1 00:00:05,367 --> 00:00:09,734 [JV] In Wisconsin, a carjacking dramatically escalates. 2 00:00:10,100 --> 00:00:11,734 [woman] 3 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:18,533 [siren blaring] 4 00:00:20,100 --> 00:00:23,066 [Officer Hartmann] Essentially, he's got a hostage with him. 5 00:00:23,066 --> 00:00:25,033 It's a very frightening situation. 6 00:00:27,367 --> 00:00:29,967 [JV] And in Utah, a home invasion 7 00:00:29,967 --> 00:00:32,634 turns into a frenzied fire rescue. 8 00:00:33,467 --> 00:00:35,133 [woman] 9 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:43,634 [Officer Alex] There was just billowing thick black smoke. 10 00:00:48,367 --> 00:00:49,767 [suspect] 11 00:00:49,834 --> 00:00:52,634 I did fear for my own life. I was going to have to go back in. 12 00:00:56,867 --> 00:00:58,166 [indistinct chatter on dispatch] 13 00:00:58,166 --> 00:00:59,433 [woman] Shots fired. 14 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:02,667 [man] Yeah, drop it, go outside. 15 00:01:08,100 --> 00:01:10,166 [JV] In Wisconsin, 16 00:01:10,166 --> 00:01:13,333 twenty five miles north of its capital, Madison, 17 00:01:14,367 --> 00:01:16,066 is Columbia County. 18 00:01:26,300 --> 00:01:28,333 [dispatch] 19 00:01:29,367 --> 00:01:31,033 [Iulia] 20 00:01:39,867 --> 00:01:41,567 [dispatch] 21 00:01:41,767 --> 00:01:42,934 [Iulia] 22 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:47,834 [dispatch] 23 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:49,634 [Iulia] 24 00:01:52,767 --> 00:01:56,867 I was sitting in a parking lot reviewing reports, 25 00:01:56,867 --> 00:01:59,567 when the call came out about somebody driving a car 26 00:01:59,634 --> 00:02:02,166 that didn't have permission and that there was still 27 00:02:02,233 --> 00:02:05,333 someone inside that vehicle who was making the 911 call. 28 00:02:08,166 --> 00:02:10,066 [dispatch] 29 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:13,166 [Iulia] 30 00:02:13,233 --> 00:02:14,567 [dispatch] 31 00:02:15,266 --> 00:02:17,166 [Iulia] 32 00:02:17,166 --> 00:02:18,266 [dispatch] 33 00:02:18,467 --> 00:02:20,433 [Iulia] 34 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,734 [dispatch] 35 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:35,767 [JV] The victim, Iulia, is trapped in the back seat of the SUV 36 00:02:35,767 --> 00:02:38,734 after an unknown male carjacked the vehicle. 37 00:02:40,467 --> 00:02:43,333 [Sgt. Stage] 38 00:02:44,500 --> 00:02:46,367 [dog barking] 39 00:02:46,367 --> 00:02:49,967 [Sgt. Stage] 40 00:02:51,900 --> 00:02:54,567 I immediately got the adrenaline rush. 41 00:02:54,567 --> 00:02:59,233 I knew it was crucial to locate that female and get her to safety. 42 00:03:05,166 --> 00:03:07,233 [engine accelerating] 43 00:03:10,567 --> 00:03:13,533 [officer on radio] 44 00:03:13,700 --> 00:03:16,467 [dispatch] 45 00:03:16,467 --> 00:03:18,066 [Iulia] 46 00:03:21,166 --> 00:03:24,266 The piece of information that the victim provided with being 47 00:03:24,266 --> 00:03:26,867 at a gas station was crucial as only 48 00:03:26,867 --> 00:03:29,834 one gas station is open during that time of the night. 49 00:03:38,867 --> 00:03:40,367 My name is Daria Soltescu. 50 00:03:41,367 --> 00:03:45,567 We were coming from Minnesota, back home to Chicago. 51 00:03:45,567 --> 00:03:49,567 It was my mom, my dad and one of my dad's friends, Monty. 52 00:03:51,266 --> 00:03:55,166 We stopped on our journey because we needed to use the restroom. 53 00:03:55,166 --> 00:03:58,066 My mom doesn't get out of the car because she was asleep. 54 00:04:00,767 --> 00:04:03,066 We walked out of the gas station 55 00:04:03,066 --> 00:04:05,166 and that's when we discovered the car is gone. 56 00:04:09,266 --> 00:04:11,634 I did not know where my mom was. 57 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:14,233 There was that fear. 58 00:04:15,467 --> 00:04:18,166 I knew that there was something deeply wrong. 59 00:04:20,100 --> 00:04:25,467 The first officers that arrived let us know that my mom was calling 911. 60 00:04:25,967 --> 00:04:27,266 It felt surreal. 61 00:04:27,266 --> 00:04:29,734 I couldn't even imagine what she was feeling. 62 00:04:30,967 --> 00:04:32,767 [dispatch] 63 00:04:33,900 --> 00:04:35,934 [Iulia] 64 00:04:46,967 --> 00:04:47,667 [suspect] 65 00:04:47,667 --> 00:04:48,767 [Iulia] 66 00:04:48,767 --> 00:04:50,166 [suspect] 67 00:04:50,233 --> 00:04:51,467 [Iulia] 68 00:04:51,467 --> 00:04:52,166 [suspect] 69 00:04:52,166 --> 00:04:54,266 [Iulia] 70 00:04:54,333 --> 00:04:56,867 [Sgt. Stage] She was yelling at the man, who was driving the vehicle 71 00:04:56,867 --> 00:04:59,967 multiple times to slow down and to let her out. 72 00:04:59,967 --> 00:05:05,667 Dispatch could hear the male in the vehicle refusing to pull over or stop. 73 00:05:05,667 --> 00:05:10,166 We are not sure what the male driver is capable of at this point. 74 00:05:10,166 --> 00:05:15,867 [JV] Police currently don't know the suspect's motivation or if he's armed. 75 00:05:15,867 --> 00:05:20,233 For now, they must treat this as a carjacking and kidnapping. 76 00:05:25,367 --> 00:05:29,834 [officer] 77 00:05:30,567 --> 00:05:33,433 [Officer Tester] 78 00:05:36,266 --> 00:05:40,166 I was working in the southwestern corner of the county. 79 00:05:40,233 --> 00:05:43,233 I couldn't believe that it was an actual call. 80 00:05:47,300 --> 00:05:49,367 [dispatch] 81 00:05:49,367 --> 00:05:52,533 [Iulia] 82 00:05:57,367 --> 00:06:00,100 She had an understanding that he was impaired 83 00:06:00,100 --> 00:06:01,266 at the time, 84 00:06:01,266 --> 00:06:05,166 so I personally can't imagine the stress that she had. 85 00:06:05,166 --> 00:06:08,967 Based off the threat level, I had to close out the incident that I was on 86 00:06:09,033 --> 00:06:11,367 and immediately head to the kidnapping call. 87 00:06:12,367 --> 00:06:15,166 [dispatch] 88 00:06:18,166 --> 00:06:21,367 [Officer Hartmann] In Columbia county, carjackings aren't that common. 89 00:06:21,367 --> 00:06:23,100 So, I'm feeling, 90 00:06:23,100 --> 00:06:25,266 "Okay, this is something big. 91 00:06:25,266 --> 00:06:27,166 We gotta find this vehicle as soon as we can." 92 00:06:29,867 --> 00:06:33,433 [Sgt. Stage] Columbia County is a large, spread out rural county. 93 00:06:34,867 --> 00:06:36,867 But we were looking for a needle in a haystack 94 00:06:36,867 --> 00:06:40,834 as far as the time of that night, the vast area that we're in. 95 00:06:41,467 --> 00:06:43,133 [dispatch] 96 00:06:46,567 --> 00:06:47,934 [Iulia] 97 00:06:49,667 --> 00:06:52,867 [Officer Hartmann] Essentially, he's got a hostage with him. 98 00:06:52,867 --> 00:06:54,867 This guy could have a weapon on him. 99 00:06:54,867 --> 00:06:56,567 It's a very frightening situation. 100 00:06:58,300 --> 00:07:00,166 [dispatch] 101 00:07:02,900 --> 00:07:05,066 [Iulia] 102 00:07:11,667 --> 00:07:12,767 [dispatch] 103 00:07:12,767 --> 00:07:13,734 [Iulia] 104 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:17,333 [officer] 105 00:07:21,900 --> 00:07:26,367 That sign is just a short distance outside the center of the city of Lodi. 106 00:07:27,767 --> 00:07:31,767 It was crucial for us to know what direction to start looking. 107 00:07:38,266 --> 00:07:41,834 I was becoming increasingly concerned for her safety. 108 00:07:45,700 --> 00:07:47,333 [dispatch] 109 00:07:48,500 --> 00:07:50,934 [Iulia] 110 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:59,066 [dispatch] 111 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:06,667 I knew it was Crystal Lake right away 112 00:08:06,667 --> 00:08:09,967 and I was already heading that direction. I was maybe five miles out. 113 00:08:09,967 --> 00:08:12,567 I'm going probably 100 miles per hour plus. 114 00:08:13,967 --> 00:08:17,266 At every corner you go around, it's like, "Where are they?" 115 00:08:17,266 --> 00:08:20,567 It was very, very frustrating in that moment 'cause you're... 116 00:08:21,667 --> 00:08:24,033 you're right on top of this vehicle, but you can't see it. 117 00:08:24,900 --> 00:08:26,767 And you're thinking to yourself, 118 00:08:26,767 --> 00:08:28,467 "I should be seeing that." 119 00:08:28,533 --> 00:08:30,467 You think in your head like, is this even real? 120 00:08:30,467 --> 00:08:32,166 [Sgt. Stage] 121 00:08:35,100 --> 00:08:37,834 [officer] 122 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:45,867 [JV] At the truck stop, the victim's daughter, Daria, 123 00:08:45,867 --> 00:08:48,934 calls in with vital information about her mom. 124 00:08:49,667 --> 00:08:51,734 [dispatch] 125 00:08:52,266 --> 00:08:54,734 [Daria] 126 00:09:00,467 --> 00:09:02,233 [dispatch] 127 00:09:02,567 --> 00:09:04,834 [Daria] 128 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:10,166 I realized that I'm tracking mom's phone 129 00:09:10,233 --> 00:09:12,767 and I saw that the location was moving. 130 00:09:12,834 --> 00:09:14,166 It was actually a moment of happiness. 131 00:09:14,166 --> 00:09:17,767 I had access to her location and I could help. 132 00:09:17,834 --> 00:09:20,166 I felt a bit in control of the situation, 133 00:09:20,233 --> 00:09:22,667 that at least we were able to locate the car. 134 00:09:24,367 --> 00:09:26,433 [dispatch] 135 00:09:30,100 --> 00:09:33,433 [Daria] 136 00:09:36,367 --> 00:09:37,967 [dispatch] 137 00:09:38,567 --> 00:09:40,233 [Daria] 138 00:09:45,300 --> 00:09:46,967 [Sgt. Stage] Once a vehicle can be tracked, 139 00:09:46,967 --> 00:09:48,867 then we were able to create a perimeter 140 00:09:48,934 --> 00:09:52,367 of squad cars to intercept this vehicle. 141 00:09:52,367 --> 00:09:54,867 [siren blaring] 142 00:09:54,934 --> 00:09:57,467 [officer] 143 00:09:59,166 --> 00:10:01,934 [Reimer] 144 00:10:05,367 --> 00:10:06,867 [Daria] I was trying to give directions, 145 00:10:06,867 --> 00:10:10,567 I couldn't keep up with how fast he was driving. 146 00:10:10,634 --> 00:10:14,367 I knew that if I didn't stay calm, that I would lose time. 147 00:10:14,433 --> 00:10:18,734 If I lose time, then my mom has less chances of surviving. 148 00:10:20,567 --> 00:10:22,967 [Iulia] 149 00:10:36,567 --> 00:10:39,667 [dispatch] 150 00:10:53,367 --> 00:10:55,066 [Iulia] 151 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:14,000 Eventually, she gave off a good land marker with a Merrimac Ferry crossing. 152 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:18,734 I headed in the direction of where there was a high probability of the vehicle. 153 00:11:21,767 --> 00:11:24,166 [Iulia] 154 00:11:32,567 --> 00:11:35,667 [dispatch] 155 00:11:35,667 --> 00:11:41,066 [JV] Suddenly, Julia's cell phone dies, cutting off all communication. 156 00:11:45,467 --> 00:11:47,533 [Sgt. Stage] 157 00:11:48,266 --> 00:11:50,934 [officer] 158 00:11:51,667 --> 00:11:53,567 [Sgt. Stage] 159 00:11:58,900 --> 00:12:01,333 [siren blaring] 160 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:10,066 [Officer Tester] 161 00:12:22,700 --> 00:12:26,066 I was able to locate the vehicle just heading towards 162 00:12:26,133 --> 00:12:28,734 the direction of the Merrimac Ferry crossing. 163 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:43,634 But there's still a lot of intersections and a lot of farm roads, windy roads. 164 00:12:44,700 --> 00:12:50,266 If the subject would have made one turn off of 188, 165 00:12:50,333 --> 00:12:52,934 it would have been back to a needle in a haystack again. 166 00:13:01,900 --> 00:13:04,266 The rate of speed was alarming. 167 00:13:04,266 --> 00:13:07,433 Some of those corners are rated for 15 miles per hour. 168 00:13:13,700 --> 00:13:17,433 I was anticipating a pretty dangerous crash. 169 00:13:18,266 --> 00:13:22,333 [dispatch] 170 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:31,934 [JV] With multiple units now in pursuit... 171 00:13:34,066 --> 00:13:38,266 [Sgt. Stage] 172 00:13:38,333 --> 00:13:41,066 [JV] ...Columbia County Sheriff's Deputy, Jordan Reimer, 173 00:13:41,066 --> 00:13:43,100 deploys stop sticks in the path 174 00:13:43,100 --> 00:13:44,734 of the suspect vehicle. 175 00:13:50,667 --> 00:13:52,266 [Reimer] 176 00:14:25,667 --> 00:14:27,667 I was hoping that he would give up, 177 00:14:27,667 --> 00:14:29,867 but he had no intentions of stopping. 178 00:14:50,467 --> 00:14:53,734 He was like, at an ice rink. He's just skating around the road. 179 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,233 He's obviously very determined to get away. 180 00:15:02,467 --> 00:15:06,967 [Officer Tester] 181 00:15:17,467 --> 00:15:21,867 My father and I were able to receive updates 182 00:15:21,867 --> 00:15:24,166 and we heard that the tires are gone. 183 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:26,166 I was worried. 184 00:15:26,166 --> 00:15:29,667 That guy would not stop. Even without tires, he would not stop. 185 00:15:30,367 --> 00:15:33,834 [Officer Tester] 186 00:15:38,166 --> 00:15:42,867 Speeds were close to 100 miles per hour, with three rims and one tire. 187 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:48,533 I've never heard of that. 188 00:15:53,266 --> 00:15:56,967 Eventually, the vehicle is coming back in my direction. 189 00:15:57,033 --> 00:16:00,767 I grabbed my spike strips, and then, proceeded to wait for the vehicle. 190 00:16:00,767 --> 00:16:04,100 There's three or four other attempts prior to that, 191 00:16:04,100 --> 00:16:07,467 and it happened to be that there's still one tire left on the vehicle. 192 00:16:07,467 --> 00:16:11,133 And after me, there was no other spike strips set up. 193 00:16:12,467 --> 00:16:16,533 I know I gotta hit that tire or this vehicle might just keep going. 194 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:23,266 [Officer Hartmann] My adrenaline's really high. 195 00:16:23,266 --> 00:16:25,066 Obviously, it's a high priority call. 196 00:16:25,066 --> 00:16:28,767 We had a female in this vehicle with a stranger, an unknown male, 197 00:16:28,767 --> 00:16:31,867 so we gotta make sure we get this vehicle off the road. 198 00:16:42,567 --> 00:16:45,433 [Officer Hartmann] So, when the vehicle passed, I saw him go over the spikes. 199 00:16:48,500 --> 00:16:53,567 A sense of relief, so to say, that hopefully, this is gonna come to an end very soon. 200 00:16:53,634 --> 00:16:55,734 [Sgt. Stage] However, that was not the situation. 201 00:16:57,266 --> 00:16:59,166 He decided to keep driving 202 00:16:59,233 --> 00:17:02,467 even with no tires on at this high rate of speed. 203 00:17:02,467 --> 00:17:04,066 [Officer Hartmann] I have never heard of a suspect 204 00:17:04,133 --> 00:17:06,767 driving over that many spikes and continue to go. 205 00:17:06,834 --> 00:17:09,634 He's on all four rims and he's continuing to go. 206 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:14,567 We had limited options at this point. 207 00:17:19,266 --> 00:17:22,066 [Brown] 208 00:17:24,300 --> 00:17:25,767 [Officer Hartmann] He was hitting guard rails, 209 00:17:25,767 --> 00:17:28,967 oncomings going in the ditch, he was going in on coming traffic. 210 00:17:29,033 --> 00:17:31,667 And it was speeds that were still 45-50 miles per hour. 211 00:17:31,667 --> 00:17:33,367 All four tires are popped. 212 00:17:33,367 --> 00:17:34,667 He's on all rims now. 213 00:17:34,667 --> 00:17:36,834 The faster we end it, the better it is. 214 00:17:37,567 --> 00:17:39,867 [Sgt. Stage] 215 00:17:42,100 --> 00:17:44,000 [Deputy Tester] With the pit maneuver, 216 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:47,467 the biggest thought that I had was the risk that was 217 00:17:47,533 --> 00:17:50,533 posed to the victim being inside the vehicle. 218 00:17:56,900 --> 00:17:59,033 [Brown] 219 00:17:59,900 --> 00:18:02,467 I'm a trooper with the Wisconsin State Patrol. 220 00:18:03,367 --> 00:18:06,533 I had taken command in the pursuit. 221 00:18:11,767 --> 00:18:15,567 Pit maneuver is definitely one of our last resorts. 222 00:18:15,567 --> 00:18:19,467 It's a form of ramming, making a controlled contact 223 00:18:19,467 --> 00:18:21,367 with the back end of the vehicle. 224 00:18:26,266 --> 00:18:31,000 [Brown] I believe that the pit maneuver was our only chance to stop the vehicle. 225 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:35,567 I've been trained to perform a pit maneuver for over two years now. 226 00:18:37,867 --> 00:18:40,934 [Brown] But prior to this situation, I had never performed the pit. 227 00:19:00,467 --> 00:19:03,333 There is definitely that nervousness. 228 00:19:06,300 --> 00:19:08,266 With the pit maneuver comes 229 00:19:08,266 --> 00:19:12,233 high risk of injury or the possibility of death. 230 00:19:17,266 --> 00:19:18,967 [Sgt. Stage] 231 00:19:28,367 --> 00:19:30,867 [dispatch] 232 00:19:33,767 --> 00:19:37,867 [Sgt. Stage] As I watched the vehicle sliding into the parking lot, 233 00:19:37,867 --> 00:19:41,033 it was like everything slowed down and slow motion kicked in. 234 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:43,667 [Officer Tester] My main concern that 235 00:19:43,667 --> 00:19:47,066 the suspect was gonna continue to try to drive away. 236 00:19:47,066 --> 00:19:51,166 I mean, he had a great will to evade up to that point. 237 00:19:51,166 --> 00:19:54,567 Using my bumper, I pinned the vehicle in to ensure that 238 00:19:54,567 --> 00:19:56,867 he wasn't able to drive away. 239 00:20:41,100 --> 00:20:45,266 [Brown] My first thought is get out and hold cover on the vehicle. 240 00:20:45,266 --> 00:20:49,367 We don't know if the suspect has any weapons. 241 00:20:49,367 --> 00:20:50,767 [Sgt. Stage] 242 00:20:51,667 --> 00:20:53,967 [Brown] Hell, we don't know if he's going to 243 00:20:54,033 --> 00:20:56,734 turn this into a hostage situation. 244 00:20:57,567 --> 00:20:58,634 [Sgt. Stage] 245 00:20:59,100 --> 00:21:00,667 [Officer Tester] 246 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:05,467 [Sgt. Stage] The female is still trapped in the vehicle. 247 00:21:05,467 --> 00:21:11,166 I'm extremely concerned for her safety and want to get her out as fast as I can. 248 00:21:11,233 --> 00:21:12,967 [Officer Tester] 249 00:21:13,033 --> 00:21:14,834 Once I open the door and... 250 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:17,634 saw a female subject in there, 251 00:21:18,266 --> 00:21:20,333 crying and extremely shaken up. 252 00:21:35,700 --> 00:21:36,467 [Iulia] 253 00:21:36,467 --> 00:21:37,266 [Officer Tester] 254 00:21:37,333 --> 00:21:38,166 [Iulia] 255 00:21:38,166 --> 00:21:40,166 [Officer Tester] 256 00:21:44,066 --> 00:21:45,266 [Iulia] 257 00:21:45,333 --> 00:21:46,934 [Officer Tester] 258 00:21:54,867 --> 00:21:57,667 Very relieved she was okay, she wasn't harmed 'cause 259 00:21:57,667 --> 00:22:00,100 why did this male take this female with him 260 00:22:00,100 --> 00:22:03,266 if he didn't have any intention to do anything with her? I don't know. 261 00:22:03,266 --> 00:22:04,333 I still don't know. 262 00:22:05,467 --> 00:22:07,066 [Officer Tester] I'm just glad that 263 00:22:07,133 --> 00:22:08,467 it turned out as well as it did 264 00:22:08,467 --> 00:22:11,367 and that the victim was able to walk away from... 265 00:22:11,367 --> 00:22:12,533 from the vehicle. 266 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:15,967 [Reimer] 267 00:22:15,967 --> 00:22:22,333 Our main effort, once the victim was safe, was apprehending the suspect. 268 00:22:24,867 --> 00:22:30,233 It was easy to see right away that the male was not in a normal state of mind. 269 00:22:43,266 --> 00:22:48,467 As soon as he was in cuffs, I could feel a big stress relief off. 270 00:22:48,467 --> 00:22:51,867 I felt like that was the first time that I could take a big breath 271 00:22:51,934 --> 00:22:54,834 and analyze everything that just took place. 272 00:22:58,700 --> 00:23:01,266 [JV] Police take the suspect, Kyle Wagner, 273 00:23:01,266 --> 00:23:03,367 to the Columbia County Jail. 274 00:23:06,900 --> 00:23:09,767 You just take a deep breath and you just tell yourself, 275 00:23:09,767 --> 00:23:11,166 like, "What did I just go through?" 276 00:23:11,567 --> 00:23:13,467 I mean, this is crazy. 277 00:23:13,533 --> 00:23:14,867 I didn't go to bed right away when I got home. 278 00:23:14,934 --> 00:23:15,967 It took me a bit to fall asleep. 279 00:23:15,967 --> 00:23:17,634 The adrenaline's still going through. 280 00:23:19,367 --> 00:23:22,667 [JV] More than one hour after her ordeal began, 281 00:23:22,667 --> 00:23:25,834 Iulia is finally reunited with her family. 282 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:30,767 The moment I see her and she she looked so scared. 283 00:23:30,767 --> 00:23:35,467 I've never seen my mom look so scared before. 284 00:23:35,467 --> 00:23:37,166 And all I wanted to do was hug her 285 00:23:37,233 --> 00:23:39,634 and tell her that she's fine now and that she's safe. 286 00:23:40,700 --> 00:23:44,467 The officer to make the pit maneuver was really brave. 287 00:23:44,533 --> 00:23:47,467 And for an officer to do that, to take that kind of decision 288 00:23:47,467 --> 00:23:50,433 in order to save her and to give her a chance 289 00:23:50,767 --> 00:23:52,166 is remarkable. 290 00:23:53,367 --> 00:23:55,467 [JV] Kyle Wagner later pleads guilty 291 00:23:55,467 --> 00:24:00,667 to charges of taking a vehicle without consent and fleeing officers. 292 00:24:00,667 --> 00:24:04,033 He is sentenced to a total of nine years imprisonment. 293 00:24:06,166 --> 00:24:09,767 This incident will remain with me for the rest of my career. 294 00:24:09,767 --> 00:24:11,667 [dog barking] 295 00:24:11,734 --> 00:24:18,066 I was never worried for someone's safety as much as was for this female victim. 296 00:24:18,133 --> 00:24:19,967 [Daria] Because it was a happy ending, 297 00:24:20,033 --> 00:24:22,100 the only way that it affected 298 00:24:22,100 --> 00:24:24,767 my family is in terms of gratitude. 299 00:24:24,834 --> 00:24:28,166 We're more grateful for each other. 300 00:24:28,233 --> 00:24:31,367 We have an amazing sense of gratitude towards the police. 301 00:24:31,433 --> 00:24:33,467 And now, every time I see a police officer 302 00:24:33,467 --> 00:24:37,433 or I see a sheriff, I take the time to thank them. 303 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:47,934 [JV] In Utah, just 14 miles north of Salt Lake City, 304 00:24:48,700 --> 00:24:50,066 is Centerville. 305 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:56,867 [Officer Alex] Centerville is a pretty small town. 306 00:24:57,700 --> 00:25:00,066 A lot of younger population. 307 00:25:00,066 --> 00:25:04,467 It's a very family based city, but still relatively small and residential. 308 00:25:08,567 --> 00:25:10,166 [Officer Shaun] I would say 309 00:25:10,166 --> 00:25:14,266 the best thing, as far as, you know, police officer in Centreville is that we have 310 00:25:14,266 --> 00:25:17,667 huge community support from all of our citizens. 311 00:25:17,734 --> 00:25:20,266 [Officer Alex] And we are able to have those positive interactions 312 00:25:20,333 --> 00:25:21,600 with our community members 313 00:25:21,667 --> 00:25:24,834 versus just seeing them on their worst day at their worst times. 314 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:31,266 [dispatch] 315 00:25:31,266 --> 00:25:33,567 [caller] 316 00:25:45,300 --> 00:25:49,166 We were getting 911 calls that afternoon for a suspicious person. 317 00:25:50,467 --> 00:25:54,667 He had taken off northbound, and so, we were heading north. 318 00:25:54,734 --> 00:25:57,467 And then, we got another call that he was at a house, 319 00:25:57,467 --> 00:25:59,433 actually, south of that address. 320 00:26:03,066 --> 00:26:05,533 [caller] 321 00:26:08,100 --> 00:26:09,367 [dispatch] 322 00:26:09,433 --> 00:26:11,667 [caller] 323 00:26:11,667 --> 00:26:13,567 [Officer Shaun] In Centerville, we don't have a lot 324 00:26:13,634 --> 00:26:18,734 of calls where someone is actively breaking into someone's house. 325 00:26:19,667 --> 00:26:22,433 And so, it's a call you take very seriously. 326 00:26:26,667 --> 00:26:28,233 [caller] 327 00:26:30,266 --> 00:26:31,934 -[dispatch] -[caller] 328 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:36,367 [Officer Alex] Both houses that we had arrived to, 329 00:26:36,433 --> 00:26:40,367 they described him to us, but he had left before we arrived. 330 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:44,166 I did feel like we were just missing him. 331 00:26:44,166 --> 00:26:47,767 It was becoming frustrating to continue getting calls on this person, 332 00:26:47,767 --> 00:26:50,834 and every single time we're arriving to the scene, he's already gone. 333 00:26:52,867 --> 00:26:54,567 I was still driving around the area 334 00:26:54,634 --> 00:26:57,834 when a call for an arson in progress came out. 335 00:26:59,467 --> 00:27:00,834 [woman caller] 336 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:06,867 [dispatch] 337 00:27:06,934 --> 00:27:07,867 [woman caller] 338 00:27:07,934 --> 00:27:10,266 [dispatch] 339 00:27:10,333 --> 00:27:11,166 [woman caller] 340 00:27:11,166 --> 00:27:13,634 [dispatch] 341 00:27:13,900 --> 00:27:15,333 [woman caller] 342 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:18,533 [dispatch] 343 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:20,233 [woman caller] 344 00:27:23,500 --> 00:27:24,567 [dispatch] 345 00:27:24,567 --> 00:27:25,767 [woman caller] 346 00:27:25,767 --> 00:27:27,667 [dispatch] 347 00:27:27,667 --> 00:27:28,867 [suspect] 348 00:27:28,867 --> 00:27:31,133 [woman caller] 349 00:27:44,667 --> 00:27:46,533 [dispatch] 350 00:27:46,900 --> 00:27:48,166 [woman caller] 351 00:27:48,233 --> 00:27:49,266 [suspect] 352 00:27:49,266 --> 00:27:51,533 [woman caller] 353 00:27:57,000 --> 00:28:01,567 [JV] Officer Farnes diverts from searching for the burglary suspect 354 00:28:01,567 --> 00:28:04,934 and instead, races to the burning house. 355 00:28:09,166 --> 00:28:11,233 [Officer Alex] Instantly, adrenaline started going. 356 00:28:14,166 --> 00:28:16,834 We couldn't get there quick enough, no matter how fast we were going. 357 00:28:19,767 --> 00:28:22,133 It makes your chest feel a little tight. 358 00:28:24,567 --> 00:28:26,867 And then, in progress, call is such a big deal 359 00:28:26,867 --> 00:28:29,367 of wanting to catch the person who did this 360 00:28:29,367 --> 00:28:30,934 while they're still there. 361 00:28:32,567 --> 00:28:36,567 There was just billowing thick black smoke out of the home 362 00:28:36,634 --> 00:28:38,266 in thick cloud. 363 00:28:38,266 --> 00:28:39,367 [woman] 364 00:28:39,433 --> 00:28:40,867 [Officer Alex] 365 00:28:40,867 --> 00:28:42,567 [woman] 366 00:28:42,634 --> 00:28:45,266 [Officer Alex] 367 00:28:45,266 --> 00:28:48,767 We deal with people on their worst days frequently. 368 00:28:48,834 --> 00:28:51,166 It is pretty normal for us to arrive on a scene 369 00:28:51,166 --> 00:28:53,567 and to have people, who are screaming. 370 00:28:53,567 --> 00:28:55,867 Officers are pretty well trained in 371 00:28:55,867 --> 00:28:58,767 listening to this person and evaluating the situation 372 00:28:58,767 --> 00:29:01,066 based on what they're saying and how they're acting. 373 00:29:02,266 --> 00:29:05,867 [JV] Trapped inside the burning house are Clarence, 374 00:29:05,867 --> 00:29:08,934 his wife, Bethany, and her dad, Mike. 375 00:29:09,667 --> 00:29:13,166 So far, unable to locate the suspect, 376 00:29:13,166 --> 00:29:17,433 Officer Farnes doesn't yet know if this is a hostage situation. 377 00:29:19,567 --> 00:29:21,667 I first approached the front door, 378 00:29:21,667 --> 00:29:24,166 felt it for heat, and then, tried the door knob. 379 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:29,767 If the fire was right behind that door, then that wasn't a door 380 00:29:29,767 --> 00:29:31,266 we were going to want to break down. 381 00:29:31,333 --> 00:29:32,834 We needed to locate another door. 382 00:29:33,867 --> 00:29:36,567 [JV] As Officer Farnes takes the side entrance, 383 00:29:36,567 --> 00:29:38,333 she sees Clarence. 384 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:43,066 But his wife and father-in-law are still inside. 385 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:45,266 [Officer Alex] He had been assaulted. 386 00:29:45,266 --> 00:29:46,867 Clearly, something had happened, 387 00:29:46,867 --> 00:29:48,166 but because he was out of the home, 388 00:29:48,166 --> 00:29:51,066 I made the decision to continue down the driveway. 389 00:29:51,066 --> 00:29:54,333 I was focused on making sure that everybody was out of the home. 390 00:29:55,667 --> 00:29:57,834 [woman] 391 00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:02,567 [Officer Alex] You could hear small explosions. 392 00:30:02,634 --> 00:30:05,567 But I was very focused on getting into the house as quickly as I could. 393 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:13,300 [Office Alex] 394 00:30:14,266 --> 00:30:17,033 And, that was when she told me that there was somebody else in the house. 395 00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:22,433 [suspect] 396 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:27,867 He would attempt to, like, exit the room and kind of come at me, 397 00:30:27,867 --> 00:30:29,734 and then, he would pull himself back in and shut the door. 398 00:30:31,900 --> 00:30:33,467 [suspect] 399 00:30:33,467 --> 00:30:34,834 [Officer Alex] 400 00:30:38,367 --> 00:30:40,567 He did tell me that he had a knife. 401 00:30:40,567 --> 00:30:42,266 He'd told me that he was going to kill me. 402 00:30:42,333 --> 00:30:45,667 I absolutely believed that he wanted to do harm to me and to that family. 403 00:30:51,166 --> 00:30:52,967 [Officer Alex] It was very stressful. 404 00:30:52,967 --> 00:30:54,467 I was the only one there. 405 00:30:54,533 --> 00:30:57,066 I was the only person attempting to get everybody out of this house 406 00:30:57,133 --> 00:31:00,133 as well as take care of an armed and dangerous person. 407 00:31:04,767 --> 00:31:09,367 I was responding to the call, I could see smoke coming up. 408 00:31:10,700 --> 00:31:13,767 That's kind of when it clicks in that this was a big fire, 409 00:31:13,767 --> 00:31:16,967 and I was like, my first thought is, "Where are the people that are inside?" 410 00:31:16,967 --> 00:31:21,567 And I just need to find where where Officer Farnes is. 411 00:31:21,634 --> 00:31:25,233 [JV] As police backup evacuates locals from the scene... 412 00:31:25,367 --> 00:31:26,734 [officer] 413 00:31:27,967 --> 00:31:30,667 [JV] ...Farnes is the only officer helping Bethany 414 00:31:30,734 --> 00:31:32,867 and her father escape the house, 415 00:31:32,934 --> 00:31:35,066 where they're trapped with the suspect. 416 00:31:35,767 --> 00:31:36,867 [Mike] 417 00:31:36,867 --> 00:31:38,266 [Officer Alex] 418 00:31:38,266 --> 00:31:39,533 [Beth] 419 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:42,266 [Officer Alex] 420 00:31:42,266 --> 00:31:44,266 Her father seemed confused. 421 00:31:44,333 --> 00:31:47,767 It appeared to me that he maybe, didn't understand this was dangerous. 422 00:31:48,467 --> 00:31:50,667 It was difficult to keep patience 423 00:31:50,667 --> 00:31:56,066 because this house was going to collapse if we did not hurry and get ourselves out. 424 00:32:05,300 --> 00:32:06,100 [Beth] 425 00:32:06,100 --> 00:32:07,066 [Officer Alex] 426 00:32:10,667 --> 00:32:12,233 We didn't know where the fire was... 427 00:32:12,900 --> 00:32:14,166 [Beth] 428 00:32:16,767 --> 00:32:17,667 [Mike] 429 00:32:17,667 --> 00:32:19,000 [Officer Alex] ...or where he was. 430 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:34,567 [JV] All three victims are now safely out of their burning home. 431 00:32:34,567 --> 00:32:38,033 But they have been violently assaulted by the suspect. 432 00:32:38,900 --> 00:32:41,266 [Officer Cyr] By the time I had arrived, 433 00:32:41,266 --> 00:32:43,367 Officer Farnes was able to give us 434 00:32:43,367 --> 00:32:46,634 a good description of what was going on into the building. 435 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:48,266 [Officer Alex] I did fear, 436 00:32:48,266 --> 00:32:50,367 kind of for my own life and for my own safety, 437 00:32:50,433 --> 00:32:52,367 knowing that I was going to have to go back in 438 00:32:52,433 --> 00:32:56,433 and confront the suspect after getting the family to safety. 439 00:33:01,767 --> 00:33:02,467 [Officer Shaun] 440 00:33:02,533 --> 00:33:04,467 [Officer Alex] 441 00:33:04,467 --> 00:33:08,367 The next objective becomes trying to locate this guy 442 00:33:08,367 --> 00:33:13,100 and without hurting him or him hurting us, trying to get him out of the house 443 00:33:13,100 --> 00:33:14,367 that's on fire now. 444 00:33:14,367 --> 00:33:15,934 [Officer Alex] 445 00:33:16,767 --> 00:33:20,066 [Officer Shaun] 446 00:33:21,266 --> 00:33:23,467 [Officer Alex] 447 00:33:25,700 --> 00:33:30,467 [JV] Officer Farnes connects the description of the earlier burglary suspect 448 00:33:30,533 --> 00:33:33,934 with the violent arsonist she's just seen in the house. 449 00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:38,734 It's the same man. 450 00:33:40,867 --> 00:33:42,033 [Officer Shaun] 451 00:33:42,667 --> 00:33:43,667 [Officer Alex] 452 00:33:49,166 --> 00:33:50,467 [Officer Alex] 453 00:33:50,467 --> 00:33:52,467 You couldn't see into the garage, 454 00:33:52,467 --> 00:33:55,467 except maybe a couple of feet from the ground up. 455 00:33:55,467 --> 00:33:59,066 The suspect began making noise and yelling, 456 00:33:59,066 --> 00:34:01,367 and so, we started approaching the garage 457 00:34:01,367 --> 00:34:04,433 to attempt to get him to come to us. 458 00:34:06,767 --> 00:34:07,967 [suspect] 459 00:34:08,767 --> 00:34:11,467 It's an instinct that if somebody's yelling for help, 460 00:34:11,533 --> 00:34:13,767 we're going to respond and we're going to help them. 461 00:34:13,767 --> 00:34:16,166 But it was a very tense moment. 462 00:34:16,166 --> 00:34:18,467 Is he asking for help, or is he trying to 463 00:34:18,533 --> 00:34:20,533 bait officers into the home? 464 00:34:23,367 --> 00:34:24,834 [suspect] 465 00:34:30,667 --> 00:34:31,367 [Officer Shaun] 466 00:34:31,367 --> 00:34:32,567 [Officer Alex] 467 00:34:32,634 --> 00:34:34,266 [Officer Shaun] 468 00:34:34,266 --> 00:34:36,266 There was very little visibility. 469 00:34:36,333 --> 00:34:37,734 It was obviously very hot. 470 00:34:38,567 --> 00:34:40,567 Who knows if he has any other weapons. 471 00:34:40,634 --> 00:34:42,166 It's a dangerous situation. 472 00:34:47,667 --> 00:34:49,867 Someone thought it was Adam-someone. 473 00:34:49,867 --> 00:34:51,567 I just started hollering Adam. 474 00:34:51,634 --> 00:34:53,967 [Officer Alex] 475 00:34:53,967 --> 00:34:56,467 So, it was "Adam, get out of there, Adam, come toward us." 476 00:34:56,533 --> 00:34:59,734 Essentially, to establish a rapport to humanize him. 477 00:35:02,867 --> 00:35:05,266 I'm just looking for anything that I can 478 00:35:05,266 --> 00:35:07,066 find to try to communicate with this guy 479 00:35:07,133 --> 00:35:09,867 that he needs to come out and get out of the house quickly. 480 00:35:11,266 --> 00:35:12,166 [Officer Alex] 481 00:35:12,233 --> 00:35:15,567 [suspect screaming] 482 00:35:17,100 --> 00:35:20,100 [Officer Cyr] To me, it looked like he had 483 00:35:20,100 --> 00:35:22,100 been incapacitated. 484 00:35:22,100 --> 00:35:24,066 Okay. This will be quick and easy. 485 00:35:24,133 --> 00:35:26,533 Just put handcuffs on him, get him out of there. 486 00:35:27,867 --> 00:35:31,166 Multiple of us had entered the garage in order to try and get him out. 487 00:35:31,233 --> 00:35:32,567 And that is when he 488 00:35:32,567 --> 00:35:33,867 started fighting with us. 489 00:35:33,867 --> 00:35:35,767 [screaming] 490 00:35:42,066 --> 00:35:45,367 [Officer Farnes] I wasn't sure that he was actually even aware of his actions. 491 00:35:45,367 --> 00:35:47,033 He just, was like, fighting back. 492 00:35:48,100 --> 00:35:49,667 [Officer Shaun] A lot of times after someone's tased, 493 00:35:49,667 --> 00:35:52,567 they don't want to be tased anymore, so they stop what they're doing. 494 00:35:52,567 --> 00:35:55,066 That wasn't the case with him, he wanted a fight. 495 00:35:58,567 --> 00:36:01,567 [Officer Alex] It did feel like we were kind of losing our opportunity 496 00:36:01,567 --> 00:36:03,166 to get him out of the home. 497 00:36:03,166 --> 00:36:04,667 The fire was growing. 498 00:36:04,734 --> 00:36:06,367 It did cross my mind that 499 00:36:06,367 --> 00:36:08,834 the ceiling of this roof is going to come down. 500 00:36:10,867 --> 00:36:12,967 Are we able to get this man out of this home 501 00:36:13,033 --> 00:36:17,467 or do we just get ourselves out? 502 00:36:22,567 --> 00:36:23,634 [Officer Shaun] 503 00:36:24,567 --> 00:36:26,066 [Officer Alex] 504 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:30,000 He would come out a little bit farther and fight with us, 505 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:33,433 and then, he would retreat back into the smoke and try to get us to come in after him. 506 00:36:34,300 --> 00:36:35,767 [Officer Shaun] 507 00:36:35,767 --> 00:36:38,266 [Officer Shaun] I started noticing that the smoke was affecting me. 508 00:36:38,266 --> 00:36:41,467 It starts feeling like you only have so much time before 509 00:36:41,533 --> 00:36:45,166 you have to make a decision whether to keep fighting or get out. 510 00:36:48,867 --> 00:36:50,467 [Officer Cyr] It was a definite possibility 511 00:36:50,467 --> 00:36:52,266 that he was not going to get out of the house 512 00:36:52,333 --> 00:36:53,834 while it was still on fire. 513 00:36:59,367 --> 00:37:01,533 [Officer Alex] 514 00:37:01,800 --> 00:37:03,567 [suspect] 515 00:37:03,567 --> 00:37:06,967 [Officer Alex] It is frustrating to know that this person 516 00:37:07,033 --> 00:37:10,767 was coming at me earlier with a weapon and threatening to kill me. 517 00:37:10,834 --> 00:37:13,467 And now, I'm trying to grab him and get him to safety. 518 00:37:13,467 --> 00:37:14,867 [Officer Shaun] 519 00:37:14,934 --> 00:37:16,867 [Officer Cyr] 520 00:37:18,266 --> 00:37:22,166 [suspect] 521 00:37:22,166 --> 00:37:24,967 [Officer Alex] Once he exited the garage and we were able to put him in handcuffs, 522 00:37:24,967 --> 00:37:27,367 I do feel like my mindset kind of shifted, 523 00:37:27,367 --> 00:37:31,834 that I knew that we were done and we were gonna be out of the smoke and out of the fire. 524 00:37:35,367 --> 00:37:38,867 Maybe he realized that there was no getting out of this safely, 525 00:37:38,867 --> 00:37:40,433 apart from coming with us. 526 00:37:42,767 --> 00:37:44,533 [Officer Alex] 527 00:37:44,867 --> 00:37:45,867 [Officer Shaun] 528 00:37:45,867 --> 00:37:47,033 [Officer Alex] 529 00:37:48,300 --> 00:37:49,667 [suspect] 530 00:37:59,266 --> 00:38:03,567 [JV] Police later identify the suspect as Ammon Woodhead. 531 00:38:03,567 --> 00:38:05,867 He has a violent criminal history. 532 00:38:07,667 --> 00:38:11,367 He pleads guilty to two counts of attempted murder 533 00:38:11,433 --> 00:38:16,266 and one count each of aggravated arson, disarming a police officer 534 00:38:16,333 --> 00:38:18,333 and assault against a police officer. 535 00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:24,233 He is sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in state prison. 536 00:38:29,066 --> 00:38:30,066 [suspect] 537 00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:33,266 [suspect] 538 00:38:33,266 --> 00:38:36,066 [Officer Cyr] Ammon was definitely in an altered state of consciousness 539 00:38:36,133 --> 00:38:38,166 exacerbated by drug use. 540 00:38:38,166 --> 00:38:41,934 This is something typical of methamphetamine. 541 00:38:46,900 --> 00:38:50,567 I mean, I was glad that it was finally over and that all of us could start 542 00:38:50,567 --> 00:38:53,567 breathing actual air that didn't have smoke in it. 543 00:38:53,634 --> 00:38:56,467 [Officer Alex] I hadn't realized it at the time the devastation of the home, 544 00:38:56,533 --> 00:38:59,667 and how big of a loss it was, and I had learned 545 00:38:59,667 --> 00:39:02,767 that day that the male homeowner actually built this home. 546 00:39:02,834 --> 00:39:06,000 So, him and his wife and their kids had lived there 547 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:08,066 their entire lives, and now, it was gone. 548 00:39:12,400 --> 00:39:13,867 [JV] Later that day, 549 00:39:13,867 --> 00:39:17,967 the homeowners give police details of Woodhead's violent attack. 550 00:39:48,100 --> 00:39:51,367 [Officer Shaun] The biggest thing that sticks with me about this incident 551 00:39:51,433 --> 00:39:58,667 is it was a completely pointless and random act by this individual. 552 00:39:58,734 --> 00:40:03,834 These people had their life ruined in a matter of moments because of this guy. 553 00:40:05,367 --> 00:40:08,133 [JV] The homeowners, all make full recoveries. 554 00:40:12,266 --> 00:40:15,266 I do still feel like I get kind of emotional talking about it. 555 00:40:15,266 --> 00:40:18,467 When I was running into the home, where it was a lot to realize that 556 00:40:18,467 --> 00:40:21,166 there was a possibility that I wasn't going 557 00:40:21,166 --> 00:40:22,367 to make it home to my family. 558 00:40:24,367 --> 00:40:26,967 [man] 559 00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:39,867 [JV] Seven officers are later honored for their roles in this rescue and arrest. 560 00:40:43,100 --> 00:40:46,867 Well, it does feel a little bit weird for kind of being given an award for 561 00:40:46,934 --> 00:40:50,767 what I think a lot of officers would consider just doing our jobs. 562 00:40:55,767 --> 00:40:58,967 I'm glad that I was on duty that day, I'm glad that I was there 563 00:40:59,033 --> 00:41:00,567 because that's why I got into law enforcement, 564 00:41:00,567 --> 00:41:04,934 so I could be part of doing something like this on a day like this. 565 00:41:18,867 --> 00:41:21,533 He grabbed the gun and pulled it out of his waist band 566 00:41:22,166 --> 00:41:24,667 There was a feeling that this is going to hit me 567 00:41:24,734 --> 00:41:26,967 and this is going to hurt alot. 568 00:41:26,967 --> 00:41:28,767 [two gun shots] Oh! 569 00:41:28,834 --> 00:41:31,133 [gun shot] 570 00:41:36,767 --> 00:41:38,066 When the excavator started coming at me 571 00:41:38,133 --> 00:41:41,433 it was a mix of between shock, confusion and terror. 572 00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:44,133 I couldn't believe what I was seeing. 573 00:41:49,900 --> 00:41:52,467 In that moment you don't have time to think. 574 00:42:00,667 --> 00:42:07,367 ♪ 575 00:42:07,367 --> 00:42:08,667 [Man] Sheriff's office! 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