Flagler deputies arrest a previous convicted felon suspect who spat on a Walmart employee
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.”
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St. Johns County Sheriff’s releases helicopter video of police chase, leads to arrest with 8 charges
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
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Bodycam video shows Belle Isle police officer run over during traffic stop
A Belle Isle police officer is in the hospital after he was run over by a trailer during a traffic stop, according to the department.
Police said officers pulled over a vehicle towing a trailer Wednesday morning just before 3 a.m. because the trailer did not have working lights.
Investigators said the officers asked the driver, identified as Carlos Jerome Miller, to step out of the vehicle after they smelled marijuana coming from the cab. The man ignored their commands and began searching for something in the vehicle, according to a news release.
The officers then pulled the man from the vehicle, but during the struggle, one officer was knocked to the ground and run over by the trailer, police said. According to an arrest affidavit, Miller pushed the officer to the ground and because the vehicle was not placed in park, it began to roll forward and went over the officer.
The man was eventually subdued, and the officer was taken to the hospital, where he is in stable condition.
Investigators said they found drugs and a gun inside the vehicle.
Miller faces multiple charges, including aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting with violence.
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Bodycam shows a Good Samaritan and police officers save two people from burning home
Kenosha police officers helped rescue two people from a burning home on Thursday, May 2 – and it was all caught on bodycam video.
Video captured the home near 69th Street and 57th Avenue engulfed in flames. Officer Danielle Moore was the first on the scene and ran to the rescue.
"Too much smoke," she said. "Even with the flashlight, you could barely see."
Moore entered the garage. There, she found another hero; Elia Serrano, a good Samaritan, had gone in to help, too.
"You see something, you do something," Serrano said. "I was just at the right time in the right place."
Serrano happened to be driving past the home around 9 p.m. on Thursday. She said she saw a blast, realized there was a fire and called 911. Serrano got one man out, but couldn't get the second.
Moore, along with Officers Justin Labatore, Jordan Heitkamp and Cody Williams, sprang into action to help get the man's son to safety. Moments after the rescue, the Kenosha Fire Department reported that a "flashover" occurred inside the home – causing all the windows to blow out.
"The fire had spread at that point, and they were pulling up," said Moore. "All the windows to the house burst out."
Moore said, thanks to Serrano's quick thinking, two people are alive.
"What made me more emotional was my son being like," Serraon said, "my son was like, ‘Mom, you are a hero.'"
Police thanked the Kenosha Fire Department for their teamwork and care of the residents and officers after this fire.
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Colorado man with cerebral palsy sues Castle Rock police officers from a 2022 tasing and arrest
A Colorado man has filed a lawsuit against three Castle Rock police officers over a 2022 incident where he was shocked with a taser and arrested after a traffic stop over an allegedly expired registration.
The lawsuit names Officers Jacob Coyle, Paul Longuevan and Chad Stoneking as defendants.
Prior to stopping Hayden Graham, one of the officers is heard on bodyworn camera mocking Graham's speech, which is a result of his cerebral palsy, his attorneys say. The 14-page lawsuit was filed last week in Douglas County Court, accuses officers of lying about the events surrounding the arrest and seeks a jury trial, compensation for Graham and for the officers to be held liable for excessive force.
The arrest in question occurred on Dec. 7, 2022 near Prairie Hawk Drive. The lawsuit says that officers Coyle and Longuevan frequently interacted with Graham on their patrols. The suit also says those officers knew Graham had cerebral palsy, which impacts his speech and physical abilities.
The officers say they believed Graham's motorhome's registration was expired and stopped him. During the approximately 30-minute interaction, the officers didn't appear to fear for their own safety, the lawsuit reads.
Due to his cerebral palsy, Graham has difficulty placing his hands behind his back, which the officers didn't ask him to do in the first place, the lawsuit alleges, yet Graham "never moved and never engaged in any action which any person could believe was dangerous or assaultive."
The officers accused Graham of being combative in their reports, with Longuevan saying Graham was "squaring off" with officers and Coyle writing that Graham "took a fighting stance."
They took him to the ground while shouting, "stop resisting," and then shocked him with a taser.
He was arrested and charged with obstructing a police officer, resisting arrest, and several charges related to the insurance and registration on his RV. He pled guilty to driving under restraint and the other charges were dismissed, and he was ordered to pay $154 in fines.
"This case is about what happens when the police fail to communicate and instead jump to force," Graham's attorney Milo Schwab told CBS News Colorado. "They knew Hayden was disabled and that he posed no risk to them. But they took him to the ground and tased him instead."
When reached for comment, a Castle Rock Police Department spokesperson said the department doesn't comment on pending litigation.
Last year, the department was sued by a man who alleged excessive force when a police K9 bit him while he was handcuffed. That case was also brought against the department by Schwab.
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LAPD release video of a stolen Lamborghini fleeing from officers, then disintegrates during crash
On April 6, 2024, at around 4:58 a.m., West Valley Division Patrol officers were traveling west in the 18500 block of Sherman Way. As they approached the intersection of Sherman Way and Reseda Boulevard, they pulled up beside a gray, 2019 Lamborghini Huracán, which was stopped for the red traffic light. The officers saw that the driver was sleeping and immediately repositioned their patrol vehicle behind the Lamborghini. Upon the traffic light turning green, the officers activated their police vehicle's emergency lights and siren, then conducted a traffic stop on the Lamborghini. An additional Patrol unit that was driving by in the area also stopped to assist with the traffic stop.
The driver of the Lamborghini was identified as 51-year-old Elliott Dugan. After questioning Dugan, one of the officers returned to his patrol vehicle, conducted a want/warrant check on Dugan and conducted a vehicle query on the Lamborghini. The queries revealed that Dugan had multiple felony warrants and that the Lamborghini had been reported stolen. The officer returned to contact Dugan and made repeated attempts to have him exit the vehicle. However, Dugan did not comply with the officers and after several minutes, sped away from the location at a high rate of speed. The officers returned to their police vehicle, activated their vehicle's emergency lights and siren, and initiated a vehicle Pursuit.
A few seconds after the initiation of the vehicle pursue, Dugan lost control of the Lamborghini while traveling at a high rate of speed and collided with the center median and several trees along the median. The force of the Collision caused Dugan to be ejected from the vehicle. Upon conducting a search for Dugan, he was located several hundred feet away on a nearby sidewalk. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced Dugan deceased. The force of the collision caused the Lamborghini to be split into two main sections. The ensuing debris from the Collision also caused damage to multiple vehicles that were parked along Sherman Way.
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Clare City police release bodycam of a traffic stop that led to a marriage proposal
A marriage proposal is always special, but this one made one couple stop in their tracks-literally.
David Yoder asked the Clare City Police Department to help him propose to his girlfriend Morgan Bowers.
Officer Jared Stotzel pulled the couple over and asked David to get out of the car.
The two pretended to deal with a license plate problem, eventually asking Morgan to come assist.
Little did she know, as she would step out and walk around to the back of the vehicle, David was planning to get on one knee and ask her a very important question.
David and the Clare City P.D. shared the body cam video of the proposal with Mid-Michigan NOW.
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Hillsborough Sheriff's release bodycam footage of what led up to a fatal shooting in Plant City
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is investigating a deputy-involved shooting involving Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies.
On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at 2:40 a.m., deputies responded to the 2900 block of Frontage Drive in Plant City to report a suspect on the property threatening the residents inside.
Upon arrival, deputies came in contact with an erratic suspect. The body-worn camera shows the individual pacing a wrought-iron fence and groaning and growling at deputies.
Deputies noted that the suspect had a sharp object and immediately tried to de-escalate the situation, telling him to drop the object, but he refused.
As deputies urged the individual to drop the object, the suspect became more aggressive, kicking open a fence and lunging toward deputies. Deputies continued their de-escalation efforts by establishing a safe distance.
As the individual continued his aggressive approach, deputies deployed the BolaWrap, a tool used to immobilize a person by wrapping them with a Kevlar cord. Deputies also deployed a taser in yet another attempt to stop him.
“Our deputies showed extraordinary professionalism and exhausted every less lethal option to preserve life before this fatal outcome,” said Sheriff Chad Chronister. “Their actions today serve as a reflection of the extensive training our deputies undergo and is a testament to the tools they have available to serve and protect the community.”
The less-lethal options were ineffective as the individual charged at deputies. Ultimately, deputies were forced to fire their service weapons in fear for their lives. Immediately after, deputies initiated lifesaving efforts.
None of the deputies involved have any prior uses of deadly force.
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NYPD detectives jump over glass barrier to save distraught woman on ledge of 54-story NYC building
Heart-pounding footage shows the moment highly trained NYPD detectives climbed over a glass wall to rescue a distraught woman on the edge of a 54-story rooftop in Manhattan last week.
The dramatic rescue of the 33-year-old woman took place last Wednesday at a Midtown building on East 29th Street.
When members of NYPD’s emergency service unit (ESU) responded, they were initially separated from the woman by a glass divider, forcing police to undergo a rope operation to reach the victim, bodycam footage shows.
The ESU team received a call around 3:10 p.m. about a woman who appeared to be ready to jump from the ledge of the 54-floor building, police said.
The video posted online by the NYPD shows at least two ESU members holding onto the woman’s left arm through a slight opening of the seven-foot high barriers.
The footage then cuts to an officer tethered to a rope jumping over the glass wall to join another ESU member who was already assisting the woman on the ledge.
The two ESU detectives then hoisted the woman above the glass wall while police waited on the other side to grab onto her, the footage shows. One of the rescuers reassured her, “You’re OK.”
The woman was taken to Bellevue Hospital, authorities said.
“When the public needs help, they call the police,” the NYPD said in its social media post. “When the police need help, they call ESU.”
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Tiffin police release dashcam video of officer fatally shooting man armed with a knife
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating a shooting involving Tiffin police Friday.
According to Tiffin police, around 11:44 a.m. the Seneca County Sheriff's Office received a call that Blake Fleure, 19, had harmed himself and was in a car when the sheriff's office and Tiffin police began looking for him to treat his injuries.
Police said at 11:55 a.m., a Tiffin police officer located the car Fleure was driving and attempted a traffic stop to check his welfare near West Perry Street and Franklin Street.
A press release from Tiffin police claims that Fleure exited his vehicle carrying a knife and charged at the officer. The officer is said to have retreated and given commands for Fleure to stop, but he continued to charge the officer.
Police said the officer fired his weapon two times. Fleure later died at the hospital from his injuries.
Tiffin police released dashcam video and doorbell video showing the moments that led up to the shooting:
The Ohio Attorney General's Office said BCI was requested by the Tiffin Police Department to investigate the shooting.
The AG's office and the Tiffin police said no officers were injured in the incident.
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Body camera video shows rescue of a missing 85-year-old woman in a steep ravine
When the Greenwood Village Police Department got a call last week about a missing 85-year-old woman, two officers – one human and one canine – came to the rescue.
Officer Austin Speer and K9 Mercury were among those who responded to the call on Thursday, after the woman was reported missing for two hours. Mercury is trained in searching and tracking missing persons, Greenwood Village Police said on social media.
Body camera video shows Mercury led the way in the search across a grassy area, down a steep ravine. They find the woman moments later, clinging to a tree in the ravine. She couldn't be seen from the roadway or canal.
"Hi, ma'am," Speer says to the woman. "This is a friendly dog. He found you. Isn't that good? We're going to get you home, OK?"
The woman was returned safely to her family, police said.
Mercury joined Greenwood Village Police a year and a half ago and also has skills in narcotics detection, police said.
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Dashcam shows two Dayton police cruisers crash into each other and light poles
Two cruisers collided early April 2 while on the way to assist another officer who apprehend a driver in a stolen vehicle in Dayton.
Dash camera footage shows one cruiser crash into a pole and start smoking.
The crash happened near the West Third Street and North Plaza Avenue intersection shortly after a Dayton police sergeant found a wanted stolen vehicle at about 1:55 a.m. and had the driver in custody when the two cruisers collided, said Dayton Police Department spokesman James Rider.
Each cruiser crashed into a separate pole after the initial collision, and both officers were taken to a local hospital. One officer was treated and released and the second suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries, he said.
The driver of the stolen vehicle was arrested, and the stolen vehicle was returned to its owner.
The crash report has not yet been filed.
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Bodycam shows a high-speed pursuit, swimming in a lake, hiding in a wooded area, and a drug bust
Video released on Monday by the Indian River County Sheriff's Office (IRCSO) shows how far a suspect would go to avoid arrest.
The eventful night involved two sheriff's offices, a vehicle pursuit, swimming, hiding in a wooded area, and a major drug bust.
The IRCSO said deputies spotted 35-year-old William Field III driving recklessly just before 11:30 p.m. on Friday. Believed to be under the influence and with an active arrest warrant for domestic violence out of Okeechobee County, deputies attempted a traffic stop.
The sheriff's office said deputies tried to pull Field over at a gas station, but he sped off.
Dash cam video released on Monday by the IRCSO shows the adrenaline-inducing encounter.
Deputies followed after Field. The IRSCO said he was reaching speeds of 100 miles per hour as deputies followed him in St. Lucie County.
Video shows the deputy using the patrol vehicle to push the truck off the road as they began to approach traffic. As SLCSO deputies surrounded the car, Field jumped out of the driver's seat and took off. Also in the truck was a woman who was unharmed but frightened from the encounter.
The video shifts to body cam footage, as deputies run after Field.
"Stop you idiot, K-9's gonna bite you," the deputy can be heard shouting at Field. However, Field continues to run.
Moments later, Field can be seen running toward a body of water.
"Show me your hands," the deputy says as he pulls out a taser. Instead of stopping, a splash can be heard, and the Taser is deployed as Field begins to swim away.
"Hey, you better f****** stop," the deputy shouts. "Are we going in the water or what?" the same deputy can be heard asking as Field swims further away.
Roughly 30 minutes later, the scene changes. Deputies with the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office used its K-9 unit to track Field, who was found in a densely wooded area early Saturday morning. After swimming, Field seemingly ditched his clothes, since he was apprehended wearing only shorts.
Following his arrest, deputies seized the truck and found the following drugs:
1790g of Marijuana
73g of Ketamine
6.94g of Heroin
2.16g of Clonazepam
49g of Fentanyl
0.5g of Methamphetamine
Along with his arrest warrant, Field was booked into the St. Lucie County Jail for displaying a firearm during a felony, kidnap/false imprisonment, trafficking fentanyl, fleeing/eluding law enforcement, marijuana possession, DUI, reckless driving, possession of drug equipment, possession of a controlled substance.
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Dashcam released after two men from Illinois are in custody after a wild chase in Pleasant Prairie
Last Monday, Pleasant Prairie police spotted a car that was reported stolen, but when they began following the car, a chase ensued.
Police began the chase on Green Bay Road and headed North past the Kenosha water tower. The fleeing car led the officers through neighborhoods and back roads.
Kenosha County Police helped in the chase by blocking some of the roads from oncoming traffic.
The officers used Stop Sticks twice on the car, and the car eventually lost a tire, according to police.
One of the police in the chase tried to use their car to slow down the fleeing vehicle, but it continued to swerve and drive away. The suspect eventually hit one of the police cars, lost control, and crashed into a pine tree on the side of the road.
Two men were taken into custody after the pursuit. The driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
The driver was charged with operating a motor vehicle without owner's consent, fleeing and eluding, and second-degree reckless endangering safety. The passenger was taken into custody as a party to the crime of operating a vehicle without consent. He also has an outstanding warrant for the same crime.
The car was reported stolen from Lake County, Illinois.
PPPD's damaged car will be repaired and back on the road soon, according to the press release.
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K9 officer locates man after Kalamazoo off-duty detective sees domestic dispute during marathon
Around 9 a.m. on Sunday, an off-duty detective with Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) was running a marathon when she noticed a man and woman having a dispute.
The pair were in a parked car along the side of the 2000 block of Winchell Ave. when the detective said she saw the man pull out a gun from his waistband. When the woman in the car saw the gun, she got out of the vehicle and ran.
The detective was addressing the situation when another witness alerted a nearby KDPS officer who was directing traffic. The officer went to the vehicle and tried to take the man into custody. However, the man allegedly resisted and ran from the officer. The officer began to chase him and alerted other nearby officers.
The man was able to get away from the officer. However, with more officers flooding the scene, the help of canine officers and bystanders reporting seeing the suspect in the area, police eventually located him hiding underneath a boat in the backyard of a home in the 1600 block of Chevy Chase Blvd.
During the search for the suspect, a canine found a jacket that the suspect had been wearing but discarded. In the jacket, officers say they found over 20 individual packages of a substance they suspected to be cocaine. KDPS said that inside the parked vehicle where the incident began, officers found a handgun with the serial number removed.
The suspect, a 22-year-old Kalamazoo man, was arrested on charges of resisting and obstructing arrest, felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm with altered/obliterated identifying markings, carrying a concealed weapon and possession with intent to deliver cocaine pending review by the Kalamazoo County Prosecutor's Office.
Officials said the man also previously absconded from parole regarding a previous conviction of armed robbery.
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Boston police officers conducted a welfare check that turned into a birthday celebration
Boston police officers conducted a welfare check that turned into a birthday celebration for the caller.
According to WCVB, the call came on Thursday as a wellness check. The officers then realized it was the man's birthday.
"We thought it was a joke," one officer told WCVB. "So once we verified it actually was his birthday, we said, ‘well, everyone has one birthday, so everyone deserves to feel special on their day.’"
The two officers bought a muffin and candles. They then headed over to the resident’s home for a special surprise and sang happy birthday.
The police department released body cam video showing the officers stepping inside the home, lighting a candle and singing "Happy Birthday."
The caller, who was identified as Chris, was ringing in his 25th birthday.
"The caller after the fact was quoted saying, ‘The officers made my day!’" police said.
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HPD officer rescues man and three dogs stuck in up to 10 feet of water
For the last few days, we’ve heard of hundreds of rescues from the flooding around Southeast Texas, and we’ve seen video of it happening. We’re seeing one of those rescues from a unique point of view.
On Saturday night, Houston police posted the bodycam video of what HPD said was a rescue in eight to 10 feet of water.
It happened at a trailer park near where the San Jacinto River goes into Lake Houston. Officer H. Scott with the Houston Police Department’s Marine Division rescued a man and his three dogs who were trapped.
The video police posted showed the officer’s bodycam go under the floodwater and just above it as he carried one of those dogs to his watercraft.
Everyone was OK, according to HPD.
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Man tased and arrested in Taylor after fleeing police in stolen Challenger at up to 150 mph
A 32-year-old man was arrested Thursday night after leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen Dodge Challenger.
That's according to officials with the Michigan State Police Second District, which released aerial video of the pursuit on Friday.
MSP said its Ariel Unit joined the investigation when troopers in the 'Trooper 3' helicopter overheard that a suspect in a Challenger had fled a traffic stop in Detroit. Heard in the video, a trooper says: "We'll let the troops know, he's doing like 130 (mph) on a freeway right now, westbound 96."
After getting off onto the service drive, police said then driver got onto the southbound Southfield Freeway, speeding at around 110 mph while weaving through traffic. "Let's make that 150 his high now," the trooper then says.
Assisting from the air, Trooper 3 helped guide officers as they followed the suspect to the area of Statler and Canyon streets in Taylor.
The suspect went around the first patrol car and clipped the front passenger side tire of the second patrol car, police said, before he got out and ran.
MSP said the suspect, a Detroit resident, was tased and arrested after a short foot chase.
He was taken to a hospital for injuries from the crash, and the booked at the Taylor Police Department.
Investigators then determined that the car was stolen, police said.
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Police release bodycam video of officer-involved shooting of Janesville standoff suspect
The Wisconsin Department of Justice has released bodycam video of a fatal officer-involved shooting in March after finding that the officer was justified in his use of deadly force.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Justice, the incident occurred in the 1200 block of N. Parker Street around 10 p.m. on March 1st.
Police said Andrew Zigler, 52, refused to leave the residence or permit two elderly adults to exit safely.
Authorities said Zigler was located in the living room of the house and was armed with a gun, which he had pointed at the two victims. SWAT teams were able to take up positions around the house and, when Zigler allegedly became agitated, a sniper shot him.
Officers then escorted the victims from the residence. One was treated for injuries to his torso and head. Zigler’s firearm was recovered from the scene, police said.
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Miami shooting suspect hunted by deputies in Indian River County before takedown caught on video
The Indian River County Sheriff's Office shared intense video of a manhunt and takedown involving a man suspected in a Miami shooting.
The Sheriff's Office took to social media, sharing the video and breaking down what led to the arrest of Leequan Stephon Jackson.
Last week, deputies learned that Jackson, 26, of Vero Beach had crossed county lines in a stolen vehicle. He was sought in connection with a Miami shooting incident that occurred the night before, the IRC Sheriff's Office stated.
He had been wanted out of Miami for attempted murder and three counts of tampering with a victim. Jackson was considered armed and dangerous due to the nature of the crime, according to deputies.
Deputies were alerted that Jackson was driving a stolen Ford F150, being followed by a red SUV. In the video, units are seen taking down both vehicles simultaneously in search of Jackson.
After the vehicles were stopped, deputies learned that Jackson had already been dropped off but was still in the area, IRC Sheriff's Office explained. In order to convince Jackson to surrender to deputies, his family called him, and after some time, he agreed to turn himself in.
Videos show the moments when Jackson was tracked down and surrendered to deputies.
Following Jackson's arrest, he was taken to the IRC Jail, facing charges including attempted murder and tampering with victims.
He was set to appear in bond court on Saturday. He is being held without bond.
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Body camera shows the moments before Kalamazoo police K-9 is stabbed by a man holding a knife
"Put the knife down, put the knife down," a Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officer yelled.
News Channel 3 obtained body camera video that shows moments before a man stabs K-9 Sledge and threatens to kill police.
The incident happened on Tuesday, Feb. 6.
Background: Man who stabbed Michigan K-9 in throat charged with home invasion, sexual assault
Fred Walker, 49, is charged with six different felonies:
First-degree home invasion - punishable by up to 20 years in prison, and or a fine of up to $5,000
Second-degree criminal sexual conduct (weapon used) - punishable by up to 15 years in prison, mandatory STD testing
Police animal - killing/serious injury - punishable by up to five years in prison, and or a fine of up to $10,000
Two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon - punishable by up to four years in prison, and or a fine of up to $2,000
Assaulting, resisting and obstructing a police officer - punishable by two years in prison, and or a fine of up to $2,000
Walker admitted to police that he did intentionally stab K-9 Sledge.
He came out of a home on West Kalamazoo Avenue shirtless Feb. 6, after a woman claimed he followed her into the home grabbed her by the throat then threatened to rape and kill her.
Kalamazoo public safety officers arrived to the house soon after.
Walker then came at police with a knife while cussing and shouting at officers, "I am going to kill you."
“Hey Fred get back, put the knife down, hey Fred put the knife down," an officer yelled.
Walker ignored commands and continued walking towards officers with a knife in his hand.
“If you have a taser we need to tase him," an officer said to another officer.
“f**** n****why you running?” Walker said.
Several officers had a gun drawn on the 49-year-old, but he didn't stop.
“I am going to shoot you okay? You need to put your hands up," an officer said.
Walker refused to put his hands up while continuously cussing at officers.
K-9 handler Max Houtman announced he was going to release K-9 Sledge.
“I’m going to kill that mother f****** dog," Walker said. "Bite your master, bite his d***!"
The officer gave Walker one last chance before releasing Sledge.
“Drop the knife, drop it," the officer said.
Walker still refused, then fell to the ground while stabbing Sledge multiple times in the neck.
Then a chaotic struggle ensued, officers held Walker down while he told them he believed he was dead.
“I didn’t realize I was dead," Walker said.
"You’re not dead, you’re not dead," an officer reassured him.
Sledge was rushed to a local animal hospital. The K-9 did survive the vicious attack.
Sledge was stabbed in the jugular vein and sustained 40% blood loss, public safety officers said.
Police told News Channel 3 the K-9 is a "hero". He is back at work and has been doing well since the incident, according to police.
Walker's defense attorney argues Walker has mental health issues including schizophrenia.
Walker is due back in court June 26 for a status review, which will determine if he's mentally competent to stand trial.
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Body camera shows an intense struggle in Tooele with ‘Proud Boys’ fugitive
On April 23, according to court and jail documents, police were looking for 37-year-old fugitive Amber Pyne on an active warrant for her arrest.
When they pulled up to a home on Haylie Lane, officers said she went inside, as did another man.
Documents stated as officers searched for Pyne in the house, they spotted a man, later identified as 33-year-old Gordon Wesley Cronk, exiting a basement door. Cronk, officers wrote, told them he didn’t see Pyne when he was in the basement.
According to a probable cause statement, officers subsequently located Pyne “hidden under several boxes and random household possessions” that had been stacked on top of her.
Body camera footage documented the moment when an officer told Cronk, already in another officer’s immediate custody, that he was being placed under arrest for obstruction.
“Why?” Cronk could be heard asking in the video.
“Because you were aiding and abetting a fugitive,” the officer said.
In roughly 2 seconds, the video showed the exchange turn into an all-out struggle.
Court documents stated that Cronk grabbed onto one officer’s rifle by the handle and then later grabbed the same officer’s holstered handgun during the struggle. It lasted approximately 40 seconds, and resulted in Cronk being tazed twice.
“Knock it off!” one officer could be heard instructing Cronk after the struggle ended. “Sit down for a second!”
According to documents, Cronk refused to tell officers his name or provide any ID. He was eventually identified via a fingerprint scanner that revealed he was wanted on two NCIC warrants, including one with nationwide extradition.
“When we started to do some more research, it does look like he’s a member of the ‘Proud Boys’ organization,” Bentley said. “(He) wasn’t even on our radar. We had no idea who he was, that there were warrants—nothing. We weren’t aware of him whatsoever.”
Documents stated that a witness told police Cronk was Pyne’s boyfriend.
Pyne was booked on suspicion of misdemeanor failure to stop at the command of law enforcement related to the April 23 incident. Documents showed that a warrant for her arrest was issued on April 16 for failing to comply with the terms of her probation in a 2021 case in which she pleaded guilty to a third-degree felony charge related to drug distribution.
Cronk was subsequently charged with two counts of first-degree felony disarming of a police officer of a firearm, two counts of third-degree felony assault by a prisoner, and one count of third-degree felony obstructing service of a board of pardons’ warrant or a probationer order to show cause.
His next court appearance was a scheduling conference on May 14, court records showed.
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Department of Corrections release bodycam of a lieutenant running over an inmate with a UTV vehicle
Newly released body cam video from an incident at an Ohio women’s prison has sparked controversy and calls into question the validity of possible abuse allegations at the Marysville prison. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (ODRC) told the Guardian last month that an internal investigation is underway at the prison after inmates reported alleged abuse by staff.
The body cam footage shows a corrections' lieutenant, later identified as Thierno Bah, driving a UTV (Utility Terrain Vehicle) at a high rate of speed and then appearing to drive directly into a group of inmates, striking one individual. The inmate reportedly sustained injuries and received hospital treatment.
In a statement, the ODRC said, “A staff member driving a UTV was responding to an incident when the vehicle came into contact with an incarcerated person.” The statement added that the Bah checked on the inmate’s well-being. The inmate was then treated at the prison infirmary before being transferred to an outside hospital for further evaluation, and reportedly returned to the reformatory the following day.
According to paperwork, the driver of the UTV, Thierno Bah, was a staff lieutenant.
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Dashcam footage shows West Terre Haute police officer fatally shooting a dog
WTWO has obtained dash-cam footage from West Terre Haute Police showing the moment an officer shot a dog that police say was being aggressive.
It happened Tuesday afternoon in West Terre Haute near the intersection of Johnson Avenue and Arthur Place.
Police were called to the scene on a report of two aggressive dogs on the street. While police say one dog seemed friendly, they added that the other dog repeatedly “lunged and snapped” at the officer.
In the video, an officer can be seen approaching the dogs, the small black chihuahua greats the officer in a friendly manner. While the medium-sized tan dog begins to bark at the man.
West Terre Haute Police said the officer attempted to shoo the dog away, and kick at it to get it to retreat before removing his agency issued handgun from its holster and firing a single shot, striking the dog and killing it.
WTWO reached out to WTHPD to see if they had any further comment, and have not heard back.
The dog’s owner, Vicki McVey, said she watched the dashcam footage at the police department the morning after the incident.
“He approached her, and she came up and was barking at him, and you know, it was like, her tail was wagging and about three times in to him trying to reach down and grab her, he just pulled out his pistol and shot her in the head,” McVey said.
McVey told us she was not at home when the incident happened.
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Pasco County release bodycam of deputies who shot, killed a woman who threatened them with knife
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating after Pasco deputies shot a woman who threatened them with a knife in Hudson on Thursday afternoon.
The incident started about 3:30 p.m. at a pet cemetery near Denton Avenue and Dane Lane, Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said during a news conference. Isabella North, 29, had flagged down a passerby and said she needed help.
The passerby called 911 and put North on the phone with the dispatcher, Nocco said. According to Nocco, North told the dispatcher: “I really feel like I’m going to kill somebody,” and “I have been diagnosed as clinically insane.” She also told the dispatcher she had a knife.
“Clearly we have somebody who was homicidal and who was armed,” Nocco said.
Two deputies arrived, but when they started talking to North, she pulled a 12-inch knife from her waistband and raised it above her head in an “attacking position,” Nocco said.
Body-worn camera footage released by the sheriff’s office shows the incident unfolded in about 30 seconds. In the video, a deputy greets North by her first name and asks her how she’s doing. North’s response is inaudible. The deputy asks her, “So what’s going on today? What are your thoughts here,” and then North draws the knife from her waistband.
“You mind just throwing that down?” the deputy asks.
North raises the knife above her head and holds her other arm out in a defensive stance.
“Don’t do that,” the deputy says, drawing his gun. “Don’t do that. Please don’t do that. Put that down.”
Both deputies continue to tell North to put the knife down. She continues to approach them, quickening her pace. Each deputy fires one shot, and North falls to the ground.
She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Nocco said no deputies were hurt in the incident.
“It’s a very sad situation,” Nocco said. “The deputies are all trained in de-escalation, however, the subject did not allow us to talk to her. They did not allow us to de-escalate the situation.”
The sheriff’s office did not release the names of the deputies involved, but said they have been placed on administrative leave.
“I watched the BWC (body-worn camera footage). I listened to the 911 call. Those deputies did what they had to do,” Nocco said. “Those deputies prevented a homicide.”
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