession of an explosive device and illegal firearms possession.

Seattle police release video of the speeding pursuit that ended in a crash and the arrest of five juveniles in Ballard. Investigators believe the group, ranging from 12 to 16-years-old, is tied to a weeks-long crime spree throughout the city. Around 4 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to reports of five males wearing masks who left a running vehicle in the middle of 16th Avenue Northwest. The group of teens allegedly stole another car, which prompted a police pursuit. The suspect car sped up while traveling on 15th Avenue Northwest, where it ultimately crashed into another car while turning. “I heard the helicopter, after the fact I heard a crash up on 80th,” said nearby neighbor Rick Carlson. With their guns drawn, bodycam footage shows police chasing down a suspect on Northwest 80th Street while apprehending two others. Two of the teens made a run for it, but one of them disappeared into the nearby neighborhood. “They all got out of their cars and were running down the street telling people to lock their doors and stay inside because they’re looking for a suspect,” Carlson described. Just minutes later, the Guardian One helicopter spotted the suspect hiding in the yard in front of Carlson’s home. The homeowner, who wanted to remain anonymous, told KIRO 7 they’re still in shock. He was in the house with his toddler when he saw the suspect crouching down in his yard. The homeowner said he tried to flag down police through the window, but had to call 911 when they didn’t see him. All five juveniles were put in cuffs in connection with more than a dozen crimes in the last few weeks. Investigators say those crimes include auto theft, assault, hit-and-run, vehicular assault and robberies.

IMPD has released an edited video detailing events it said led up to officers shooting and killing a man in March. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. March 31, IMPD officers responded to a report of a person firing shots in the air in the 3300 block of Georgetown Road, near West 34th Street. Witnesses gave officers a description of the man and the car he was driving, police said, and officers attempted to stop the suspect before a "brief pursuit." That chase ended roughly a half-mile away in the 3200 block of Winton Avenue. That's when police said the driver, Luis Duran-Ruano, came to a stop outside a home and exited the car. That's when police said Duran-Ruano pulled a gun and pointed it at his own head. An officer began talking with Duran-Ruano and SWAT Team members were called to the scene. Officers can be heard in the video telling Duran-Ruano they would take him to the hospital and to put the gun down. After roughly an hour, Duran-Ruano left the porch of the home and began walking south. SWAT officers then used "less lethal launchers." IMPD said Duran-Ruano then fired shots and three officers returned fire, striking the man. Duran-Ruano was taken to Eskenazi Hospital, where he later died. No officers or others involved were injured. IMPD shared a picture of a gun it said was located at the scene.

0:00 - Intro 2:29 - Officer Lusk 4:49 - Officer Quian 6:50 - Officer Page 11:17 - Officer DeBoer 13:43 - Officer Passarella 15:17 - Officer Barnett ----- Houston Police were in Waller County following an officer-involved shooting Tuesday afternoon. Police say they were in Prairie View attempting to arrest a suspect wanted in Houston on charges including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, deadly conduct, theft and unlawful carrying of a weapon. The suspect was also linked to a murder. When officers approached the suspect in a vehicle outside a restaurant on Business 290, the suspect and another man opened fire on the officers. Houston police say their officers returned fire, striking both men, and then rendered medical aid to them both. Both suspects were rushed to a Houston hospital, where they are receiving treatment. Two HPD patrol vehicles were struck, but no officers were injured in the shootout.

The Edmond Police Department released body camera and dash camera footage of a traffic stop that turned into a police chase. Police responded to a call of a reckless driver Tuesday morning. An off-duty officer had followed the car and said the vehicle had sped up to 95 mph, then slowed down to 55 mph, before the driver and a passenger got out in a construction zone to switch drivers. During the traffic stop, officers believed the two were high and said the car "reeks of weed". While asking the driver to step out of the vehicle, the driver sped off, starting a pursuit. The chase ended when the vehicle crashed into some trash bins, lost control, and hit a semi. The driver and passenger were injured, but no one else was hurt, police said.

Groveport Police released body and cruiser camera video showing two 17-year-olds fleeing police, and totaling their car. The videos are from April, released by the department. Those videos show dozens of vehicles leaving the parking lot of a warehouse along Green Pointe Drive in Groveport's south business district. Groveport Police Chief Casey Adams said they had several calls for service to the area regarding vehicles racing, doing burnouts and revving their engines. These kids, they think this is something neat they can do and there are no ramifications if they get caught," Adams said. "This is a joyride for them." Just before 10:15 p.m., vehicles in the lot dispersed, and a cruiser camera shows a Groveport officer begin to pursue a Dodge Challenger after it failed to stop at a stop sign. The vehicle speeds around other cars along the road away from police. Cruiser cam shows the car moving at high speeds before it launches into a tree and crashes. Officers also found a loaded gun in the car. They don’t care about the people who are on the outside of the doors of the vehicle," Adams said. "They don’t care about other people driving. They don’t care about police officers. Frankly, I don’t think they care about themselves because they don’t realize the danger they are putting themselves in." Adams told ABC 6 that both teens were released to their parents after the crash, but that they are expected to appear in juvenile court. He said the driver is facing a slew of charges, including fleeing police, failure to control, failure to display a license plate and failure to stop at a stop sign. Both teens are also facing charges of improper handling of a firearm.

A chase in Cobb County ended in chaos after a suspected impaired driver crashed into a home. Officials say an officer tried to pull over a white SUV near a shopping center in Kennesaw in the early morning hours of April 12. Instead of stopping, the driver is seen on dash cam footage taking off, leading to a high-speed chase. The officer lost the car but was later flagged down by a person, who told him about a crash nearby. When the officer arrived at the home, he saw the car had smashed through the back of the building and was lying inside. "The vehicle is inside the house," the surprised officer relayed to dispatch. One resident says he was lying down when the car crashed into his room. "The car was on top of me, sir," he told the officer. Thankfully, no one in the home was seriously hurt. The driver was caught moments later in the home and taken into custody. It's unknown what charges he may be facing.

IMPD released a video Thursday, detailing its version of events in which one man was killed, and five more people were injured, including an off-duty IMPD officer, in a shooting on the east side of Indianapolis in March. IMPD said two off-duty officers – in full uniform – were working security at a bar and restaurant in the 9400 block of East Washington Street, near North Mitthoefer Road, around 1:30 a.m. Police said a fight happened inside 11:11 Bar & Grille, and some people were told to leave the business. According to police, 37-year-old Dominique Lamont Durham Sr. got outside and started shooting from the parking lot in the direction of Officers Barron and Cain and other people outside 11:11 Bar & Grill. The video shows Cain get out of his patrol car and shoot toward Durham. More gunshots are heard, and police said Durham shot Cain in the right thigh. Bodycam video then shows Cain fall to the ground, get back up, and take cover behind a column. Barron's bodycam video then shows him shoot toward Durham after gunshots are heard. Barron can be heard telling uninvolved people to take cover. According to IMPD, Durham shot three of the people who had gunshot wounds. IMPD said it is not known at this time if the fourth person who was shot was injured by gunfire from Durham or the officers. It is also unclear which officer's gunshots hit Durham. Those four people – two 45-year-old men, a 42-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman – were taken to hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries. Fellow IMPD officers transported Cain to a hospital. According to IMPD, Cain's condition was said to be stable, and he was released from the hospital the same day. According to IMPD, a friend took Durham to Community East Hospital after he was shot twice. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. "We're sorry that someone lost their life here tonight. I'm also very happy that our officer did not sustain any significant injuries, although we know that there's a long road ahead for him as he deals with the emotional impact of this situation," IMPD Chief Chris Bailey said shortly after the incident. "I'm proud of our response." IMPD said officers found the gun Durham was using at the scene. According to IMPD, officers located 13 fired cartridges that they say came from Durham's gun.

The Milwaukee Police Department released bodycam video on Wednesday as part of a community briefing in regard to the police shooting that happened near 64th and Sheridan in March. Watch the entire community briefing on the Milwaukee Police Department YouTube channel. Viewer discretion is advised. Police shot and wounded a 20-year-old Milwaukee man on Sunday night, March 24. That man has now been identified as Marquis Little. According to police, around 11:15 p.m. that night, officers got several calls of shots fired near 64th and Sheridan. When they arrived at the scene, they found an armed man – since identified as Little – who ran from officers and ignored their commands to stop. Officers chased Little about two blocks, during which bodycam video released Wednesday shows Little ignoring repeated commands from officers to stop running. At times, an officer warned Little that he would be tased or shot if he did not stop running. The suspect ultimately fired two shots toward officers, according to police, and other officers returned fire – striking the 20-year-old man. The 20-year-old Milwaukee man sustained life-threatening injuries. Officers provided medical attention, the video showed, until help arrived. Prosecutors charged Little with attempted first-degree intentional homicide and two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety. No officers or other members of the community were injured. The suspect’s gun was recovered; police said its serial number was "obliterated."

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating after an officer shot a suspect reportedly holding an AR-15-type weapon early Sunday morning on the 9000 block of Taylorsville Road in Huber Heights following a road rage incident. "BCI was requested by the Huber Heights Police Department to investigate an officer-involved shooting. No officers were injured," said Steve Irwin, press secretary for the Ohio Attorney General's Office. The suspect had non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Miami Valley Hospital following the incident, he said. "Our investigation is active and ongoing," Irwin said. The incident happened after police were dispatched at approximately 1:33 a.m. on Sunday to the area of state Route 4 and Chambersburg Road on the report of a road rage incident. The victim reported a suspect had shot out his window and rammed his car, according to the Huber Heights Police Division. Police say the victim was trying to drive away from the suspect when the suspect shot at the victim again in the area of the Shell Gas Station at 8007 state Route 235. Officers reported seeing the suspect's vehicle leaving the parking lot of the gas station. When they attempted to stop the vehicle, it continued south on state Route 235 at high speed, police say. Officers attempted PIT maneuver (precision immobilization technique) to try to stop the suspect's vehicle, but they were unsuccessful. They continued north on New Carlisle Pike, where officers said they saw objects being thrown from the suspect's vehicle. The suspect's vehicle drove west on Taylorsville Road before pulling into a grassy area near a residence. The suspect exited the vehicle, and was ordered to the ground by officers, police said, but instead he raised a black AR-15-style rifle, pointing it at the officers. The officer closest to the man opened fire, hitting the suspect, who then fled with his rifle in hand, though police said that the man turned around to point the rifle at the officers multiple times as he ran. Police said they chased the man on foot until he collapsed on the front porch of the residence near where he stopped. Officers called for a medic and began first aid procedures on the suspect until he could be transported to the hospital, police said. Charges are pending review by the Montgomery County Prosecutor's Office.

The Knoxville Police Department body-camera footage from the April 27 police shooting of 25-year-old Jamauri Griffin shows the man firing a gun point-blank into the face of a woman inside her home. Griffin was pronounced dead at the scene, while the 23-year-old woman was taken to the hospital for treatment. The video from two officers' bodycams released by the department May 8 includes a slow motion segment of the encounter, which happened within seconds of officers walking into the house. Just before 7:50 a.m. April 27, officers Hunter Powers and Cayden Riddle arrived at the home on Santala Drive for a domestic disturbance call. A caller said a man had shown up at the house and was armed with a gun, a department spokesperson said. Powers and Riddle entered the house, announcing they were police officers. Almost simultaneously, they see Griffin in front of them, holding a gun and standing close to the woman. As soon as they announced themselves, Griffin lifted his arm and fired point-blank at the woman's face. The two officers fired multiple times in response, striking Griffin at least one time. The entire sequence from the time officers entered the home until Griffin was shot lasted less than 5 seconds. The officers cleared away the man's gun and calmed the injured woman. The woman was hospitalized at the University of Tennessee Medical Center for a gunshot wound to her face. Her injuries, police said, were not life-threatening.

On April 26, 2024, at around 11:40 a.m., MCSO received a call to about a goat that escaped from its enclosure, so Deputy Victoria Hammons and Deputy Federico Peguero were dispatched to assist with capturing the animal. They wasted no time, but as you see in the video, “Billy the Kid” was feeling a bit “baaa-d” that day and made a valiant effort to avoid them. After about five minutes of a comedic hoof pursuit, Deputy Hammons apprehended the “hoove-nile delinquent. Citizens nearby also advised that there was a larger, female goat trapped in the chain-link fencing of a pen. After returning the young goat to its enclosure, they located the trapped animal, which had recently given birth. Deputy Hammons was able to untangle the chain-link fence and freed the mama to care for her newborns!

An off-duty trooper was justified in using a chokehold to get a suspect to release a trooper that was already in one — and the law should be changed to specifically allow that, according to a report released Wednesday from the Connecticut Office of the Inspector General. Last May, troopers were chasing Ira Turner on Interstate 91 at speeds of up to 95 mph after hearing that he’d violated a restraining order and had two children in a car, according to the report. Turner was eventually stopped on the Exit 15 offramp in Wallingford. During the chase, he allegedly tried driving the wrong way up a ramp. The trooper who placed Turner in the chokehold was off duty at the time, and responded to the scene after hearing about the chase. Bodycam video shows Turner being tackled to the ground and then struggling with troopers, including hitting one in the face. The camera appears to have been knocked off at the beginning of the altercation, and most of the struggle appears partially off-camera. Turner briefly lost consciousness, and then regained it when he was taken to the ground, according to the report. He then continued to fight troopers. Turner was taken to the hospital for testing, where he was found to not have any physical injuries, and was released the next day. A photo included in the report shows that a trooper’s face was cut. The report ruled that the use of deadly force “was objectively reasonable and reasonably necessary” to defend the other trooper. “As writen [stet], the statute would permit a trooper to shoot a suspect to defend a third party, but not permit the trooper to apply a chokehold,” the report reads. “It is hard to imagine that the legislature intended such a result.” The report adds that “clarification of the statute by the legislature seems warranted.” Turner was charged with second-degree kidnapping, violation of a protective order and other charges.

Sacramento County deputies have released video showing the moments leading up to a deadly shooting in Rio Linda. The shooting happened March 23 along the 6500 block of Campanile Street. Family members reported 38-year-old Christopher Gilmore was cutting himself in a bathroom and was armed with a knife. The family later described the knife as a shaving razor after the shooting. Upon arrival, deputies spoke with the family and tried to call him out of the home, but he refused. Citing one of Gilmore's roommates, deputies said Gilmore allegedly wanted to die by "suicide by cop." Dispatch audio released by the sheriff's office revealed he also had schizophrenia and thought everyone was against him. Deputies also learned he was arrested about six days prior and was on a pre-trial release on his own recognizance. The video shows deputies unsuccessfully trying to call Gilmore out of the house and trying to figure out if Gilmore made comments about dying that day. Not long after, Gilmore opened the garage door with what the sheriff's office described as a knife in his hand. Deputies told Gilmore to drop the knife and tried to get him to surrender peacefully, calling on him to come out with nothing in his hands. Deputies said Gilmore eventually left the garage with the knife and started walking toward them. One deputy fired multiple less-lethal shotgun rounds at Gilmore to try and stop him, but they didn't work. "Despite multiple directives to stop and being hit with multiple less lethal rounds, Gilmore continued to advance and came within just several feet of a deputy while still holding the knife before the deputy shot him with his service weapon," the sheriff's office said in a news release. Gilmore was ultimately hit six times with the less-lethal rounds and shot three times with a gun. Deputies applied first aid, but Gilmore died at the scene. Deputies said the knife Gilmore had was six-inches long with a 3 1/2 inch blade. The deputy who shot him has been with the sheriff's office since 2019. The family previously said Gilmore was suffering mental illness and suicidal, but was not a threat to deputies. Bobbie Gilmore told ABC10 previously her brother wasn't trying to hurt anyone and his mental health crisis was met with gunfire instead of the help he needed.

On the evening of May 6, at approximately 7:40 p.m., Corporal Green observed a white Nissan sedan with dark window tint exit the parking lot of Carver Gym in Bunnell without coming to a complete stop. The vehicle was previously observed in the parking lot around other subjects near picnic tables that are known to law enforcement as a location prone to drug deals. Through the windshield, Cpl. Green observed a black male driving with a fanny pack strapped across his chest. After circling the block, Cpl. Green observed a man matching the driver’s appearance walking southbound on South Church Street, still wearing the fanny pack. He attempted to stop him based on the previous traffic infraction and gave verbal commands to him, but the man fled on foot. Cpl. Green pursued the subject, watching as he tossed several objects as he ran toward a wooded area on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and South Pine Street. Cpl. Green was joined by Deputy Schmidt, who gave verbal commands for the subject to exit the woods. He followed those commands and was taken into custody where he was later identified as Gaines Smith Jr., 26, of Bunnell. Cpl. Green canvassed the wooded area and located the fanny pack Smith had in his possession at the time of the stop and during the traffic infraction. The bag contained approximately 6 grams of a white-rock substance in a plastic bag that tested positive for cocaine, and 2.5 grams of a brown substance that tested positive for fentanyl, which was enough to potentially kill 1,250 people. During a search of the suspect’s vehicle, deputies located a white rock-like substance under the driver’s seat which tested positive for a cathinone identified as mephedrone, and in the center console found a 5 milligram pill identified as oxycodone. Smith was arrested for Possession of Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute within 1000 Feet of a Park, Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute within 1000 Feet of a Park, Possession of Synthetic Cathinone, Possession of Oxycodone, two counts of Tampering with Evidence, Driving with a Suspended License with Knowledge, and Resisting an Officer without Violence. He was transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility where he is currently being held on $38,500 bond. Smith has been arrested numerous times by Flagler County deputies on a variety of drug and weapon-related charges since 2016 when he was 19 years old. Most notably, in 2021, while still on probation, he was arrested in connection to a shooting spree in Bunnell that targeted two women with their children. He was convicted of Felony Violation of Probation, Firearm Discharge in Public, two counts of Assault with a Deadly Weapon without Intent to Kill, and served three years in prison. He was released from prison on March 19, 2024. “It’s astonishing that this career criminal and convicted felon was released from prison only two months ago and went right back to peddling his deadly poison—outside a gymnasium where children play,” said Sheriff Rick Staly. “He did everything he could to evade arrest and hide evidence, but in the end our persistent and thorough deputies were able to take him back to the Green Roof Inn. He needs to go back to prison before he sells a deadly dose of poison.”

Two Acworth Police officers happened to be at the right place at the right time to perform life-saving measures on a man who started having a seizure last week. This took place May 3 at the RaceTrac gas station located at 5001 Allatoona Gateway when they noticed a man in distress, the police department said. Officers were just there to pick up something to drink when it happened. The man was leaning against his car when he started sliding to the ground and having a seizure. Body camera video captured Officers Severtson and Stanley on video. Acworth Police shared more than 20 minutes of video from the scene. Here's a brief clip of the most critical period. 11Alive has blurred the face of the patient to conceal his identity. We've outlined how the life-saving moments unfolded below the video. The video starts with the officers running over to the man as soon as they notice something is wrong. One of the officers yells, "Are you OK?" The other radios it in that a man needs help at their location. They noticed that he was not breathing, so they repositioned him on the ground to begin CPR with chest compressions. "Breathe for me, breathe for me, breathe for me," one of the officers says as they continue CPR. After a short while, the officers switch and take turns giving CPR. "He's turning purple," you can hear in the video. Eventually, the man is back breathing. You can see him attempting to gasp for air. "We got him, we got him, we got him," one of the officers says. After the officers were able to get him breathing, they attempted to keep him calm. "You're OK, we are right here with you, OK," an officer says. They continuously reassure him that they are there to help. And even through all of the chaos, the man begins to mumble and responds: "I appreciate it." It was a moment of gratitude that could be felt through the video. A few minutes later, he recalled to the officers his medical history and what happened when he fell ill. He said he started feeling lightheaded. They explained to him that he stopped breathing and that his ribs might have been cracked from them performing CPR. Another officer joins Severson and Stanley to aid the man. They tell him they will stay with him and give him the "royal treatment" and he cracked a smile and laughed. When the paramedics arrived, the officers recounted what happened. His vitals are also checked at the scene. He was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. "Your limousine is here for ya," an officer says jokingly. "Oh yeah, I love limousines," he replied. The man told police he was having an issue with his car while he was there. So, before the officers left the scene, they made sure to push his vehicle to the side.

A 55-year-old man from Wixom was arrested after driving the wrong way on Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Township the night of April 28. According to Bloomfield Township police, multiple 911 calls came in for a wrong-way driver in a white Volvo traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of Telegraph Road, from Long Lake Road, at around 9 p.m. Responding to the scene, officers saw the Volvo approaching Quarton Road still traveling the wrong way and activated their emergency lights in an effort to alert the heavy traffic headed northbound. The Volvo passed a police cruiser at approximately 50 mph traveling southbound in the northbound lanes and continued on, nearly striking a motorcyclist, police said. After a brief police pursuit, the driver pulled over near Country Club Drive and eventually admitted to drinking a $3.99 bottle of wine. Following field sobriety tests, the man was arrested and transported to the Bloomfield Township Police Department. He consented to a breath test, revealing a 0.18% blood alcohol content — which is more than twice the legal limit for drivers. The man was held overnight and was released with an appearance ticket for operating while intoxicated.

On Friday, May 3, at approximately 6:43 p.m., Deputy Nguyen responded to Walmart on Cypress Point Parkway in Palm Coast after receiving a complaint of a battery. He spoke with the victim, a Walmart employee, who stated she was involved in an altercation with a customer which escalated to the point that the customer spit in her face. The altercation began when the customer, later identified as Palm Coast resident Channing Cooks, 37, attempted to return merchandise without a receipt. The victim reported Cooks became highly upset over the matter, then lunged at her, and repeatedly spat on her face while yelling “I have a cold!” With information provided from FCSO’s Real Time Crime Center, deputies were able to locate Channing’s vehicle at CVS on Old Kings Rd. S. Cooks said it was a misunderstanding and that he had inadvertently sneezed on the victim while having a conversation with her about exchanging baby formula. After reviewing a surveillance video of the incident and speaking further with the victim, deputies arrested Cooks for Battery – Prior Conviction of Battery and transported him to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility. Throughout the drive he shouted profanity and racial slurs at the deputy but after arriving at the jail, apologized for his behavior. Cooks was released on a $2,500 bond. Cooks was previously arrested for Domestic Battery in 2018, and Violation of Probation in 2019. Additionally, he served 10 years in prison after being convicted of Robbery with a Deadly Weapon in Putnam County in 2006. “This convicted felon did not learn a thing about managing his anger since his time in prison,” said Sheriff Rick Staly. “His violent behavior escalated what should have been a simple discussion about returning a product, instead he spit in an employee’s face and continued to berate a Deputy Sheriff on his way to jail. He had his chance to cool down at the Green Roof Inn, but if he doesn’t learn to avoid altercations, he will find himself back behind bars.”

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJSO) released aerial footage of a high-speed police chase on May 5th. The pursuit unfolded on Interstate 95 when deputies observed a vehicle hurtling down the highway at an alarming speed. According to SJSO reports, deputies attempted to initiate a routine traffic stop, but the driver, Septimus Clyde Connor, age 43, exited onto State Road 207. In a reckless maneuver, Connor’s vehicle reportedly collided with two citizen vehicles at the intersection of SR207 and Hilltop Road while attempting to flee from police. According to the aerial video, Connor reportedly abandoned his vehicle and attempted to flee on foot. However, law enforcement officers apprehended him after a brief pursuit. One citizen was reported to have sustained minor injuries due to the crash. Septimus Clyde Connor now faces a barrage of charges, including: Trafficking in Fentanyl Possession of MDMA Possession of Marijuana Destruction of Evidence Owning a vehicle known to traffic narcotics Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding with >Property Damage Leaving the scene of a crash with property damage Reckless Driving