1 00:00:08,772 --> 00:00:11,772 [narrator] In Ohio, a mother's worst nightmare... 2 00:00:11,772 --> 00:00:13,872 {\an8}[woman speaking] 3 00:00:19,672 --> 00:00:21,171 [James] Not knowing if your kid's okay, 4 00:00:21,171 --> 00:00:22,271 it would be terrifying. 5 00:00:22,271 --> 00:00:24,171 {\an8}-[James speaking] -[woman speaking] 6 00:00:24,171 --> 00:00:25,672 -[bleep] -[gun fires] 7 00:00:26,672 --> 00:00:29,171 {\an8}[James speaking] 8 00:00:29,171 --> 00:00:30,005 [narrator] In Texas, a high speed pursuit... 9 00:00:30,005 --> 00:00:31,005 [narrator] In Texas, a high speed pursuit... 10 00:00:33,305 --> 00:00:35,605 It looked like there's no way that anybody could survive it. 11 00:00:35,672 --> 00:00:38,105 {\an8}[operator speaking] 12 00:00:38,171 --> 00:00:39,572 I know someone's in here. 13 00:00:39,572 --> 00:00:41,271 I've got to get them out now. 14 00:00:41,271 --> 00:00:42,672 {\an8}[operator speaking] 15 00:00:44,472 --> 00:00:46,472 [narrator] ...and a traffic stop in Georgia. 16 00:00:46,472 --> 00:00:48,071 {\an8}[officer speaking] 17 00:00:48,071 --> 00:00:50,305 This one is about to get dangerous. 18 00:00:50,372 --> 00:00:52,205 He was obviously a bad individual 19 00:00:52,271 --> 00:00:53,572 that was very desperate to get away. 20 00:00:55,271 --> 00:00:57,071 [indistinct chatter] 21 00:01:09,672 --> 00:01:12,572 [narrator] In Ohio, northeast of Dayton, 22 00:01:12,572 --> 00:01:14,271 is the suburb of Riverside. 23 00:01:21,171 --> 00:01:22,872 [line ringing] 24 00:01:22,872 --> 00:01:24,105 {\an8}[operator speaking] 25 00:01:24,171 --> 00:01:26,005 {\an8}[woman speaking] 26 00:01:31,071 --> 00:01:32,105 [operator speaking] 27 00:01:32,171 --> 00:01:33,672 {\an8}[woman speaking] 28 00:01:36,372 --> 00:01:38,405 {\an8}[operator speaking] 29 00:01:46,805 --> 00:01:48,505 [Matthew] We were running minimum crew that night. 30 00:01:48,572 --> 00:01:50,038 We had three people. 31 00:01:50,038 --> 00:01:53,071 {\an8}So I was dispatched as well as Sergeant Vance and Officer Perfetti. 32 00:01:54,672 --> 00:01:56,505 We don't run lights and siren to those 33 00:01:56,572 --> 00:01:58,972 because we don't want to scare the burglar off. 34 00:02:06,605 --> 00:02:09,372 {\an8}I knew I was the closest officer to respond to the call. 35 00:02:11,005 --> 00:02:12,605 Our other officers were down south 36 00:02:12,672 --> 00:02:13,805 were several minutes away from 'em. 37 00:02:16,171 --> 00:02:18,672 The dispatcher that's relaying this information, 38 00:02:18,672 --> 00:02:21,005 I learned that her daughter was like nine years old. 39 00:02:23,205 --> 00:02:27,405 That's when I see a female that was standing in the road waving me down. 40 00:02:27,472 --> 00:02:28,672 {\an8}-[woman speaking] -[James speaking] 41 00:02:28,672 --> 00:02:30,005 {\an8}[woman speaking] 42 00:02:30,005 --> 00:02:30,472 {\an8}[woman speaking] 43 00:02:30,472 --> 00:02:31,005 {\an8}-[James speaking] -[woman speaking] 44 00:02:33,005 --> 00:02:34,772 {\an8}-[James speaking] -[woman speaking] 45 00:02:34,772 --> 00:02:36,872 {\an8}-[James speaking] -[woman speaking] 46 00:02:36,872 --> 00:02:38,772 -[gun fires] -[bleep] 47 00:02:40,905 --> 00:02:42,905 {\an8}[James speaking] 48 00:02:42,972 --> 00:02:44,305 [gun fires] 49 00:03:01,271 --> 00:03:03,972 {\an8}-[woman speaking] -[man speaking] 50 00:03:03,972 --> 00:03:05,271 {\an8}[girl speaking] 51 00:03:05,271 --> 00:03:07,705 {\an8}[James speaking] 52 00:03:15,872 --> 00:03:17,639 [James] She is very hysterical 53 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:21,572 because her daughter was inside this residence with this person with a gun. 54 00:03:24,105 --> 00:03:27,171 As a father, I can put myself in that position 55 00:03:27,171 --> 00:03:29,405 and not knowing if your kid's okay, you know, 56 00:03:29,472 --> 00:03:30,005 it would be a very, you know, terrifying moment. 57 00:03:30,005 --> 00:03:31,005 it would be a very, you know, terrifying moment. 58 00:03:40,772 --> 00:03:42,171 But when I first saw the gunman, 59 00:03:42,171 --> 00:03:43,705 he came out of the residence 60 00:03:43,705 --> 00:03:46,772 and he was wearing a light colored surgical mask on his face. 61 00:03:48,405 --> 00:03:52,105 And when he saw me, he immediately started shooting. 62 00:03:54,872 --> 00:03:56,772 Thought, you know, I was grazed or hit or 63 00:03:56,772 --> 00:03:58,171 something in the left side of my jaw. 64 00:04:01,105 --> 00:04:02,672 It was a very terrifying moment. 65 00:04:04,472 --> 00:04:06,105 And I'm just trying to return fire. 66 00:04:08,005 --> 00:04:10,872 I was definitely afraid for the female caller and myself. 67 00:04:12,005 --> 00:04:14,405 I've never, you know, been shot at. 68 00:04:17,071 --> 00:04:20,405 I was very concerned with the safety of the people that was inside, 69 00:04:20,472 --> 00:04:24,472 especially knowing that there was a child inside the residence. 70 00:04:24,472 --> 00:04:25,872 {\an8}[girl speaking] 71 00:04:28,672 --> 00:04:30,005 [James] Her daughter come out of the house. 72 00:04:30,005 --> 00:04:30,872 [James] Her daughter come out of the house. 73 00:04:30,872 --> 00:04:31,005 She was able to kind of move the duct tape 74 00:04:33,171 --> 00:04:37,472 and she was able to get to the mom and her husband comes out. 75 00:04:37,472 --> 00:04:39,905 {\an8}[man speaking] 76 00:04:39,972 --> 00:04:41,472 {\an8}-[James speaking] -[man speaking] 77 00:04:41,472 --> 00:04:43,372 {\an8}-[James speaking] -[man speaking] 78 00:04:47,572 --> 00:04:50,372 [James] The suspect runs back in the neighboring yard, 79 00:04:50,372 --> 00:04:51,772 running away from the scene. 80 00:04:52,872 --> 00:04:55,171 The suspect is a very dangerous individual. 81 00:04:55,171 --> 00:04:56,572 So the likelihood of him, 82 00:04:56,572 --> 00:04:58,772 you know, going into another residence 83 00:04:58,772 --> 00:05:00,005 or trying to carjack someone 84 00:05:00,005 --> 00:05:00,672 or trying to carjack someone 85 00:05:00,672 --> 00:05:01,005 to take their vehicle was very high. 86 00:05:08,171 --> 00:05:10,605 {\an8}[James speaking on radio] 87 00:05:10,672 --> 00:05:12,705 [Matthew] When I heard Sergeant Vance come over the radio 88 00:05:12,772 --> 00:05:14,171 and say, "Shots Fired," 89 00:05:14,171 --> 00:05:16,472 I remember it being a really kind of a chilling moment 90 00:05:16,472 --> 00:05:18,405 because you don't hear it very often. 91 00:05:20,472 --> 00:05:21,672 Now we need to get there. 92 00:05:22,872 --> 00:05:25,171 Is Sergeant Vance okay? Is the victim okay? 93 00:05:27,205 --> 00:05:29,405 Lights, siren, pedal to the floor, 94 00:05:29,472 --> 00:05:30,005 get there as fast as you can. 95 00:05:30,005 --> 00:05:30,672 get there as fast as you can. 96 00:05:42,171 --> 00:05:43,905 [James] I did get in my cruiser 97 00:05:43,972 --> 00:05:45,805 and I drove around the block 98 00:05:45,872 --> 00:05:47,772 to try to contain the suspect. 99 00:05:52,271 --> 00:05:54,805 If he's willing to shoot at a police officer, 100 00:05:54,872 --> 00:05:57,872 this individual had to be stopped at any cost. 101 00:06:01,171 --> 00:06:03,372 {\an8}[James speaking] 102 00:06:04,872 --> 00:06:07,005 Officer Perfetti called out on the radio 103 00:06:07,005 --> 00:06:09,505 that he could see the suspect running 104 00:06:09,572 --> 00:06:13,071 and that he ran down a particular driveway around the corner. 105 00:06:43,372 --> 00:06:45,572 {\an8}[James speaking] 106 00:06:45,572 --> 00:06:47,972 {\an8}[Perfetti speaking] 107 00:06:53,105 --> 00:06:56,472 [James] I was very relieved once Officer Perfetti got there. 108 00:06:56,472 --> 00:06:59,605 It was a lot safer for both of us. 109 00:06:59,672 --> 00:07:00,005 And then if he does come out, 110 00:07:00,005 --> 00:07:01,005 And then if he does come out, 111 00:07:01,472 --> 00:07:03,171 there's, you know, two officers, 112 00:07:03,171 --> 00:07:05,572 two guns versus, you know, one on one. 113 00:07:16,872 --> 00:07:18,772 My heart rate is, you know, elevated. 114 00:07:18,772 --> 00:07:20,472 You know, I'm breathing very heavy 115 00:07:20,472 --> 00:07:23,205 because, you know, it was just like an adrenaline dump. 116 00:07:35,071 --> 00:07:37,605 It's at nighttime. You got limited vision. 117 00:07:41,905 --> 00:07:46,372 You don't know if they're continuing to run or set up to ambush you. 118 00:07:53,805 --> 00:07:55,372 [phones vibrates] 119 00:07:58,405 --> 00:07:59,905 {\an8}[operator speaking on radio] 120 00:08:13,705 --> 00:08:15,772 [James] I was just trying to, you know, 121 00:08:15,772 --> 00:08:19,405 keep on going till we had other people there to protect everyone. 122 00:08:24,372 --> 00:08:25,472 {\an8}[Perfetti speaking] 123 00:08:25,472 --> 00:08:27,171 {\an8}[James speaking] 124 00:08:27,171 --> 00:08:28,271 {\an8}[Perfetti speaking] 125 00:08:28,271 --> 00:08:30,005 {\an8}[James speaking] 126 00:08:30,005 --> 00:08:30,772 {\an8}[James speaking] 127 00:08:33,372 --> 00:08:36,071 [James] There was all kinds of emotions that I went through, 128 00:08:36,071 --> 00:08:39,672 of being, you know, angry, you know, afraid. 129 00:08:39,672 --> 00:08:41,405 {\an8}-[Perfetti speaking] -[James speaking] 130 00:08:44,205 --> 00:08:46,772 [James] Officer Matthew Jackson arrived on the scene 131 00:08:46,772 --> 00:08:48,505 and he set up a perimeter 132 00:08:48,572 --> 00:08:50,972 that would have been on the north side. 133 00:08:57,905 --> 00:09:00,005 [Matthew] Anytime you have a person 134 00:09:00,005 --> 00:09:00,105 [Matthew] Anytime you have a person 135 00:09:00,105 --> 00:09:01,005 that's willing to go to the level of shooting at the police, 136 00:09:03,772 --> 00:09:05,305 it doesn't matter where they go, 137 00:09:05,372 --> 00:09:06,872 it's always gonna be dangerous. 138 00:09:08,105 --> 00:09:11,171 There's always the potential for an ambush. 139 00:09:11,171 --> 00:09:13,505 [siren wailing] 140 00:09:15,071 --> 00:09:16,972 {\an8}[Perfetti speaking] 141 00:09:25,672 --> 00:09:27,872 {\an8}-[gun fires] -[Perfetti speaking] 142 00:09:27,872 --> 00:09:29,105 {\an8}[Perfetti speaking] 143 00:09:38,071 --> 00:09:40,472 {\an8}-[Matthew speaking] -[Perfetti speaking] 144 00:09:44,872 --> 00:09:46,105 [Matthew] So when I hear the gunshot, 145 00:09:46,171 --> 00:09:48,472 {\an8}I know that this guy is not jumping fences anymore. 146 00:09:48,472 --> 00:09:51,872 {\an8}He's... he's right here, right in this area. 147 00:09:51,872 --> 00:09:54,372 {\an8}Is he shooting at Officer Perfetti? 148 00:09:54,372 --> 00:09:55,905 {\an8}Is he shooting at Sergeant Vance? 149 00:09:55,972 --> 00:09:57,105 {\an8}[Perfetti speaking] 150 00:10:00,572 --> 00:10:02,071 [Matthew] Did he just break into a house? 151 00:10:02,071 --> 00:10:03,372 Is he shooting at family members? 152 00:10:05,005 --> 00:10:06,372 {\an8}[Perfetti speaking] 153 00:10:14,105 --> 00:10:16,405 [Matthew] Did a family member shoot at him? 154 00:10:17,472 --> 00:10:19,872 {\an8}[Perfetti speaking] 155 00:10:31,071 --> 00:10:32,271 [indistinct chat on radio] 156 00:10:32,271 --> 00:10:34,171 {\an8}[Perfetti speaking] 157 00:10:36,271 --> 00:10:37,572 [Matthew] At this point in time, 158 00:10:37,572 --> 00:10:39,372 the Dayton Police Department had arrived. 159 00:10:45,171 --> 00:10:46,772 {\an8}[female office on radio] 160 00:10:49,605 --> 00:10:51,372 {\an8}[James speaking on radio] 161 00:10:51,372 --> 00:10:52,672 {\an8}[Matthew speaking] 162 00:10:52,672 --> 00:10:54,572 {\an8}[Perfetti speaking] 163 00:11:03,572 --> 00:11:04,745 [Matthew] Our ultimate goal is to end the situation peacefully. 164 00:11:04,745 --> 00:11:05,005 [Matthew] Our ultimate goal is to end the situation peacefully. 165 00:11:06,071 --> 00:11:07,171 We can talk to him. 166 00:11:07,171 --> 00:11:09,372 We can use the... the hostage negotiation team. 167 00:11:09,372 --> 00:11:12,105 We can use gas munitions. We can use beanbags. 168 00:11:12,171 --> 00:11:14,472 We can use all kinds of different tactics to try and... to try 169 00:11:14,472 --> 00:11:15,705 and get this guy to come out alive. 170 00:11:17,605 --> 00:11:19,271 There's no sense in us going back there 171 00:11:19,271 --> 00:11:21,271 and him shooting it out with us. 172 00:11:23,405 --> 00:11:26,472 {\an8}[Perfetti speaking] 173 00:11:26,472 --> 00:11:28,105 {\an8}[Matthew speaking] 174 00:11:31,672 --> 00:11:32,872 {\an8}[Perfetti speaking] 175 00:11:32,872 --> 00:11:34,305 {\an8}[Matthew speaking] 176 00:11:34,372 --> 00:11:34,745 {\an8}-[Perfetti speaking] -[Matthew speaking] 177 00:11:34,745 --> 00:11:35,005 {\an8}-[Perfetti speaking] -[Matthew speaking] 178 00:11:35,772 --> 00:11:37,372 {\an8}-[Perfetti speaking] -[Matthew speaking] 179 00:11:37,372 --> 00:11:39,805 [Matthew] There's a lot of adrenaline going on in this situation. 180 00:11:39,872 --> 00:11:41,271 {\an8}-[Perfetti speaking] -[Matthew speaking] 181 00:11:41,271 --> 00:11:43,805 {\an8}[James speaking] 182 00:11:43,872 --> 00:11:46,372 {\an8}[Matthew speaking] 183 00:11:46,372 --> 00:11:48,005 {\an8}[Perfetti speaking] 184 00:11:48,005 --> 00:11:50,171 {\an8}[Matthew speaking] 185 00:11:53,405 --> 00:11:54,972 [Matthew] As we're coming around the corner, 186 00:11:54,972 --> 00:11:56,472 we're pieing it out, 187 00:11:56,472 --> 00:11:57,905 pieing the corner. 188 00:11:57,905 --> 00:12:02,472 So you go around the corner and kind of take it at a wide angle. 189 00:12:02,472 --> 00:12:04,745 So you're taking, like, slices of the pie. 190 00:12:04,745 --> 00:12:05,005 So you're taking, like, slices of the pie. 191 00:12:05,271 --> 00:12:06,972 You're just... you're... 192 00:12:06,972 --> 00:12:09,271 you're making the area smaller as you come around 193 00:12:09,271 --> 00:12:10,905 and you're making yourself less of a target. 194 00:12:12,405 --> 00:12:15,305 So that if the suspect is trying to ambush, 195 00:12:15,372 --> 00:12:17,605 we would see him before he saw us. 196 00:12:25,171 --> 00:12:26,505 {\an8}[James speaking] 197 00:12:28,071 --> 00:12:30,171 {\an8}-[Matthew speaking] -[James speaking] 198 00:12:30,171 --> 00:12:31,672 {\an8}-[Matthew speaking] -[James speaking] 199 00:12:33,005 --> 00:12:34,745 {\an8}[Matthew speaking] 200 00:12:34,745 --> 00:12:35,005 {\an8}[Matthew speaking] 201 00:12:35,005 --> 00:12:36,705 {\an8}[James speaking] 202 00:12:38,171 --> 00:12:42,005 [Matthew] I saw the suspect lying on the ground. 203 00:12:42,071 --> 00:12:44,372 Is he dead or is he waiting for us to get closer 204 00:12:44,372 --> 00:12:45,672 so that he can shoot us? 205 00:12:47,105 --> 00:12:48,705 {\an8}[officer speaking] 206 00:12:53,271 --> 00:12:54,839 [Matthew] When we got close, we did. 207 00:12:54,839 --> 00:12:57,805 It was obvious that there was a single gunshot wound to the head. 208 00:12:59,305 --> 00:13:01,872 It is sad that, you know, it had to end this way, 209 00:13:01,872 --> 00:13:03,205 but that's the choice that he made. 210 00:13:03,271 --> 00:13:04,745 It's not something that we did to him. 211 00:13:04,745 --> 00:13:05,005 It's not something that we did to him. 212 00:13:09,372 --> 00:13:10,905 I did have a sense of relief. 213 00:13:10,972 --> 00:13:12,271 The situation is over. 214 00:13:12,271 --> 00:13:14,405 {\an8}[Perfetti speaking] 215 00:13:15,772 --> 00:13:17,005 {\an8}[officer speaking] 216 00:13:17,071 --> 00:13:18,171 {\an8}[James speaking] 217 00:13:18,171 --> 00:13:20,171 {\an8}[Perfetti speaking] 218 00:13:20,171 --> 00:13:22,171 {\an8}-[James speaking] -[Perfetti speaking] 219 00:13:22,171 --> 00:13:26,772 Initially, I wasn't 100% sure if I shot him or not. 220 00:13:26,772 --> 00:13:28,171 {\an8}[Perfetti speaking] 221 00:13:28,171 --> 00:13:29,505 {\an8}-[James speaking] -[Perfetti speaking] 222 00:13:29,572 --> 00:13:30,572 {\an8}[James speaking] 223 00:13:30,605 --> 00:13:33,071 [James] Just a multitude of emotions 224 00:13:33,071 --> 00:13:34,572 that I went through with this. 225 00:13:34,572 --> 00:13:34,745 Because there was someone that that lost their life that didn't have to. 226 00:13:34,745 --> 00:13:35,005 Because there was someone that that lost their life that didn't have to. 227 00:13:41,071 --> 00:13:43,271 {\an8}[Perfetti speaking] 228 00:13:52,872 --> 00:13:54,271 {\an8}-[James speaking] -[Perfetti speaking] 229 00:13:54,271 --> 00:13:55,372 {\an8}[James speaking] 230 00:13:55,372 --> 00:13:57,705 When I last seen Sergeant Vance, 231 00:13:57,772 --> 00:13:59,772 he seemed like he was in shock. 232 00:13:59,772 --> 00:14:01,171 {\an8}-[James speaking] -[Perfetti speaking] 233 00:14:03,005 --> 00:14:04,605 {\an8}[James speaking] 234 00:14:04,672 --> 00:14:04,745 {\an8}[Perfetti speaking] 235 00:14:04,745 --> 00:14:05,005 {\an8}[Perfetti speaking] 236 00:14:12,305 --> 00:14:13,705 I wanted to tell Sergeant Vance 237 00:14:13,772 --> 00:14:15,472 that he didn't kill the suspect. 238 00:14:15,472 --> 00:14:18,005 I knew that it would be a relief to him because... 239 00:14:19,105 --> 00:14:21,171 no cop wants to kill somebody. 240 00:14:21,171 --> 00:14:22,472 No cop wants to shoot somebody. 241 00:14:22,472 --> 00:14:24,472 No cop wants to hurt anybody. 242 00:14:24,472 --> 00:14:26,372 So I knew that it would be a sense of relief to him, 243 00:14:26,372 --> 00:14:29,905 and maybe it would bring him out of his state of shock. 244 00:14:32,271 --> 00:14:34,305 [narrator] 39-year-old Kevlin Wallace 245 00:14:34,372 --> 00:14:34,745 is pronounced dead at the hospital. 246 00:14:34,745 --> 00:14:35,005 is pronounced dead at the hospital. 247 00:14:36,872 --> 00:14:40,472 Authorities believe Wallace posed as a delivery driver 248 00:14:40,472 --> 00:14:43,305 before holding the family at gunpoint. 249 00:14:43,372 --> 00:14:46,572 His motive is unclear, but prior convictions 250 00:14:46,572 --> 00:14:50,005 include kidnapping and aggravated robbery. 251 00:14:50,071 --> 00:14:53,071 The caller's daughter and fiancee were unharmed. 252 00:14:54,705 --> 00:14:58,005 [James] I wished I could have had five minutes to speak with Wallace 253 00:14:58,071 --> 00:15:00,105 to be able to try to talk him down. 254 00:15:00,171 --> 00:15:02,005 Hopefully, I could have convinced him, 255 00:15:02,071 --> 00:15:04,105 you know, to see different paths. 256 00:15:05,572 --> 00:15:08,171 This was the last, you know, outcome I wanted to see happen. 257 00:15:08,171 --> 00:15:10,305 I mean, it's sad if anybody takes their life, 258 00:15:10,372 --> 00:15:11,705 no matter what happens. 259 00:15:12,905 --> 00:15:15,905 I mean, he needs to be held accountable for his actions. 260 00:15:15,972 --> 00:15:18,005 But, you know, still yet he's still a human being. 261 00:15:20,271 --> 00:15:24,005 You're on, you know... it's made me a stronger person. 262 00:15:24,071 --> 00:15:27,372 It's, you know... I try to be more compassionate 263 00:15:27,372 --> 00:15:30,605 and try to see the different aspects on people's lives, 264 00:15:30,672 --> 00:15:32,405 just how desperate, you know, they can be. 265 00:15:42,705 --> 00:15:46,305 [narrator] In Texas, six miles north of Fort Worth 266 00:15:46,372 --> 00:15:48,405 is the suburb of Haltom City. 267 00:15:50,972 --> 00:15:52,472 [Shelby] Grew up in the fire service. 268 00:15:52,472 --> 00:15:55,772 My dad's a firefighter, so I became a firefighter and EMT. 269 00:15:55,772 --> 00:15:57,672 I did that for six years 270 00:15:57,672 --> 00:16:01,372 {\an8}and then decided I could give more and became a police officer. 271 00:16:03,005 --> 00:16:04,745 I was in second phase of training. 272 00:16:04,745 --> 00:16:05,005 I was in second phase of training. 273 00:16:06,171 --> 00:16:07,872 [siren wailing] 274 00:16:09,572 --> 00:16:13,171 [Shelby] Corporal Hudson made a call over the radio 275 00:16:13,171 --> 00:16:16,572 that she was behind a possible drunk driver. 276 00:16:16,572 --> 00:16:19,872 And my training officer looked at me and she said, 277 00:16:19,872 --> 00:16:21,005 "Well, what are you waiting for?" 278 00:16:23,405 --> 00:16:24,872 [siren wailing] 279 00:16:26,905 --> 00:16:28,772 [Shelby] I had yet to be in a pursuit. 280 00:16:28,772 --> 00:16:31,405 My first feeling was complete anxiety. 281 00:16:31,472 --> 00:16:32,672 I was terrified. 282 00:16:33,972 --> 00:16:34,745 I'm still learning how to control the vehicle 283 00:16:34,745 --> 00:16:35,005 I'm still learning how to control the vehicle 284 00:16:35,972 --> 00:16:38,071 while driving at fast speeds. 285 00:16:38,071 --> 00:16:41,005 At that point, I was so far back in the pursuit. 286 00:16:41,071 --> 00:16:43,905 It was mostly me getting there in a safe manner, 287 00:16:43,972 --> 00:16:46,171 making sure that I was yielding at lights, 288 00:16:46,171 --> 00:16:48,005 not just flying through intersections, 289 00:16:48,005 --> 00:16:49,372 trying to catch up to them. 290 00:16:51,472 --> 00:16:53,672 {\an8}[indistinct chatter on radio] 291 00:16:58,405 --> 00:16:59,772 Officer Barton announced that 292 00:16:59,772 --> 00:17:02,505 he was heading north on Denton Highway. 293 00:17:08,105 --> 00:17:10,472 They were going really fast down the road, 294 00:17:10,472 --> 00:17:12,271 and I was pretty close. 295 00:17:29,005 --> 00:17:31,372 {\an8}[Barton speaking] 296 00:17:35,572 --> 00:17:37,305 [narrator] The suspect's vehicle stops 297 00:17:37,372 --> 00:17:40,572 after the devastating collision with a Dodge truck. 298 00:17:40,572 --> 00:17:43,071 The pursuit becomes a rescue mission. 299 00:17:45,472 --> 00:17:47,605 [Shelby] Officer Barton announced over the radio 300 00:17:47,672 --> 00:17:49,572 that an accident had occurred. 301 00:17:49,572 --> 00:17:52,605 {\an8}And in my mind, I knew I needed to catch up to them. 302 00:18:00,572 --> 00:18:03,005 {\an8}[Shelby speaking] 303 00:18:30,705 --> 00:18:34,271 [narrator] Other officers approach the suspect's vehicle. 304 00:18:34,271 --> 00:18:35,605 {\an8}[officer speaking] 305 00:18:58,005 --> 00:19:01,472 [Shelby] When I pulled up, I could see the car in flames. 306 00:19:02,872 --> 00:19:04,905 It was a horrible accident 307 00:19:04,972 --> 00:19:09,105 and the thought of this person's dead was a real possibility. 308 00:19:10,472 --> 00:19:11,805 {\an8}[Shelby speaking] 309 00:19:14,171 --> 00:19:15,872 [Shelby] There are so many dangers 310 00:19:15,872 --> 00:19:19,005 that I had a little bit more experience on just being a firefighter. 311 00:19:20,605 --> 00:19:23,046 With an engine compartment fire as large as it was, 312 00:19:23,046 --> 00:19:24,005 With an engine compartment fire as large as it was, 313 00:19:24,872 --> 00:19:27,605 a fire extinguisher is not going to stop it. 314 00:19:27,672 --> 00:19:29,772 All you're doing is cooling it down 315 00:19:29,772 --> 00:19:35,372 enough to postpone the explosion. 316 00:19:35,372 --> 00:19:38,672 You don't know if fuel's already on the ground. 317 00:19:38,672 --> 00:19:41,105 I knew that we didn't have a lot of time at all. 318 00:19:43,105 --> 00:19:44,305 You can't see anything. 319 00:19:44,372 --> 00:19:46,772 It was 100% by feel. 320 00:19:46,772 --> 00:19:51,005 And I remember thinking, okay, that's the seat too, that's the steering wheel. 321 00:19:51,071 --> 00:19:52,405 There's the radio. 322 00:19:52,472 --> 00:19:53,046 And, oh, hey, what's that? 323 00:19:53,046 --> 00:19:54,005 And, oh, hey, what's that? 324 00:19:54,071 --> 00:19:57,872 And then moving further up and realizing this is an arm. 325 00:19:57,872 --> 00:20:00,271 {\an8}[Shelby speaking] 326 00:20:10,972 --> 00:20:13,672 [Shelby] We were yelling out and nobody was answering back. 327 00:20:13,672 --> 00:20:16,605 But in my mind, whoever was in that car 328 00:20:16,672 --> 00:20:20,005 had to have already been passed out from smoke inhalation. 329 00:20:24,972 --> 00:20:27,672 {\an8}[Shelby speaking] 330 00:20:27,672 --> 00:20:29,672 [Shelby] Officer Underwood was able to reach inside 331 00:20:29,672 --> 00:20:32,772 and realize that the seatbelt was still activated. 332 00:20:32,772 --> 00:20:35,171 So somebody was still in the driver's seat of the car. 333 00:20:40,005 --> 00:20:43,472 He used a knife to cut the seatbelt off. 334 00:20:43,472 --> 00:20:44,705 {\an8}[officer speaking] 335 00:20:45,772 --> 00:20:47,472 [Shelby] I had my hand on the person, 336 00:20:47,472 --> 00:20:50,572 but I was taking in so much black smoke, I couldn't breathe. 337 00:20:50,572 --> 00:20:53,046 So I had to turn around to cough. 338 00:20:53,046 --> 00:20:53,472 So I had to turn around to cough. 339 00:20:53,472 --> 00:20:54,005 And when I reached back into the driver's seat... 340 00:20:56,972 --> 00:20:58,071 that person was gone. 341 00:20:59,972 --> 00:21:01,772 And so I was just feeling around 342 00:21:01,772 --> 00:21:03,171 and I couldn't feel anybody. 343 00:21:03,171 --> 00:21:05,271 And that's when I just decided, 344 00:21:05,271 --> 00:21:06,805 I know someone's in here, 345 00:21:06,872 --> 00:21:08,605 I've got to get them out now. 346 00:21:08,672 --> 00:21:10,505 {\an8}[Shelby speaking] 347 00:21:12,171 --> 00:21:13,705 [Shelby] And I just jumped forward. 348 00:21:15,205 --> 00:21:17,005 {\an8}[Shelby speaking] 349 00:21:27,005 --> 00:21:29,872 [Zachary] We initially came up and saw the situation, 350 00:21:29,872 --> 00:21:31,472 {\an8}it looked like there's no way 351 00:21:31,472 --> 00:21:33,372 {\an8}that anybody could survive, the vehicle 352 00:21:33,372 --> 00:21:36,672 had been crushed like a can and fully engulfed in flames. 353 00:21:38,105 --> 00:21:42,271 Just a smoke filled cabin. You couldn't see anything. 354 00:21:42,271 --> 00:21:45,605 At the same time, you could see the flames were getting bigger. 355 00:21:45,672 --> 00:21:47,271 {\an8}[officer speaking] 356 00:21:47,271 --> 00:21:49,071 {\an8}[Shelby speaking] 357 00:21:57,672 --> 00:21:58,739 [Shelby] I just reached around 358 00:21:58,772 --> 00:22:02,171 and I could finally barely feel her arm 359 00:22:02,171 --> 00:22:03,805 as she was sitting in the floorboard 360 00:22:03,872 --> 00:22:05,205 of the passenger side of the car. 361 00:22:06,772 --> 00:22:09,972 And I just grabbed hold as tight as I could 362 00:22:09,972 --> 00:22:13,305 and just yanked with all my might backwards. 363 00:22:13,372 --> 00:22:14,672 {\an8}[Shelby speaking] 364 00:22:22,171 --> 00:22:23,046 [woman screaming] 365 00:22:23,046 --> 00:22:24,005 [woman screaming] 366 00:22:24,171 --> 00:22:26,372 [Zachary] I was able to throw her arm over my shoulder 367 00:22:26,372 --> 00:22:28,205 and just pull as hard as we could. 368 00:22:29,372 --> 00:22:31,271 {\an8}[Shelby speaking] 369 00:22:31,271 --> 00:22:33,171 [Shelby] And all I kept thinking was, she's screaming, 370 00:22:33,171 --> 00:22:34,372 that means she's alive. 371 00:22:34,372 --> 00:22:35,472 That's okay. 372 00:22:36,572 --> 00:22:37,872 [woman screams] 373 00:22:39,005 --> 00:22:40,772 [Shelby] Good, good, good. 374 00:22:40,772 --> 00:22:42,872 [woman screaming] 375 00:22:45,872 --> 00:22:49,105 [Zachary] The driver was actually fighting to try to get away. 376 00:22:49,105 --> 00:22:51,271 I guess she thought we were trying to hurt her or something. 377 00:22:52,005 --> 00:22:53,046 [woman screaming] 378 00:22:53,046 --> 00:22:54,005 [woman screaming] 379 00:22:57,572 --> 00:22:59,271 Her legs were still inside the car 380 00:22:59,271 --> 00:23:01,372 and I ran my hands down her legs. 381 00:23:01,372 --> 00:23:03,505 And that's when I realized that her foot 382 00:23:03,572 --> 00:23:06,572 was tangled in the steering wheel. 383 00:23:11,271 --> 00:23:13,372 And so Officer Taylor was yanking, 384 00:23:13,372 --> 00:23:14,405 but they weren't going anywhere 385 00:23:14,472 --> 00:23:15,905 because she was physically stuck. 386 00:23:18,305 --> 00:23:20,005 [Shelby] Good, good, good. 387 00:23:20,005 --> 00:23:21,372 [woman screams] 388 00:23:28,905 --> 00:23:30,305 We're able to back her up a little bit, 389 00:23:30,372 --> 00:23:31,872 enough for me to pull that foot out. 390 00:23:33,872 --> 00:23:35,472 {\an8}[Shelby speaking] 391 00:23:36,872 --> 00:23:38,672 [explosion] 392 00:23:44,672 --> 00:23:47,071 [Shelby] From the moment her feet hit the ground, 393 00:23:47,071 --> 00:23:48,672 there was seven seconds. 394 00:23:53,271 --> 00:23:54,005 Seven seconds until the entire passenger compartment exploded. 395 00:24:07,872 --> 00:24:09,872 {\an8}[officer speaking] 396 00:24:09,872 --> 00:24:11,505 [woman sobbing] 397 00:24:13,305 --> 00:24:15,972 [woman] Stop, stop, stop it! 398 00:24:15,972 --> 00:24:17,271 [officers] Go, go, go! 399 00:24:17,271 --> 00:24:19,505 [woman] Stop! Stop! 400 00:24:20,271 --> 00:24:23,046 {\an8}[Shelby speaking] 401 00:24:23,046 --> 00:24:23,105 {\an8}[Shelby speaking] 402 00:24:23,105 --> 00:24:24,005 {\an8}[officer speaking] 403 00:24:24,472 --> 00:24:27,271 {\an8}[Shelby speaking] 404 00:24:27,271 --> 00:24:28,705 {\an8}[woman speaking] 405 00:24:28,772 --> 00:24:30,472 {\an8}[officer speaking] 406 00:24:30,472 --> 00:24:31,605 {\an8}[Shelby speaking] 407 00:24:31,672 --> 00:24:34,271 {\an8}[woman speaking] 408 00:24:34,271 --> 00:24:35,805 {\an8}[Shelby speaking] 409 00:24:37,605 --> 00:24:39,171 {\an8}[Shelby speaking] 410 00:24:54,672 --> 00:24:56,005 {\an8}[Shelby speaking] 411 00:25:10,171 --> 00:25:11,872 [siren wailing] 412 00:25:14,472 --> 00:25:15,805 [Shelby] By the time we turned around, 413 00:25:15,872 --> 00:25:18,572 that car is fully engulfed in flames. 414 00:25:19,672 --> 00:25:21,071 We can't get to them. 415 00:25:21,071 --> 00:25:24,205 So whoever else was in that car was dead. 416 00:25:24,271 --> 00:25:27,271 {\an8}And that... 417 00:25:28,372 --> 00:25:31,372 {\an8}that feeling was horrible, 418 00:25:31,372 --> 00:25:34,171 that how could we have not known 419 00:25:34,171 --> 00:25:36,372 there was another person in there? 420 00:25:36,372 --> 00:25:38,271 {\an8}[officer speaking] 421 00:25:42,772 --> 00:25:43,620 [Zachary] The suspect wasn't able to put up a fight or anything, 422 00:25:43,620 --> 00:25:44,005 [Zachary] The suspect wasn't able to put up a fight or anything, 423 00:25:46,271 --> 00:25:47,605 and he was taken into custody. 424 00:25:49,105 --> 00:25:50,872 {\an8}[officer speaking] 425 00:25:50,872 --> 00:25:52,105 {\an8}[man speaking] 426 00:25:53,705 --> 00:25:54,805 [siren wailing] 427 00:25:58,472 --> 00:25:59,872 {\an8}[officer speaking] 428 00:26:09,405 --> 00:26:10,872 [Shelby] And I just realized that, okay, 429 00:26:10,872 --> 00:26:12,772 she's moving around a lot 430 00:26:12,772 --> 00:26:13,620 and my medical training just kind of kicked in 431 00:26:13,620 --> 00:26:14,005 and my medical training just kind of kicked in 432 00:26:14,872 --> 00:26:17,271 of you were just in a horrible car accident. 433 00:26:17,271 --> 00:26:18,872 I need to protect your C spine, 434 00:26:18,872 --> 00:26:21,005 I need to make you stop moving 435 00:26:21,071 --> 00:26:22,872 or else you're gonna hurt yourself further 436 00:26:22,872 --> 00:26:25,372 because your adrenaline is so high right now, 437 00:26:25,372 --> 00:26:27,572 you don't realize how badly you're hurt. 438 00:26:32,305 --> 00:26:33,805 I squatted down in front of her 439 00:26:33,872 --> 00:26:35,472 and tried to make eye contact with her 440 00:26:35,472 --> 00:26:38,305 and just got her to focus on her breathing for a second, 441 00:26:38,372 --> 00:26:39,805 enough to calm her down. 442 00:26:46,205 --> 00:26:47,672 Once I got her to calm down 443 00:26:47,672 --> 00:26:50,105 was when we were able to find out more information. 444 00:26:50,105 --> 00:26:51,171 Her name. 445 00:26:51,171 --> 00:26:52,872 {\an8}[Shelby speaking] 446 00:26:55,271 --> 00:26:57,171 {\an8}-[woman] What? -[Shelby speaking] 447 00:26:57,171 --> 00:26:58,672 {\an8}-[woman speaking] -[Shelby speaking] 448 00:27:03,905 --> 00:27:06,271 [Shelby] We realized she was distraught 449 00:27:06,271 --> 00:27:08,071 and had a major head injury 450 00:27:08,071 --> 00:27:09,605 and she thought she was still at work. 451 00:27:09,672 --> 00:27:11,872 And holy crap, there's not anybody else in the car. 452 00:27:11,872 --> 00:27:13,620 She was in the car alone. 453 00:27:13,620 --> 00:27:13,772 She was in the car alone. 454 00:27:13,772 --> 00:27:14,005 She was heading home. 455 00:27:15,271 --> 00:27:19,071 She was turning into her apartment complex when she got hit. 456 00:27:23,872 --> 00:27:25,472 With my medical background, 457 00:27:25,472 --> 00:27:30,171 I knew she was more injured than most of the officers saw. 458 00:27:30,171 --> 00:27:32,005 When I did my initial assessment on her, 459 00:27:32,071 --> 00:27:34,405 I could feel how swollen her head was. 460 00:27:34,472 --> 00:27:36,005 I knew something was going on, 461 00:27:36,071 --> 00:27:38,372 even though she didn't really look injured. 462 00:27:41,405 --> 00:27:43,071 And it wasn't until later that night 463 00:27:43,071 --> 00:27:43,620 that we learned that she was severely injured 464 00:27:43,620 --> 00:27:44,005 that we learned that she was severely injured 465 00:27:46,372 --> 00:27:49,305 and that she had multiple skull fractures and brain bleeds. 466 00:27:53,271 --> 00:27:56,171 My immediate thought was that she wasn't gonna make it. 467 00:27:58,472 --> 00:28:01,405 And it wasn't until a few days later that we learned that, 468 00:28:01,472 --> 00:28:03,805 you know, she... she had taken a turn for the better. 469 00:28:05,572 --> 00:28:06,872 [narrator] Charles Keisling 470 00:28:06,872 --> 00:28:09,372 is found guilty of intoxicated assault 471 00:28:09,372 --> 00:28:12,205 with a vehicle and evading arrest. 472 00:28:12,271 --> 00:28:13,620 He is sentenced to three years incarceration. 473 00:28:13,620 --> 00:28:14,005 He is sentenced to three years incarceration. 474 00:28:15,472 --> 00:28:19,805 The victim recovered from her injuries and returned to work. 475 00:28:19,872 --> 00:28:21,505 [Shelby] It was weird for me 476 00:28:21,572 --> 00:28:23,772 feeling like a firefighter back on scene 477 00:28:23,772 --> 00:28:25,171 trying to get her out of the car 478 00:28:25,171 --> 00:28:28,372 and then back to police once she was safely in EMS hands. 479 00:28:32,672 --> 00:28:35,905 It wasn't until I reviewed body camera footage 480 00:28:35,972 --> 00:28:38,205 that I realized how close I was... 481 00:28:40,171 --> 00:28:43,620 to being inside in that car with her when that car exploded. 482 00:28:43,620 --> 00:28:44,005 to being inside in that car with her when that car exploded. 483 00:28:52,572 --> 00:28:53,972 I received what's called 484 00:28:53,972 --> 00:28:57,872 the RISE Award from the Women of Law Enforcement Conference. 485 00:28:57,872 --> 00:29:01,005 I also received a Medal of Valor from my department. 486 00:29:03,605 --> 00:29:05,872 [Zachary] And everybody was standing next to a car 487 00:29:05,872 --> 00:29:08,705 that was seconds from going up in flames. 488 00:29:08,772 --> 00:29:10,772 So it was inspiring to see 489 00:29:10,772 --> 00:29:12,772 the caliber of officers that I work with. 490 00:29:16,872 --> 00:29:19,205 [Shelby] She is able to walk around 491 00:29:19,271 --> 00:29:21,472 because not one of us hesitated that day. 492 00:29:23,005 --> 00:29:25,972 We all were willing to go the extra mile 493 00:29:25,972 --> 00:29:27,372 to get her out of that car. 494 00:29:39,605 --> 00:29:42,305 [narrator] 35 miles northwest of Atlanta 495 00:29:42,372 --> 00:29:43,620 is the suburb of Cumming, Georgia. 496 00:29:43,620 --> 00:29:44,005 is the suburb of Cumming, Georgia. 497 00:29:50,305 --> 00:29:54,005 {\an8}On that day, I was at the intersection of two state routes 498 00:29:54,071 --> 00:29:55,438 just watching traffic. 499 00:29:55,438 --> 00:29:59,972 I saw a van. when I ran the tag, the tag comes back expired. 500 00:29:59,972 --> 00:30:02,505 I made a quick phone call to Deputy James Roberts, 501 00:30:02,572 --> 00:30:04,905 who I knew was close by in the area. 502 00:30:04,972 --> 00:30:06,772 And I said, I'm about to do a traffic stop. 503 00:30:06,772 --> 00:30:07,905 I think it's gonna be productive. 504 00:30:07,972 --> 00:30:09,605 Go ahead and start my way. 505 00:30:11,071 --> 00:30:13,171 [James Roberts] He was going to need another set of eyes on scene. 506 00:30:13,171 --> 00:30:13,620 {\an8}You know that there's something more to the stop. 507 00:30:13,620 --> 00:30:14,005 {\an8}You know that there's something more to the stop. 508 00:30:16,071 --> 00:30:18,672 {\an8}Something's triggered him needing an additional deputy. 509 00:30:18,672 --> 00:30:20,605 Something needs to be investigated a little further. 510 00:30:23,071 --> 00:30:24,705 [Richard] As soon as I got behind the van, 511 00:30:24,772 --> 00:30:26,372 he makes that right turn, 512 00:30:26,372 --> 00:30:28,372 even prior to my blue lights coming on 513 00:30:28,372 --> 00:30:31,672 into an O'Reilly's Auto Parts store parking lot. 514 00:30:33,872 --> 00:30:36,805 I positioned my vehicle behind the van. 515 00:30:36,872 --> 00:30:39,171 The driver had exited the vehicle. 516 00:30:39,171 --> 00:30:41,372 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 517 00:30:41,372 --> 00:30:43,620 [Richard] I call out to him with that prompt to him to come back to me. 518 00:30:43,620 --> 00:30:44,005 [Richard] I call out to him with that prompt to him to come back to me. 519 00:30:44,672 --> 00:30:47,672 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 520 00:30:47,672 --> 00:30:50,772 {\an8}[man speaking] 521 00:30:50,772 --> 00:30:53,405 [Richard] His comment about buying antifreeze was unusual. 522 00:30:53,472 --> 00:30:55,372 It doesn't freeze in Georgia in May. 523 00:30:55,372 --> 00:30:57,872 {\an8}-[Richard speaking] -[man speaking] 524 00:30:57,872 --> 00:30:59,305 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 525 00:31:00,972 --> 00:31:03,271 {\an8}[man speaking] 526 00:31:03,271 --> 00:31:05,505 {\an8}[indistinct chatter] 527 00:31:05,572 --> 00:31:06,972 {\an8}Nervousness like this guy 528 00:31:06,972 --> 00:31:08,772 was exhibiting is not normal 529 00:31:08,772 --> 00:31:10,805 when you're unable to stand still. 530 00:31:10,872 --> 00:31:13,205 He actually walks back to the van. 531 00:31:13,271 --> 00:31:13,620 And at this point, the... the female passenger 532 00:31:13,620 --> 00:31:14,005 And at this point, the... the female passenger 533 00:31:16,872 --> 00:31:18,171 gets out of the van. 534 00:31:18,171 --> 00:31:19,572 So I'm trying to keep an eye on her. 535 00:31:22,071 --> 00:31:23,405 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 536 00:31:23,472 --> 00:31:25,872 {\an8}[man speaking] 537 00:31:25,872 --> 00:31:27,572 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 538 00:31:29,672 --> 00:31:32,572 Every time his hand comes out of his pocket at that point, 539 00:31:32,572 --> 00:31:35,205 it makes me concerned that we're about to be presented with... 540 00:31:35,271 --> 00:31:36,305 with a gunfight. 541 00:31:39,271 --> 00:31:40,805 I'm not sure why it's about to get dangerous, 542 00:31:40,872 --> 00:31:42,572 but this one is about to get dangerous. 543 00:31:42,572 --> 00:31:43,620 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 544 00:31:43,620 --> 00:31:43,972 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 545 00:31:43,972 --> 00:31:44,005 {\an8}[man speaking] 546 00:31:50,171 --> 00:31:52,171 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 547 00:31:52,171 --> 00:31:53,805 {\an8}-[man speaking] -[Richard speaking] 548 00:31:53,872 --> 00:31:57,705 {\an8}[man speaking] 549 00:31:57,772 --> 00:31:59,105 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 550 00:31:59,171 --> 00:32:01,305 He mumbled some stuff that I couldn't make out 551 00:32:01,372 --> 00:32:03,071 what he was saying. 552 00:32:03,071 --> 00:32:06,105 Really abnormal response to a simple request for a driver's license. 553 00:32:08,005 --> 00:32:09,572 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 554 00:32:09,572 --> 00:32:11,271 {\an8}[man speaking] 555 00:32:11,271 --> 00:32:13,005 {\an8}-[Richard speaking] -[man speaking] 556 00:32:13,071 --> 00:32:13,620 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 557 00:32:13,620 --> 00:32:14,005 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 558 00:32:17,672 --> 00:32:19,005 [Richard] When I radio code 11, 559 00:32:19,005 --> 00:32:20,705 that is our radio code for, 560 00:32:20,772 --> 00:32:21,872 you know, second unit, 561 00:32:21,872 --> 00:32:24,271 but it's not in an emergency standpoint. 562 00:32:24,271 --> 00:32:25,572 [Tyler] Another detective and I, 563 00:32:25,572 --> 00:32:27,705 {\an8}Detective Haff, we hear Lieutenant Thompson 564 00:32:27,772 --> 00:32:30,171 {\an8}call out for non-emergency backup 565 00:32:30,171 --> 00:32:32,672 just down the street from where we were at that time. 566 00:32:32,672 --> 00:32:34,472 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 567 00:32:36,472 --> 00:32:38,271 {\an8}[man speaking] 568 00:32:38,271 --> 00:32:41,572 He made a comment that the... the van belonged to his cousin. 569 00:32:41,572 --> 00:32:43,205 And as he's making those comments, 570 00:32:43,271 --> 00:32:43,620 he's walking around the back of the van 571 00:32:43,620 --> 00:32:44,005 he's walking around the back of the van 572 00:32:45,972 --> 00:32:47,905 going toward the driver's door. 573 00:32:47,972 --> 00:32:49,005 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 574 00:32:49,071 --> 00:32:51,171 {\an8}-[man speaking] -[Richard speaking] 575 00:32:51,171 --> 00:32:53,405 {\an8}-[man speaking] -[Richard speaking] 576 00:32:53,472 --> 00:32:55,605 I know there is more than one person in the van. 577 00:32:55,672 --> 00:32:57,271 What their intent is? 578 00:32:57,271 --> 00:32:58,705 I don't have any idea about that. 579 00:32:58,772 --> 00:33:00,205 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 580 00:33:02,005 --> 00:33:06,171 Then he starts going swiftly toward the driver's side door. 581 00:33:06,171 --> 00:33:07,472 {\an8}-[man speaking] -[Richard speaking] 582 00:33:11,271 --> 00:33:13,620 As I reach out to grab the door, 583 00:33:13,620 --> 00:33:14,005 As I reach out to grab the door, 584 00:33:14,472 --> 00:33:19,772 the driver's side rear door of the van starts sliding open. 585 00:33:21,071 --> 00:33:23,205 [Richard] Stop! Whoa! Get down, get down. 586 00:33:30,105 --> 00:33:31,572 [Richard] A male subject 587 00:33:31,572 --> 00:33:34,572 that appears to be trying to get out of the van. 588 00:33:34,572 --> 00:33:37,472 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 589 00:33:37,472 --> 00:33:41,005 I'm trying to stay focused on what the driver is doing 590 00:33:41,005 --> 00:33:43,305 while trying to assess who are these people, 591 00:33:43,372 --> 00:33:45,171 where are they going, and what's their intent. 592 00:33:46,605 --> 00:33:48,105 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 593 00:33:49,105 --> 00:33:51,905 That's where my training in SWAT really paid off, 594 00:33:51,972 --> 00:33:56,042 because I've been in that situation in training a thousand times. 595 00:33:56,042 --> 00:33:56,305 because I've been in that situation in training a thousand times. 596 00:33:56,372 --> 00:33:57,005 There's people going everywhere, 597 00:33:58,372 --> 00:33:59,905 and we're trying to figure out 598 00:33:59,972 --> 00:34:03,071 if somebody needs to be engaged with deadly force or not. 599 00:34:05,872 --> 00:34:08,672 The level of adrenaline in this scene was up. 600 00:34:11,972 --> 00:34:13,805 As I go around the back of the van, 601 00:34:13,872 --> 00:34:17,972 the driver at this point has got the van in reverse. 602 00:34:17,972 --> 00:34:20,305 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 603 00:34:25,772 --> 00:34:26,042 [Richard] I see that he is backing up toward me. 604 00:34:26,042 --> 00:34:27,005 [Richard] I see that he is backing up toward me. 605 00:34:27,572 --> 00:34:30,705 Now we're right back up to a shoot or no shoot decision. 606 00:34:33,705 --> 00:34:36,005 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 607 00:34:43,171 --> 00:34:44,672 {\an8}[woman speaking] 608 00:34:44,672 --> 00:34:46,872 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 609 00:34:49,171 --> 00:34:51,772 {\an8}[woman speaking] 610 00:34:53,505 --> 00:34:55,271 [James Robert] I observed a white van 611 00:34:55,271 --> 00:34:56,042 exiting the parking lot at a high rate of speed. 612 00:34:56,042 --> 00:34:57,005 exiting the parking lot at a high rate of speed. 613 00:34:58,271 --> 00:35:00,772 I recall both sliding doors were open. 614 00:35:00,772 --> 00:35:02,772 I didn't know what had happened, 615 00:35:02,772 --> 00:35:05,271 but I knew I had to turn around and pursue that vehicle. 616 00:35:11,972 --> 00:35:15,005 Detective Haff jumped out of the car to go assist Lieutenant Thompson. 617 00:35:15,005 --> 00:35:18,071 Even though my car is at that time was unmarked, 618 00:35:18,071 --> 00:35:20,372 it had blue lights and siren in it. 619 00:35:20,372 --> 00:35:23,171 So I activated my emergency equipment, pursued the vehicle. 620 00:35:26,672 --> 00:35:27,005 [James Robert] We approached the intersection 621 00:35:28,271 --> 00:35:29,372 of which we had a red light 622 00:35:29,405 --> 00:35:31,505 and the subject failed to stop for the light 623 00:35:31,572 --> 00:35:33,105 and continued through a red light. 624 00:35:39,171 --> 00:35:42,705 {\an8}[James Robert speaking] 625 00:35:48,905 --> 00:35:50,672 [James Robert] He wound up jumping a curve 626 00:35:50,672 --> 00:35:52,572 and going down an embankment. 627 00:35:54,672 --> 00:35:56,042 It was definitely a risk to the community 628 00:35:56,042 --> 00:35:57,005 It was definitely a risk to the community 629 00:35:57,005 --> 00:36:00,472 and I wanted to get it ended as quick as possible. 630 00:36:00,472 --> 00:36:02,105 {\an8}[James Robert speaking] 631 00:36:14,005 --> 00:36:15,905 As the driver had fled the scene, 632 00:36:15,972 --> 00:36:18,872 Detective Haff and I are now speaking with the passengers. 633 00:36:18,872 --> 00:36:21,105 {\an8}[man speaking] 634 00:36:22,672 --> 00:36:25,872 {\an8}[woman speaking] 635 00:36:25,872 --> 00:36:26,042 [Richard] Detective Haff and I, 636 00:36:26,042 --> 00:36:27,005 [Richard] Detective Haff and I, 637 00:36:27,271 --> 00:36:28,872 actually, we're able to talk to them 638 00:36:28,872 --> 00:36:33,071 and find out that they were working at a nearby strawberry farm. 639 00:36:33,071 --> 00:36:36,372 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 640 00:36:36,372 --> 00:36:37,772 {\an8}[woman speaking] 641 00:36:39,005 --> 00:36:40,772 [Richard] We were asking for identification. 642 00:36:40,772 --> 00:36:42,672 We enter them into our state system, 643 00:36:42,672 --> 00:36:44,672 and we learn that the female 644 00:36:44,672 --> 00:36:47,605 that got out of the front passenger side seat, 645 00:36:47,672 --> 00:36:49,171 she has an active warrant, 646 00:36:49,171 --> 00:36:51,171 so she is arrested and taken to jail. 647 00:36:57,772 --> 00:37:01,171 [Tyler] At this point, it was just the suspect and myself. 648 00:37:01,171 --> 00:37:05,305 Deputy Roberts, had fallen back a little bit because of the traffic. 649 00:37:05,372 --> 00:37:07,372 {\an8}[James Robert speaking] 650 00:37:15,472 --> 00:37:17,105 [James Robert] When you're pursuing a vehicle, 651 00:37:17,105 --> 00:37:20,205 you're constantly evaluating the danger to the public. 652 00:37:20,271 --> 00:37:22,505 Speeds, the time of day, 653 00:37:22,572 --> 00:37:26,042 any construction, school zones in the area, what the charges are? 654 00:37:26,042 --> 00:37:26,772 any construction, school zones in the area, what the charges are? 655 00:37:26,772 --> 00:37:27,005 Why is this guy trying to flee so bad? 656 00:37:36,605 --> 00:37:37,772 I looked in the rearview mirror 657 00:37:37,772 --> 00:37:39,005 and saw that Deputy Roberts 658 00:37:39,071 --> 00:37:42,005 was catching back up to us at that time. 659 00:37:43,672 --> 00:37:46,171 {\an8}[Tyler speaking on radio] 660 00:37:50,171 --> 00:37:51,772 [James Robert] I stayed with the suspect. 661 00:37:51,772 --> 00:37:55,672 We... our speeds were approximately close to 100 miles an hour. 662 00:37:55,672 --> 00:37:56,042 [Tyler] We didn't know why he was running. 663 00:37:56,042 --> 00:37:57,005 [Tyler] We didn't know why he was running. 664 00:37:57,171 --> 00:37:58,271 We just knew that 665 00:37:58,271 --> 00:38:00,071 he was obviously a bad individual 666 00:38:00,071 --> 00:38:01,872 that was very desperate to get away. 667 00:38:01,872 --> 00:38:04,372 {\an8}[Tyler speaking on radio] 668 00:38:04,372 --> 00:38:06,805 [James Robert] The suspect 669 00:38:06,872 --> 00:38:09,472 suddenly turned right on to Bethel Road. 670 00:38:09,472 --> 00:38:11,405 [Richard] Bethel Road is a dead end street. 671 00:38:11,472 --> 00:38:12,872 So in my mind, I know that we're gonna have 672 00:38:12,872 --> 00:38:14,705 some kind of conclusion here pretty soon. 673 00:38:14,772 --> 00:38:16,772 {\an8}[James Robert speaking] 674 00:38:36,205 --> 00:38:37,472 [James Robert] He hit the embankment, 675 00:38:37,472 --> 00:38:40,271 which was ditched at a high rate of speed. 676 00:38:40,271 --> 00:38:41,972 And I recall watching the driver 677 00:38:41,972 --> 00:38:43,972 literally bounce out of the driver's seat 678 00:38:43,972 --> 00:38:45,505 from hitting that embankment so hard. 679 00:38:53,205 --> 00:38:54,772 [siren wailing] 680 00:38:57,805 --> 00:38:59,705 {\an8}[officer speaking] 681 00:39:06,105 --> 00:39:07,572 [Tyler] We jump out of the vehicle 682 00:39:07,572 --> 00:39:09,171 with our guns drawn 683 00:39:09,171 --> 00:39:11,372 and order him out at gunpoint. 684 00:39:11,372 --> 00:39:13,372 We didn't know if he was or he wasn't armed. 685 00:39:13,372 --> 00:39:15,772 We didn't know what he was capable of 686 00:39:15,772 --> 00:39:16,939 or what he was gonna do. 687 00:39:16,939 --> 00:39:18,905 But we were certainly planning for the worst. 688 00:39:20,205 --> 00:39:21,972 {\an8}[officer speaking] 689 00:39:28,872 --> 00:39:30,372 [Tyler] He just complied with our commands. 690 00:39:30,372 --> 00:39:32,972 Uh, he crawled out of the driver's seat 691 00:39:32,972 --> 00:39:35,205 and just lay down on the ground and gave up. 692 00:39:40,572 --> 00:39:43,405 I maintained lethal cover with my pistol 693 00:39:43,472 --> 00:39:48,872 while Deputy Roberts approached and placed suspect in handcuffs. 694 00:39:51,372 --> 00:39:52,872 I asked him what was going on? 695 00:39:52,872 --> 00:39:54,171 Why he was fleeing? 696 00:39:54,171 --> 00:39:55,972 And he really didn't say much. 697 00:39:59,405 --> 00:40:01,605 After I placed him in my patrol car, 698 00:40:01,672 --> 00:40:03,505 we focus our attention to the van. 699 00:40:11,472 --> 00:40:13,405 {\an8}[James Robert speaking] 700 00:40:17,472 --> 00:40:22,605 We did find a .40 caliber pistol near the driver's seat. 701 00:40:22,672 --> 00:40:24,405 We also found some marijuana. 702 00:40:24,472 --> 00:40:26,042 And then also we found a .30 round magazine 703 00:40:26,042 --> 00:40:27,005 And then also we found a .30 round magazine 704 00:40:27,572 --> 00:40:28,972 that went with the pistol. 705 00:40:32,605 --> 00:40:35,372 When we found that, our first thoughts are 706 00:40:35,372 --> 00:40:37,372 this guy had some bad intentions. 707 00:40:37,372 --> 00:40:39,305 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 708 00:40:41,572 --> 00:40:42,905 {\an8}[officer speaking] 709 00:40:46,805 --> 00:40:48,071 {\an8}[Richard speaking] 710 00:40:53,505 --> 00:40:56,042 You really think about how dangerous it actually was. 711 00:40:56,042 --> 00:40:56,372 You really think about how dangerous it actually was. 712 00:40:57,672 --> 00:40:59,772 My opinion is he was trying to find a gun. 713 00:41:09,605 --> 00:41:12,305 [narrator] The suspect is Jeremiah Reeves, 714 00:41:12,372 --> 00:41:14,005 a convicted felon. 715 00:41:14,071 --> 00:41:18,472 The white minivan he was driving was reported stolen. 716 00:41:18,472 --> 00:41:22,672 The driver was found guilty of possession of a firearm 717 00:41:22,672 --> 00:41:26,042 by a convicted felon, theft by receiving a stolen vehicle, 718 00:41:26,042 --> 00:41:26,805 by a convicted felon, theft by receiving a stolen vehicle, 719 00:41:26,872 --> 00:41:27,005 fleeing and attempted to elude a police officer 720 00:41:28,772 --> 00:41:31,005 as well as possession of marijuana. 721 00:41:31,005 --> 00:41:34,472 [narrator] Jeremiah Reeves was sentenced to 15 years, 722 00:41:34,472 --> 00:41:36,572 three of which to be spent in jail, 723 00:41:36,572 --> 00:41:38,772 the rest on probation. 724 00:41:38,772 --> 00:41:40,672 {\an8}The other passengers were cleared 725 00:41:40,672 --> 00:41:42,705 {\an8}of any wrongdoing and released. 726 00:41:44,805 --> 00:41:46,105 {\an8}[James Robert] At all traffic stops, 727 00:41:46,105 --> 00:41:47,872 {\an8}you've got to keep your guard up and, you know, 728 00:41:47,872 --> 00:41:49,672 {\an8}pay attention and be aware 729 00:41:49,672 --> 00:41:52,505 {\an8}that can go 0 to 90 at any moment. 730 00:41:52,572 --> 00:41:55,372 {\an8}[Richard] Stop! Whoa! Get down, get down. 731 00:41:55,372 --> 00:41:56,042 {\an8}I'm glad that we had competent guys 732 00:41:56,042 --> 00:41:56,805 {\an8}I'm glad that we had competent guys 733 00:41:56,872 --> 00:41:57,005 {\an8}that came to back me up that were close. 734 00:41:59,071 --> 00:42:01,105 {\an8}So just luck of the draw, 735 00:42:01,105 --> 00:42:03,605 {\an8}just right place, right time on the backup officers. 736 00:42:03,672 --> 00:42:06,672 {\an8}So we got... we got super lucky and blessed in this situation.