1 00:00:08,700 --> 00:00:09,867 [narrator] In Wyoming... 2 00:00:09,867 --> 00:00:11,000 [Deputy Mills speaking] 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,300 [man shouting] 4 00:00:13,300 --> 00:00:14,767 [Deputy Mills speaking] 5 00:00:14,767 --> 00:00:16,567 [narrator] ...a brutal gunfight. 6 00:00:16,567 --> 00:00:17,467 [gun firing] 7 00:00:17,467 --> 00:00:18,600 [Deputy Mills speaking] 8 00:00:19,667 --> 00:00:22,667 We, like, went from zero to 60 in a matter of seconds. 9 00:00:22,667 --> 00:00:23,767 [police siren wailing] 10 00:00:23,767 --> 00:00:25,934 [narrator] In Marion County, Florida... 11 00:00:27,266 --> 00:00:28,266 [police officer speaking] 12 00:00:28,266 --> 00:00:30,567 ...a shocking standoff. 13 00:00:30,567 --> 00:00:32,367 [Captain Batts speaking] 14 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:35,667 My heart just jumped. 15 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:38,367 There's just a face poking out 16 00:00:38,367 --> 00:00:40,033 in between the branches of the tree. 17 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:42,567 [narrator] And in Orlando, 18 00:00:42,567 --> 00:00:44,166 an inferno... 19 00:00:44,166 --> 00:00:45,367 [woman speaking] 20 00:00:45,367 --> 00:00:46,900 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 21 00:00:46,900 --> 00:00:49,467 ...calls for a daring rescue. 22 00:00:49,467 --> 00:00:50,600 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 23 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:52,467 [deputy speaking] 24 00:00:52,467 --> 00:00:53,467 The baby is, like, 25 00:00:53,467 --> 00:00:55,266 almost hanging from one arm. 26 00:00:56,867 --> 00:00:59,166 [indistinct police radio chatter] 27 00:01:01,567 --> 00:01:03,133 [officer] Yeah, come out. Come outside! 28 00:01:09,767 --> 00:01:12,000 [narrator] In Laramie County, Wyoming, 29 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,634 is the state capital, Cheyenne. 30 00:01:21,467 --> 00:01:23,667 Former Marine, Deputy Mills, 31 00:01:23,667 --> 00:01:25,033 is on a stakeout... 32 00:01:27,066 --> 00:01:28,834 ...hunting a wanted man. 33 00:01:30,367 --> 00:01:32,600 I've been trying to follow and track down 34 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,767 James Templeton Jr. for approximately 18 months. 35 00:01:36,767 --> 00:01:39,166 He has an active warrant out of Colorado 36 00:01:39,166 --> 00:01:41,200 for failure to register as a sex offender, 37 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,467 and he also has another warrant out of Colorado, 38 00:01:43,467 --> 00:01:44,934 which was kidnapping. 39 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:47,066 He also has an active warrant 40 00:01:47,066 --> 00:01:48,867 out of Laramie County, Wyoming, 41 00:01:48,867 --> 00:01:50,934 which was strangulation of a household member. 42 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:56,100 [narrator] Deputy Mills is outside what he believes 43 00:01:56,100 --> 00:01:58,133 is the suspect's address. 44 00:01:59,567 --> 00:02:01,934 And tonight, it's Halloween. 45 00:02:04,767 --> 00:02:05,567 [Deputy Mills] Saddle Ridge, 46 00:02:05,567 --> 00:02:08,100 it's a very affluent neighborhood. 47 00:02:08,100 --> 00:02:10,767 There's 100 kids trick-or-treating... 48 00:02:10,767 --> 00:02:12,100 [children laughing] 49 00:02:12,100 --> 00:02:14,767 ...which gave me kind of an opportunity 50 00:02:14,767 --> 00:02:17,200 to see if this suspect was home, 51 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:18,667 if he would open his door 52 00:02:18,667 --> 00:02:20,467 to hand out candy, that sort of thing. 53 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:23,266 [narrator] A few streets away, 54 00:02:23,266 --> 00:02:24,867 rookie deputy Grove 55 00:02:24,867 --> 00:02:27,266 patrols with her field training officer, 56 00:02:27,266 --> 00:02:28,834 Detective Delcamp. 57 00:02:29,967 --> 00:02:33,000 I had been a deputy in training 58 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:34,433 for about 12 weeks. 59 00:02:36,166 --> 00:02:40,166 Twelve weeks of training in the cop world is nothing. 60 00:02:40,166 --> 00:02:43,634 I mean, it's not even a baby cop at this point. 61 00:02:45,767 --> 00:02:47,200 [Deputy Delcamp] Krista asked if it would be okay 62 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:48,800 if we could patrol through that neighborhood 63 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:50,400 and hand out candy to people. 64 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:52,100 I didn't have a problem with that. 65 00:02:52,100 --> 00:02:53,667 It's good community policing, 66 00:02:53,667 --> 00:02:55,834 and so it lets the public know we're out there. 67 00:03:07,567 --> 00:03:09,567 [Deputy Mills] I'm watching his house, 68 00:03:09,567 --> 00:03:11,066 just being patient. 69 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:13,233 Suddenly, I can see him. 70 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:16,967 He continues to open the door and hand out candy to kids 71 00:03:16,967 --> 00:03:18,533 that are going through the neighborhood. 72 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:20,667 I know that Deputy Grove 73 00:03:20,667 --> 00:03:23,066 and Deputy Delcamp are close by. 74 00:03:24,266 --> 00:03:26,834 And so, I decide to call for backup. 75 00:03:28,066 --> 00:03:30,867 [narrator] Deputy Grove knows Mike Mills well, 76 00:03:30,867 --> 00:03:33,567 as he is also one of her training officers. 77 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:36,800 [Deputy Grove] He told us to set up surveillance 78 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:40,066 at the north side of the back of the house. 79 00:03:40,066 --> 00:03:41,967 [narrator] With a history of violence 80 00:03:41,967 --> 00:03:43,467 and outstanding warrants 81 00:03:43,467 --> 00:03:45,567 for strangulation and kidnapping, 82 00:03:45,567 --> 00:03:47,767 officers must approach Templeton 83 00:03:47,767 --> 00:03:49,767 with extreme caution. 84 00:03:49,767 --> 00:03:52,066 [Deputy Delcamp] We were not going to make contact with the suspect 85 00:03:52,066 --> 00:03:54,367 until the streets were cleared. 86 00:03:54,367 --> 00:03:55,467 We just have to be patient. 87 00:03:55,467 --> 00:03:56,400 We know where the person is. 88 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:57,767 He's not going anywhere. 89 00:04:00,667 --> 00:04:03,266 [Deputy Mills] As the streets start to die down and emptying, 90 00:04:03,266 --> 00:04:05,634 now my car is sticking out like a sore thumb. 91 00:04:06,667 --> 00:04:10,500 James Templeton starts coming outside the front door 92 00:04:10,500 --> 00:04:13,967 to look at my patrol vehicle and then run back inside. 93 00:04:16,900 --> 00:04:18,100 I make the decision, 94 00:04:18,100 --> 00:04:20,066 I'm gonna go up to the front door 95 00:04:20,066 --> 00:04:21,667 and wait for the other officers 96 00:04:21,667 --> 00:04:23,567 to also put themselves in position 97 00:04:23,567 --> 00:04:24,867 before making contact. 98 00:04:28,166 --> 00:04:30,166 But as I got into that position, 99 00:04:30,166 --> 00:04:32,066 James comes out of the front door. 100 00:04:32,066 --> 00:04:33,500 [indistinct shouting] 101 00:04:33,500 --> 00:04:34,634 [Deputy Mills speaking] 102 00:04:35,367 --> 00:04:37,266 [Templeton speaking] 103 00:04:37,266 --> 00:04:39,233 [Deputy Mills speaking] 104 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:49,667 [Deputy Mills] We were pretty close, 105 00:04:49,667 --> 00:04:51,667 8-10 ft. away from each other. 106 00:04:51,667 --> 00:04:53,767 I do what I can to try and detain him, 107 00:04:53,767 --> 00:04:56,133 but he makes it back to the front door. 108 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,567 So I place my foot inside of the door 109 00:04:59,567 --> 00:05:01,200 to keep it from closing. 110 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:02,867 [Deputy Grove] We heard over the radio 111 00:05:02,867 --> 00:05:05,100 to step it up to the front door. 112 00:05:05,100 --> 00:05:07,934 Usually when that happens, something bad's going on. 113 00:05:09,967 --> 00:05:12,100 [Deputy Mills] I'm in a poor position. 114 00:05:12,100 --> 00:05:13,166 I try and teach 115 00:05:13,166 --> 00:05:15,567 never stand in the front of a door 116 00:05:15,567 --> 00:05:17,433 because a lot of officers can get killed that way. 117 00:05:18,567 --> 00:05:20,166 In law enforcement context, 118 00:05:20,166 --> 00:05:21,467 that's obviously the fatal funnel. 119 00:05:21,467 --> 00:05:23,000 [Deputy Mills shouting] 120 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:24,066 [Templeton shouting] 121 00:05:30,567 --> 00:05:31,433 I know that 122 00:05:31,433 --> 00:05:33,500 he doesn't have a shotgun in his hand 123 00:05:33,500 --> 00:05:35,000 because his hands, I can see both of his hands 124 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:36,233 wrapped around the door. 125 00:05:38,867 --> 00:05:40,200 [woman speaking] 126 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:42,567 [narrator] But the suspect isn't alone. 127 00:05:42,567 --> 00:05:45,033 His girlfriend is inside, too. 128 00:05:46,100 --> 00:05:49,000 You can hear the female on the other side of the door. 129 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:50,600 I think she was kind of in shock. 130 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:51,367 [woman speaking] 131 00:05:51,367 --> 00:05:53,900 [Deputy Mills speaking] 132 00:05:53,900 --> 00:05:54,700 [Templeton speaking] 133 00:05:54,700 --> 00:05:56,834 The situation has obviously escalated. 134 00:05:57,967 --> 00:05:58,834 [Templeton speaking] 135 00:05:58,834 --> 00:06:00,767 -[Deputy Mills speaking] -[Taser crackling] 136 00:06:00,767 --> 00:06:02,367 [Deputy Mills] I arc my Taser. 137 00:06:02,367 --> 00:06:04,467 It sends electricity across the front of your Taser 138 00:06:04,467 --> 00:06:06,667 without actually shooting it towards somebody. 139 00:06:06,667 --> 00:06:08,600 [grunts] 140 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:09,967 [Deputy Mills speaking] 141 00:06:09,967 --> 00:06:11,433 [bleep] 142 00:06:12,500 --> 00:06:13,567 [Deputy Delcamp speaking] 143 00:06:13,567 --> 00:06:16,467 We, like, went from zero to 60 in a matter of seconds. 144 00:06:16,467 --> 00:06:17,867 [Templeton speaking] 145 00:06:17,867 --> 00:06:19,967 [Deputy Mills speaking] 146 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:22,333 [Deputy Delcamp speaking] 147 00:06:25,100 --> 00:06:26,266 [bleep] 148 00:06:26,266 --> 00:06:27,567 [Deputy Mills shouting] 149 00:06:27,567 --> 00:06:29,100 [Deputy Delcamp shouting] 150 00:06:29,100 --> 00:06:30,100 [Deputy Mills shouting] 151 00:06:30,100 --> 00:06:31,166 [gunshot] 152 00:06:31,166 --> 00:06:33,667 [gun firing] 153 00:06:33,667 --> 00:06:35,600 [indistinct shouting] 154 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:37,567 [Deputy Delcamp speaking] 155 00:06:37,567 --> 00:06:38,767 [screaming] 156 00:06:38,767 --> 00:06:40,066 [Deputy Mills speaking] 157 00:06:42,100 --> 00:06:43,367 [gun firing] 158 00:06:43,367 --> 00:06:44,400 [Deputy Delcamp shouting] 159 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:45,266 [Deputy Mills shouting] 160 00:06:45,266 --> 00:06:47,166 -[bleep] -[gun firing] 161 00:06:47,166 --> 00:06:49,367 [Deputy Delcamp shouting] 162 00:06:52,967 --> 00:06:54,166 [bleep] 163 00:06:57,467 --> 00:06:58,767 [fast-forwarding] 164 00:06:58,767 --> 00:06:59,667 [indistinct shouting] 165 00:06:59,667 --> 00:07:02,200 [Deputy Grove] Everything happened so fast. 166 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,567 Deputy Delcamp was standing behind me as my FTO, 167 00:07:05,567 --> 00:07:07,867 still trying to walk me through what's going on. 168 00:07:07,867 --> 00:07:10,000 That's my job as a field training officer, 169 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:11,367 to be there, to observe 170 00:07:11,367 --> 00:07:13,000 and to see how she's going to respond 171 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:14,367 to this high-stress situation. 172 00:07:14,367 --> 00:07:16,133 [Deputy Mills] Right now, James, you won't be tased. 173 00:07:16,867 --> 00:07:19,133 I suddenly feel the door release 174 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:22,066 and he runs towards the kitchen. 175 00:07:23,867 --> 00:07:25,100 [indistinct shouting] 176 00:07:25,100 --> 00:07:27,934 I deployed my Taser, but it didn't work. 177 00:07:29,367 --> 00:07:30,767 [Deputy Grove] With no hesitation, 178 00:07:30,767 --> 00:07:33,166 I run in after Deputy Mills. 179 00:07:33,166 --> 00:07:34,467 That is my partner. 180 00:07:34,467 --> 00:07:36,533 I am not going to let him go in alone. 181 00:07:38,100 --> 00:07:40,367 [Deputy Delcamp] I wanted to continue down the hall, 182 00:07:40,367 --> 00:07:42,867 but the female was behind the door. 183 00:07:42,867 --> 00:07:46,000 I didn't know if she was going to assist the suspect. 184 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,467 [Deputy Mills] James Templeton was reaching to get something. 185 00:07:49,100 --> 00:07:50,767 I can see a pistol pointed at me. 186 00:07:50,767 --> 00:07:51,900 [Deputy Mills shouting] 187 00:07:51,900 --> 00:07:54,467 I make the decision to get out of the house. 188 00:07:54,467 --> 00:07:56,800 But Deputy Grove ran right past me. 189 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:58,266 Now she's in there by herself. 190 00:07:59,467 --> 00:08:01,233 [Deputy Grove] I thought he said, "Get down!" 191 00:08:02,100 --> 00:08:03,567 I was behind the sofa 192 00:08:03,567 --> 00:08:05,667 and at this point, James Templeton 193 00:08:05,667 --> 00:08:08,300 is on the other side of the island. 194 00:08:08,300 --> 00:08:10,166 It kind of sunk in like, "Okay, 195 00:08:10,166 --> 00:08:12,100 "things are going to go bad right now." 196 00:08:12,100 --> 00:08:13,100 [Deputy Mills shouting] 197 00:08:13,100 --> 00:08:14,300 [gunshot] 198 00:08:14,300 --> 00:08:17,066 [gun firing] 199 00:08:17,066 --> 00:08:19,266 [Deputy Mills] I believe I fired seven shots. 200 00:08:20,467 --> 00:08:22,767 He fell back into the kitchen. 201 00:08:22,767 --> 00:08:24,467 But I didn't know how many times 202 00:08:24,467 --> 00:08:26,300 I had physically hit him at this point. 203 00:08:26,300 --> 00:08:28,533 But he's still shooting back. 204 00:08:31,100 --> 00:08:32,767 [Deputy Grove] I had complete tunnel vision. 205 00:08:32,767 --> 00:08:35,634 I was not even aware of what was going on. 206 00:08:36,700 --> 00:08:38,367 [Deputy Mills] Deputy Grove is now 207 00:08:38,367 --> 00:08:40,033 what we call "condition black." 208 00:08:41,266 --> 00:08:44,266 Essentially, your brain has become overwhelmed 209 00:08:44,266 --> 00:08:46,066 with whatever situation you're in. 210 00:08:46,867 --> 00:08:48,467 But she is directly 211 00:08:48,467 --> 00:08:50,266 in the line of sight of Templeton. 212 00:08:50,266 --> 00:08:52,000 If I don't do something right now, 213 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:53,700 she's going to get shot and killed. 214 00:08:53,700 --> 00:08:55,166 [indistinct shouting] 215 00:08:55,166 --> 00:08:58,133 [narrator] Mike Mills' military training kicks in 216 00:08:59,300 --> 00:09:01,867 [Deputy Mills] Essentially, you become the bullet sponge. 217 00:09:01,867 --> 00:09:03,367 And so, I step in between 218 00:09:03,367 --> 00:09:05,867 Deputy Grove and where James Templeton's 219 00:09:05,867 --> 00:09:07,000 that in the kitchen. 220 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:08,567 Charlie-77, shot fired, shot fired. 221 00:09:08,567 --> 00:09:11,634 He pokes his head up over the kitchen counter. 222 00:09:13,367 --> 00:09:14,667 [gunshots] 223 00:09:14,667 --> 00:09:16,667 And shoots me center chest. 224 00:09:16,667 --> 00:09:17,634 [gunshots] 225 00:09:17,634 --> 00:09:20,367 I remember it hitting me like a ton of bricks. 226 00:09:23,967 --> 00:09:26,667 I fall backwards towards Deputy Grove. 227 00:09:26,667 --> 00:09:29,100 [gun firing] 228 00:09:29,100 --> 00:09:33,467 This is enough to bring her out of that condition black. 229 00:09:33,467 --> 00:09:34,767 [Deputy Grove] I thought to myself like, 230 00:09:34,767 --> 00:09:36,266 "I have to snap out of it." 231 00:09:36,266 --> 00:09:39,867 So, I crawl around the backside of Deputy Mills. 232 00:09:39,867 --> 00:09:41,834 [gun firing continues] 233 00:09:48,367 --> 00:09:50,166 [Deputy Mills shouting] 234 00:09:51,767 --> 00:09:52,867 I need to get out. 235 00:09:52,867 --> 00:09:54,500 [gun firing continues] 236 00:09:54,500 --> 00:09:56,567 But as I'm scrambling backwards, 237 00:09:56,567 --> 00:09:59,066 I vividly remember getting shot in the left calf. 238 00:10:02,266 --> 00:10:05,066 It just felt like a hot iron going through my leg. 239 00:10:07,266 --> 00:10:09,767 I remember thinking to myself, "I'm losing this fight." 240 00:10:09,767 --> 00:10:11,166 [bleep] 241 00:10:11,166 --> 00:10:12,433 [gun cocking] 242 00:10:16,967 --> 00:10:18,767 [Deputy Mills shouting] 243 00:10:19,967 --> 00:10:22,667 I had actually fired all of my rounds in the house. 244 00:10:22,667 --> 00:10:25,000 I start to reload my weapon. 245 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,767 That's when I realized that my left arm was broken. 246 00:10:27,767 --> 00:10:29,567 That's probably some of the worst pain 247 00:10:29,567 --> 00:10:30,600 that I've ever felt in my life. 248 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:32,834 [Deputy Delcamp speaking] 249 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,266 [Deputy Mills speaking] 250 00:10:36,967 --> 00:10:38,467 [Deputy Grove speaking] 251 00:10:40,166 --> 00:10:42,066 [officer speaking] 252 00:10:42,066 --> 00:10:43,634 He jumped out. He caught me. 253 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:46,967 [Deputy Grove] It wasn't until we got out of the house 254 00:10:46,967 --> 00:10:49,934 when I realized Deputy Mills got shot. 255 00:10:50,567 --> 00:10:51,867 I knew he had been shot. 256 00:10:51,867 --> 00:10:52,867 I didn't know how many times, 257 00:10:52,867 --> 00:10:55,367 but I knew he was conscious and awake. 258 00:10:55,367 --> 00:10:57,266 How he got shot and I did not, 259 00:10:57,266 --> 00:10:58,533 I will never understand. 260 00:10:59,967 --> 00:11:01,467 [narrator] Backup is arriving, 261 00:11:01,467 --> 00:11:04,567 but Templeton is still a threat. 262 00:11:04,567 --> 00:11:07,400 We didn't know how seriously injured the suspect was 263 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:08,567 because he was shooting at us 264 00:11:08,567 --> 00:11:10,467 when we were running out of the house. 265 00:11:10,467 --> 00:11:11,800 [siren wailing] 266 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:13,066 We still had a suspect 267 00:11:13,066 --> 00:11:15,467 who was armed and dangerous, 268 00:11:15,467 --> 00:11:18,467 and we had no idea where the suspect was. 269 00:11:19,667 --> 00:11:21,867 [Deputy Delcamp] So the immediate concerns 270 00:11:21,867 --> 00:11:24,467 were whether or not the suspect's gonna come out. 271 00:11:24,467 --> 00:11:25,700 So, Krista and I covered the door, 272 00:11:25,700 --> 00:11:27,667 another deputy covered the back. 273 00:11:27,667 --> 00:11:29,166 So, we had containment 274 00:11:29,166 --> 00:11:30,834 while Mike got aid. 275 00:11:31,567 --> 00:11:33,567 [Deputy Mills speaking] 276 00:11:38,867 --> 00:11:40,667 As I get back to my patrol vehicle 277 00:11:40,667 --> 00:11:42,600 with the sergeant that's showing up on scene, 278 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:45,367 I asked him to apply a tourniquet to my left leg 279 00:11:45,367 --> 00:11:47,000 so as to prevent blood loss. 280 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,066 [Deputy Mills speaking] 281 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,233 [sergeant speaking] 282 00:11:56,867 --> 00:11:59,567 [Deputy Mills] I didn't know how bad that wound was. 283 00:11:59,567 --> 00:12:01,166 [breathing heavily] 284 00:12:03,867 --> 00:12:06,066 [narrator] The suspect, James Templeton, 285 00:12:06,066 --> 00:12:07,767 is inside the house. 286 00:12:07,767 --> 00:12:09,767 Condition unknown. 287 00:12:09,767 --> 00:12:11,767 But so is his girlfriend. 288 00:12:12,567 --> 00:12:14,100 [Deputy Delcamp speaking] 289 00:12:14,100 --> 00:12:16,367 [Deputy Grove] Deputy Delcamp tried getting the girlfriend 290 00:12:16,367 --> 00:12:17,767 to come outside. 291 00:12:17,767 --> 00:12:19,066 She refused. 292 00:12:19,066 --> 00:12:21,000 She stayed inside of the house. 293 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,867 So, obviously, it's a very tense situation. 294 00:12:24,500 --> 00:12:26,000 Right then, tactically, 295 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:27,700 it potentially became a hostage situation 296 00:12:27,700 --> 00:12:28,934 with a barricaded suspect. 297 00:12:29,867 --> 00:12:31,967 [Deputy Delcamp speaking] 298 00:12:31,967 --> 00:12:35,000 And we just waited for more officers to arrive 299 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:36,333 and eventually, S.W.A.T. 300 00:12:37,667 --> 00:12:39,867 [narrator] As more units surround the property 301 00:12:39,867 --> 00:12:41,166 to contain Templeton, 302 00:12:41,166 --> 00:12:43,834 officers see signs of movement. 303 00:12:44,667 --> 00:12:46,667 [deputy speaking] 304 00:12:46,667 --> 00:12:48,567 [Deputy Delcamp speaking] 305 00:12:48,567 --> 00:12:51,000 Eventually, the girlfriend does leave the house 306 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:52,233 after the incident. 307 00:12:57,700 --> 00:12:59,767 [narrator] S.W.A.T. officers arrive on scene 308 00:12:59,767 --> 00:13:01,567 and search the property. 309 00:13:01,567 --> 00:13:03,867 [deputy] Sounds like dude left on foot. 310 00:13:03,867 --> 00:13:06,500 [narrator] They find Templeton deceased in the bathroom 311 00:13:06,500 --> 00:13:08,033 with a loaded gun. 312 00:13:10,700 --> 00:13:12,166 [Deputy Mills] He did not surrender. 313 00:13:12,166 --> 00:13:14,467 He essentially just sat in the bathroom 314 00:13:14,467 --> 00:13:16,867 waiting for other officers to come in 315 00:13:16,867 --> 00:13:20,233 to ambush them, to kill them until he died of his injuries. 316 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:23,266 [Deputy Mills groans] 317 00:13:23,266 --> 00:13:25,667 [narrator] The extent of Mike Mills own injuries 318 00:13:25,667 --> 00:13:26,967 becomes apparent. 319 00:13:30,667 --> 00:13:31,834 [sergeant speaking] 320 00:13:34,667 --> 00:13:37,467 [Deputy Mills] I'm trying to describe where the pain is. 321 00:13:37,467 --> 00:13:40,166 I'm trying to describe where my injuries are 322 00:13:40,166 --> 00:13:42,000 to the ambulance personnel. 323 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:43,934 [sergeant speaking] 324 00:13:46,100 --> 00:13:49,567 The bullet that had struck me in my left chest, 325 00:13:49,567 --> 00:13:52,266 and the concern there is that it might puncture a lung 326 00:13:52,266 --> 00:13:54,400 and give you what's called a sucking chest wound 327 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:57,166 that would cause you to die very quickly. 328 00:13:57,700 --> 00:13:59,100 [coughs] 329 00:13:59,100 --> 00:14:00,200 [groans] 330 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:02,066 We had kind of came to the conclusion 331 00:14:02,066 --> 00:14:03,400 that that was not the case, 332 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:05,834 um, because my breathing was completely fine. 333 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:07,467 [sergeant speaking] 334 00:14:07,467 --> 00:14:08,767 [indistinct] 335 00:14:10,367 --> 00:14:13,567 I remember the sergeant kind of doing a check on me 336 00:14:13,567 --> 00:14:14,867 and Deputy Delcamp 337 00:14:14,867 --> 00:14:17,000 to make sure that we weren't shot. 338 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:18,667 [sergeant speaking] 339 00:14:21,967 --> 00:14:23,233 [officer over radio] 340 00:14:26,567 --> 00:14:28,300 And it kind of suck in a little bit more 341 00:14:28,300 --> 00:14:29,967 of what had just happened. 342 00:14:29,967 --> 00:14:31,166 [exclaims] 343 00:14:31,166 --> 00:14:32,467 I had never gone through 344 00:14:32,467 --> 00:14:34,100 something like that, obviously, 345 00:14:34,100 --> 00:14:36,300 especially 12 weeks into training. 346 00:14:36,300 --> 00:14:38,700 So, the adrenaline started to dump, 347 00:14:38,700 --> 00:14:41,734 and that's when the emotion came out. 348 00:14:45,266 --> 00:14:46,734 [indistinct shouting] 349 00:14:48,266 --> 00:14:50,667 During training, they tell you about tunnel vision, 350 00:14:50,667 --> 00:14:54,600 and it's one of those things that you cannot control. 351 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:57,700 I remember everything just slowing down. 352 00:14:57,700 --> 00:14:59,667 Everything was in slow motion. 353 00:14:59,667 --> 00:15:02,266 I could still see what was going on at this point. 354 00:15:02,266 --> 00:15:04,500 But sitting there thinking to myself 355 00:15:04,500 --> 00:15:06,100 for that split second of, 356 00:15:06,100 --> 00:15:07,667 "This is where I die." 357 00:15:08,767 --> 00:15:10,767 [gunshots] 358 00:15:10,767 --> 00:15:13,867 Having that thought go through your mind 359 00:15:13,867 --> 00:15:18,166 is probably one of the worst feelings 360 00:15:18,166 --> 00:15:20,100 that [voice breaking] I have ever experienced, 361 00:15:20,100 --> 00:15:21,767 especially being a parent. 362 00:15:21,767 --> 00:15:22,667 [gunshots] 363 00:15:22,667 --> 00:15:26,400 It was then when you kind of snap out of it 364 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:27,567 and you do whatever you can 365 00:15:27,567 --> 00:15:29,567 to make it out alive at this point. 366 00:15:32,500 --> 00:15:34,900 [narrator] Deputy Mills' use of deadly force 367 00:15:34,900 --> 00:15:37,533 was deemed justified by authorities. 368 00:15:38,567 --> 00:15:42,333 This event is life-changing for all concerned. 369 00:15:43,166 --> 00:15:44,667 Due to his injuries, 370 00:15:44,667 --> 00:15:47,433 Mike Mills is forced to retire. 371 00:15:49,300 --> 00:15:50,667 Leaving law enforcement 372 00:15:50,667 --> 00:15:52,867 was one of the hardest decisions that I had to make. 373 00:15:52,867 --> 00:15:55,967 It was hard to swallow that pill. 374 00:15:56,800 --> 00:15:59,600 But right now, uh, over a year down the road, 375 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,166 things are definitely looking better. 376 00:16:02,166 --> 00:16:04,500 I've been learning who I am now 377 00:16:04,500 --> 00:16:06,834 that I'm not a law enforcement officer anymore. 378 00:16:12,567 --> 00:16:13,667 [Deputy Delcamp shouting] 379 00:16:13,667 --> 00:16:15,700 I mean, to this day, I don't know how I didn't get shot. 380 00:16:15,700 --> 00:16:17,967 [gun firing] 381 00:16:17,967 --> 00:16:20,433 But because of Mike, that didn't happen. 382 00:16:23,166 --> 00:16:25,667 Just knowing that he took a bullet for me, 383 00:16:25,667 --> 00:16:28,166 not one, but three, um... 384 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:30,767 So, it was... It was huge 385 00:16:30,767 --> 00:16:32,200 and I will forever, 386 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:34,533 -forever be grateful for him. -[crowd clapping] 387 00:16:39,567 --> 00:16:41,200 [narrator] In Florida, 388 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:44,033 90 miles southwest of Jacksonville 389 00:16:45,066 --> 00:16:46,533 is Marion County. 390 00:16:53,667 --> 00:16:55,500 It's early morning, 391 00:16:55,500 --> 00:16:57,000 and Sheriff's Deputy Ferguson 392 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,333 patrols the lonely country roads. 393 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,266 [Deputy Ferguson] New Year's Day, it really isn't too, too bad. 394 00:17:03,266 --> 00:17:05,634 Most people are still hanging out with family members. 395 00:17:07,767 --> 00:17:10,767 I'm certainly hoping for it to be a nice, quiet day 396 00:17:10,767 --> 00:17:13,333 where nothing too off-the-wall happens. 397 00:17:16,567 --> 00:17:18,667 [narrator] Deputy Ferguson spots a vehicle 398 00:17:18,667 --> 00:17:21,934 being driven by a man wanted on charges of arson. 399 00:17:24,266 --> 00:17:27,066 The call taker described his vehicle 400 00:17:27,066 --> 00:17:29,500 as a red Camaro 401 00:17:29,500 --> 00:17:31,767 with black racing stripes on it 402 00:17:31,767 --> 00:17:32,834 and Tennessee tags. 403 00:17:35,967 --> 00:17:39,767 [Deputy Ferguson speaking] 404 00:17:39,767 --> 00:17:41,867 [female officer over radio] 405 00:17:41,867 --> 00:17:45,834 We were informed that his name was Jessie Kropp. 406 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:50,967 With somebody with an arson charge, 407 00:17:50,967 --> 00:17:53,867 the danger is very high to the general public. 408 00:17:54,667 --> 00:17:56,667 Who knows what they're capable of. 409 00:17:57,767 --> 00:18:00,700 I've never had any dealings with Mr. Kropp before. 410 00:18:00,700 --> 00:18:02,166 I don't know if he's armed. 411 00:18:02,166 --> 00:18:04,367 I don't know if he has violent tendencies 412 00:18:04,367 --> 00:18:05,834 towards law enforcement. 413 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:08,266 Once I had made the decision 414 00:18:08,266 --> 00:18:10,000 that I was gonna attempt a traffic stop, 415 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:11,400 I activated my lights. 416 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:13,533 [siren wailing] 417 00:18:15,100 --> 00:18:18,734 [Deputy Ferguson speaking] 418 00:18:22,700 --> 00:18:24,567 I've been on quite a few car chases, 419 00:18:24,567 --> 00:18:27,200 um, I've never had one flip me off. 420 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:29,166 I found myself chuckling at it. 421 00:18:29,166 --> 00:18:30,567 That was... That was a new one. 422 00:18:31,567 --> 00:18:34,967 We had a crime that warranted a chase. 423 00:18:34,967 --> 00:18:36,800 If he wants to run, we're gonna chase him. 424 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:40,166 [Deputy Ferguson speaking] 425 00:18:41,700 --> 00:18:43,500 I radioed Deputy Artman. 426 00:18:43,500 --> 00:18:45,433 "Get ready. He's coming to you." 427 00:18:48,700 --> 00:18:50,767 I was the only deputy in the area 428 00:18:50,767 --> 00:18:53,166 who could have set up stop sticks. 429 00:18:53,166 --> 00:18:56,867 Stop sticks are used to immobilize the vehicle. 430 00:18:56,867 --> 00:18:58,767 If they are successfully deployed, 431 00:18:58,767 --> 00:19:00,867 then the tires are deflated 432 00:19:00,867 --> 00:19:02,000 via the spikes. 433 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,000 [siren wailing] 434 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,767 [Deputy Ferguson] I bet everything on this stop stick deployment, 435 00:19:06,767 --> 00:19:08,967 of it working and hoping that it does. 436 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:14,166 [indistinct radio chatter] 437 00:19:17,567 --> 00:19:19,934 [Deputy Ferguson speaking] 438 00:19:22,700 --> 00:19:25,800 I actually saw him drive over the stop sticks 439 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:28,367 and knew that it was a good deployment and a good hit. 440 00:19:29,667 --> 00:19:31,967 [Deputy Ferguson speaking] 441 00:19:34,967 --> 00:19:38,767 Once I saw the tires actually starting to deflate 442 00:19:38,767 --> 00:19:41,066 and his car starting to lean a little bit, 443 00:19:41,066 --> 00:19:43,200 I started preparing myself of, 444 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:45,266 "This is going to end soon, one way or the other." 445 00:19:45,266 --> 00:19:46,767 [siren wailing] 446 00:19:46,767 --> 00:19:48,967 [Deputy Ferguson speaking] 447 00:19:48,967 --> 00:19:51,166 -[tires screech] -[indistinct radio chatter] 448 00:19:51,166 --> 00:19:52,367 [beeps] 449 00:19:52,367 --> 00:19:54,567 [seat belt unbuckling] 450 00:19:57,100 --> 00:20:00,467 [Deputy Ferguson shouting] 451 00:20:00,467 --> 00:20:04,033 I saw what I thought was a long gun. 452 00:20:09,467 --> 00:20:12,000 [siren wailing] 453 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,467 [Deputy Ferguson shouting] 454 00:20:16,700 --> 00:20:18,467 Once I got out of the car, 455 00:20:18,467 --> 00:20:20,667 I realized that it was actually a bat 456 00:20:20,667 --> 00:20:22,100 and he was kind of holding it 457 00:20:22,100 --> 00:20:25,233 similar to how you would hold a long gun. 458 00:20:26,166 --> 00:20:28,634 [Deputy Ferguson speaking] 459 00:20:36,266 --> 00:20:37,634 [sirens approaching] 460 00:20:41,500 --> 00:20:44,834 I'm just hoping that he's gonna come to his senses. 461 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:55,233 [narrator] Corporal Artman arrives seconds later. 462 00:20:56,767 --> 00:20:57,800 My first thought is, 463 00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:00,200 how are we going to get him into custody safely 464 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:02,800 without any harm following him, 465 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:04,266 following us. 466 00:21:04,266 --> 00:21:05,634 [Deputy Ferguson speaking] 467 00:21:08,266 --> 00:21:10,400 [Deputy Ferguson] When Mr. Kropp pulled out a machete 468 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:12,000 as well as the bat, 469 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:14,333 he began making threats with that as well. 470 00:21:17,166 --> 00:21:18,400 [siren wailing] 471 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:20,333 [Deputy Ferguson speaking] 472 00:21:22,367 --> 00:21:24,233 [Corporal Artman shouting] 473 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:26,066 [Deputy Ferguson shouting] 474 00:21:26,066 --> 00:21:27,266 [Corporal Artman shouting] 475 00:21:30,767 --> 00:21:33,100 [Corporal Artman] Deputy Ferguson had lethal cover. 476 00:21:33,100 --> 00:21:36,834 So now I switch to non-lethal, which is our Taser. 477 00:21:37,567 --> 00:21:39,000 You can't just run up and tackle the guy 478 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,400 because he's got the baseball bat 479 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:42,634 and a machete. 480 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:46,400 [Deputy Ferguson speaking] 481 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:47,934 [Taser crackling] 482 00:21:51,567 --> 00:21:53,667 [panting] 483 00:22:00,567 --> 00:22:02,567 I deployed my Taser, 484 00:22:02,567 --> 00:22:04,634 deployed the first cartridge, 485 00:22:05,066 --> 00:22:06,467 no effect. 486 00:22:06,467 --> 00:22:08,166 Deployed the second cartridge. 487 00:22:08,867 --> 00:22:09,900 No effect. 488 00:22:09,900 --> 00:22:12,867 Due to his type of clothing, the Taser cartridges 489 00:22:12,867 --> 00:22:14,266 were rendered ineffective, 490 00:22:14,266 --> 00:22:17,000 and at that point, my heart kind of sank a little bit 491 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,400 because my less lethal option 492 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:20,867 is now gone. 493 00:22:20,867 --> 00:22:22,567 [tires screeching] 494 00:22:22,567 --> 00:22:24,233 [keys jingling] 495 00:22:27,166 --> 00:22:28,667 [Deputy Ferguson shouting] 496 00:22:28,667 --> 00:22:30,100 [exhales sharply] 497 00:22:30,100 --> 00:22:31,934 He wouldn't stop in a vehicle. 498 00:22:32,767 --> 00:22:34,400 He won't stop on foot. 499 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:35,867 And he's armed. 500 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:37,834 What is he going to do next? 501 00:22:40,100 --> 00:22:41,600 [Deputy Ferguson] During a foot pursuit, 502 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:45,300 the suspect has all the advantage in the world. 503 00:22:45,300 --> 00:22:49,467 You know, he's not wearing 35, 40 lbs. of gear extra. 504 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:52,233 [Corporal Artman speaking] 505 00:22:58,066 --> 00:23:00,066 When somebody goes into a wooded area, 506 00:23:00,066 --> 00:23:01,200 the concern is, 507 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:02,600 now you've got to go in and get him. 508 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:04,333 [Corporal Artman grunts] 509 00:23:08,367 --> 00:23:10,667 [Corporal Artman speaking] 510 00:23:24,767 --> 00:23:27,367 I lost sight of him right by a fence 511 00:23:27,367 --> 00:23:28,767 in between two pastures. 512 00:23:29,166 --> 00:23:30,100 Um... 513 00:23:30,100 --> 00:23:32,000 He started heading back northbound 514 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,166 towards the main highway we had just left. 515 00:23:35,767 --> 00:23:38,700 [Deputy Ferguson] I decided to go back to my car 516 00:23:38,700 --> 00:23:40,667 and try and set up a perimeter 517 00:23:40,667 --> 00:23:42,567 and get other units flooding the area 518 00:23:42,567 --> 00:23:45,834 just so we can lock this particular section of woods down. 519 00:23:47,867 --> 00:23:49,100 [dog barking] 520 00:23:49,100 --> 00:23:51,367 [narrator] As more deputies respond, 521 00:23:51,367 --> 00:23:53,767 Corporal Batts and his K9 Jax 522 00:23:53,767 --> 00:23:55,634 join the hunt for Kropp. 523 00:23:57,567 --> 00:23:59,967 [Corporal Batts speaking] 524 00:24:05,367 --> 00:24:06,767 As far as I was concerned, 525 00:24:06,767 --> 00:24:07,600 we were treating this 526 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:10,000 as if we were tracking an armed suspect. 527 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:11,734 So I brought two deputies with me. 528 00:24:12,867 --> 00:24:15,066 Both of them have their rifles with them. 529 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:17,767 [Corporal Artman speaking] 530 00:24:17,767 --> 00:24:19,433 [indistinct radio chatter] 531 00:24:22,867 --> 00:24:25,567 [Corporal Batts] I have to stay very hyper focused on my dog, 532 00:24:25,567 --> 00:24:27,000 on his behavior, 533 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:29,667 everything from the feeling and the lead in my hand 534 00:24:29,667 --> 00:24:31,600 to paying attention to his nose, 535 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:33,667 to paying attention to his mouth. 536 00:24:34,967 --> 00:24:38,166 My dog is searching for the freshest human odor. 537 00:24:40,166 --> 00:24:43,166 My biggest fear was this guy with this machete 538 00:24:43,166 --> 00:24:44,900 stabbing my dog 539 00:24:44,900 --> 00:24:47,367 or coming out and trying to stab one of us. 540 00:24:49,300 --> 00:24:50,867 [Corporal Artman] It's very frustrating. 541 00:24:51,967 --> 00:24:53,667 There's no visual sign of the guy, you know. 542 00:24:53,667 --> 00:24:55,066 Where in the world did he go? 543 00:24:57,266 --> 00:24:59,000 [Corporal Artman panting] 544 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:02,700 [narrator] But then, K9 Jax picks up on something. 545 00:25:02,700 --> 00:25:04,000 [rustling] 546 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,333 -[Corporal Batts speaking] -[K9 Jax barking] 547 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:19,166 [shouting] 548 00:25:33,066 --> 00:25:34,367 [Corporal Artman shouting] 549 00:25:34,367 --> 00:25:35,767 [Corporal Batts] Hands up! 550 00:25:37,100 --> 00:25:38,667 [Corporal Batts shouting] 551 00:25:39,100 --> 00:25:40,934 My heart just jumped 552 00:25:41,567 --> 00:25:42,467 like crazy. 553 00:25:43,367 --> 00:25:44,567 I look about 10 ft. up 554 00:25:44,567 --> 00:25:46,200 and there's just a face poking out 555 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:48,100 in between the branches of the tree. 556 00:25:48,100 --> 00:25:49,367 [Corporal Artman speaking] 557 00:25:49,367 --> 00:25:50,333 [Corporal Batts speaking] 558 00:25:57,967 --> 00:25:59,166 [Corporal Batts speaking] 559 00:26:00,767 --> 00:26:02,667 As soon as we got up close to that tree, 560 00:26:02,667 --> 00:26:05,200 Jax took me right up to the tree. 561 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:08,000 I was confused as to why all of a sudden 562 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:09,767 it looked like he smelled something, 563 00:26:09,767 --> 00:26:12,266 then he didn't and that was because 564 00:26:12,266 --> 00:26:14,300 the individual's odor was up in the tree 565 00:26:14,300 --> 00:26:16,166 blowing over on top of us. 566 00:26:16,166 --> 00:26:18,166 [Corporal Batts speaking] 567 00:26:18,166 --> 00:26:19,700 [Kropp speaking] 568 00:26:19,700 --> 00:26:21,266 [Jax panting] 569 00:26:28,567 --> 00:26:31,667 You've got to pay attention to the person's demeanor 570 00:26:31,667 --> 00:26:33,367 and make sure that you're not elevating them 571 00:26:33,367 --> 00:26:35,500 and hope that you're de-escalating them. 572 00:26:35,500 --> 00:26:36,834 [Corporal Artman speaking] 573 00:26:46,500 --> 00:26:47,567 [Corporal Batts speaking] 574 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:01,667 At this point in time, 575 00:27:01,667 --> 00:27:03,867 he had climbed about 25 ft. up 576 00:27:03,867 --> 00:27:05,600 inside that tree. 577 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:07,367 We have to be careful 578 00:27:07,367 --> 00:27:10,700 that in our taking of the suspect into custody, 579 00:27:10,700 --> 00:27:12,100 we don't injure him. 580 00:27:12,100 --> 00:27:14,266 25 ft. up, that's a good drop. 581 00:27:14,266 --> 00:27:16,367 [Kropp speaking] 582 00:27:17,767 --> 00:27:20,433 [Corporal Batts speaking] 583 00:27:52,767 --> 00:27:54,166 [narrator] Specialist negotiator 584 00:27:54,166 --> 00:27:56,533 Sergeant Palmateer takes over. 585 00:27:58,166 --> 00:28:00,300 I'm not necessarily concerned 586 00:28:00,300 --> 00:28:04,100 about what events got him there 587 00:28:04,100 --> 00:28:06,266 as much as focusing, 588 00:28:06,266 --> 00:28:10,100 uh, on getting him to surrender peacefully. 589 00:28:10,100 --> 00:28:13,066 [Sergeant Palmateer speaking] 590 00:28:17,700 --> 00:28:21,567 It's very important to be able to use and articulate 591 00:28:21,567 --> 00:28:23,500 good quality conversation, 592 00:28:23,500 --> 00:28:26,333 no matter what the other person is experiencing. 593 00:28:27,166 --> 00:28:29,066 [Kropp speaking] 594 00:28:29,066 --> 00:28:30,934 [Sergeant Palmateer speaking] 595 00:28:31,367 --> 00:28:32,333 [cell phone vibrating] 596 00:28:54,567 --> 00:28:56,567 [narrator] More than six hours later, 597 00:28:56,567 --> 00:28:59,266 Kropp is still refusing to cooperate. 598 00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:02,066 When you're negotiating with someone, 599 00:29:02,066 --> 00:29:03,400 you're dealing with a human life 600 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:05,767 that it doesn't matter if it takes five hours. 601 00:29:05,767 --> 00:29:08,734 The prize is the peaceful resolution. 602 00:29:09,767 --> 00:29:10,667 [Sergeant Palmateer speaking] 603 00:29:24,700 --> 00:29:26,600 So going from daytime into nighttime, 604 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:28,600 now you've got a change in the elements, 605 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:30,000 and we didn't know 606 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:32,033 when this guy was going to come down. 607 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:35,000 We don't know if he may sleep up there 608 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:37,467 and try to stay up there all night 609 00:29:37,467 --> 00:29:39,634 and maybe not even come down till the next day. 610 00:29:44,567 --> 00:29:45,667 [narrator] But finally, 611 00:29:45,667 --> 00:29:48,100 after ten hours of negotiation, 612 00:29:48,100 --> 00:29:50,266 Kropp decides to surrender. 613 00:29:57,066 --> 00:29:59,667 I think what ultimately got him down from the tree 614 00:29:59,667 --> 00:30:03,266 was our focus on him as a father 615 00:30:03,266 --> 00:30:04,834 doing the right thing. 616 00:30:05,367 --> 00:30:07,967 And I think over the hours 617 00:30:07,967 --> 00:30:10,367 and hours and hours of negotiating with him, 618 00:30:10,367 --> 00:30:12,900 we were able to sink into his head that 619 00:30:12,900 --> 00:30:15,266 whether he made a mistake or not that day, 620 00:30:15,266 --> 00:30:16,533 he's still a father. 621 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:19,467 [Sergeant Palmateer speaking] 622 00:30:23,900 --> 00:30:26,667 [Sergeant Palmateer] So, I believe that was the turning point. 623 00:30:26,667 --> 00:30:29,000 It was definitely as just doing the right thing 624 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:30,567 because you're a good dad. 625 00:30:35,266 --> 00:30:36,900 [narrator] Jessie James Kropp 626 00:30:36,900 --> 00:30:39,400 is charged with two counts of arson, 627 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:41,266 theft of a motor vehicle, 628 00:30:41,266 --> 00:30:42,900 resisting an officer 629 00:30:42,900 --> 00:30:45,233 and attempting to elude police. 630 00:30:47,266 --> 00:30:50,300 He's been declared mentally unfit for trial 631 00:30:50,300 --> 00:30:52,767 and has been sent to a state hospital 632 00:30:52,767 --> 00:30:55,867 until he is capable of appearing in court. 633 00:30:55,867 --> 00:30:59,000 The case remains unadjudicated. 634 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:01,800 Ideally, he would have given up 635 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:03,767 right when we stopped him with stop sticks, 636 00:31:03,767 --> 00:31:04,700 or he would have stopped 637 00:31:04,700 --> 00:31:06,367 whenever we tried to pull him over. 638 00:31:06,367 --> 00:31:09,667 But that's not the way it went down. 639 00:31:09,667 --> 00:31:11,900 It was the result that we all wanted. 640 00:31:11,900 --> 00:31:13,233 Nobody got hurt. 641 00:31:14,166 --> 00:31:15,867 [Corporal Batts] Props off to my dog, you know. 642 00:31:15,867 --> 00:31:18,500 I'm just the dummy at the end of the lead, you know. 643 00:31:18,500 --> 00:31:20,467 He's the one that had the hard job here. 644 00:31:20,467 --> 00:31:22,900 He's the one that located and found this guy. 645 00:31:22,900 --> 00:31:24,133 Good boy. 646 00:31:29,100 --> 00:31:30,667 [narrator] Also in Florida, 647 00:31:30,667 --> 00:31:33,467 80 miles southeast in Orange County 648 00:31:34,266 --> 00:31:35,567 is Orlando. 649 00:31:40,967 --> 00:31:42,100 I've been working for Orange County 650 00:31:42,100 --> 00:31:43,266 a little bit over three years. 651 00:31:43,266 --> 00:31:45,467 Some of the things that I love about the job 652 00:31:45,467 --> 00:31:48,166 is seeing the impact that we have on other people, 653 00:31:48,166 --> 00:31:49,867 being a role model for kids. 654 00:31:49,867 --> 00:31:51,667 As long as we're able to help 655 00:31:51,667 --> 00:31:53,100 that person right there in that moment, 656 00:31:53,100 --> 00:31:54,233 that's what really counts. 657 00:32:00,367 --> 00:32:01,667 [Deputy Palacio] It was the end of the shift. 658 00:32:01,667 --> 00:32:03,800 I was definitely looking forward 659 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:05,767 to just, you know, go home and and rest. 660 00:32:05,767 --> 00:32:07,333 But we hear this call. 661 00:32:08,667 --> 00:32:10,634 [male officer speaking] 662 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:13,634 [woman speaking] 663 00:32:19,567 --> 00:32:22,834 [female officer speaking] 664 00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:33,000 When we hear something like that 665 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:34,767 where it says engines and multiple units, 666 00:32:34,767 --> 00:32:37,300 everybody goes a little bit faster. 667 00:32:37,300 --> 00:32:38,867 We're the first arriving engine. 668 00:32:38,867 --> 00:32:41,867 Then we've got to get ready for victim rescue. 669 00:32:41,867 --> 00:32:44,033 [siren wailing] 670 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:51,266 [narrator] But ahead of the firefighters 671 00:32:51,266 --> 00:32:53,000 and among the first on scene 672 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:57,467 are sheriff's deputies Lugo, Palacio and Puzynski. 673 00:32:57,467 --> 00:33:00,567 The three-story block with 24 apartments 674 00:33:00,567 --> 00:33:03,533 is being rapidly engulfed by flames. 675 00:33:04,667 --> 00:33:07,000 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 676 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:09,100 When I got there and I saw the black smoke, 677 00:33:09,100 --> 00:33:11,667 I got out, I heard people screaming. 678 00:33:12,300 --> 00:33:14,166 [woman crying] 679 00:33:14,166 --> 00:33:15,467 It was like, "This is really real. 680 00:33:15,467 --> 00:33:17,300 "You know, this is a real true fire." 681 00:33:17,300 --> 00:33:19,600 [woman] Can they go look over there? 682 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:21,734 [siren wailing] 683 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:24,834 The sheriffs are automatically dispatched. 684 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:27,367 They're on the road in cars, 685 00:33:27,367 --> 00:33:29,166 so they can obviously get a little bit faster. 686 00:33:29,166 --> 00:33:30,300 So that's a blessing 687 00:33:30,300 --> 00:33:32,467 because you could have them start evacuating, you know, 688 00:33:32,467 --> 00:33:34,233 the areas that aren't on fire or smoky. 689 00:33:37,166 --> 00:33:39,333 [indistinct shouting] 690 00:33:40,166 --> 00:33:41,233 [officer speaking] 691 00:33:41,667 --> 00:33:43,533 [Deputy Lugo speaking] 692 00:33:54,367 --> 00:33:55,367 [Deputy Lugo] At first, it was like 693 00:33:55,367 --> 00:33:57,367 one family that was on the balcony. 694 00:33:57,367 --> 00:33:59,000 Then several other families 695 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:00,166 started coming out of the balcony. 696 00:34:01,100 --> 00:34:02,667 [Deputy Lugo speaking] 697 00:34:02,667 --> 00:34:04,133 [indistinct shouting] 698 00:34:11,166 --> 00:34:14,300 We have to be able to handle that gap in time 699 00:34:14,300 --> 00:34:16,300 when the Fire Department gets to the scene 700 00:34:16,300 --> 00:34:17,600 and try to do what we can 701 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:19,567 as best as we can to help the people. 702 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:23,667 Trying to make it up 703 00:34:23,667 --> 00:34:25,867 to that second level of the staircase, 704 00:34:25,867 --> 00:34:28,367 you could actually feel, like, the blaze, 705 00:34:28,367 --> 00:34:30,433 and you could inhale the black smoke, 706 00:34:31,166 --> 00:34:32,433 actually feeling the heat. 707 00:34:33,467 --> 00:34:35,166 It was raining like fire, 708 00:34:35,166 --> 00:34:36,867 like drops of fire. 709 00:34:36,867 --> 00:34:39,867 So, the building was obviously collapsed and... 710 00:34:39,867 --> 00:34:41,600 [Deputy Lugo] The staircase was fully engulfed, 711 00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:43,367 so we weren't able to climb up. 712 00:34:43,367 --> 00:34:45,600 So I just gave words of encouragement 713 00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:47,100 to the people that were on the balcony 714 00:34:47,100 --> 00:34:48,967 until we were able to devise a plan 715 00:34:48,967 --> 00:34:50,467 until Fire Department came. 716 00:34:50,467 --> 00:34:52,900 [Deputy Lugo speaking] 717 00:34:52,900 --> 00:34:54,333 [Deputy Palacio speaking] 718 00:34:56,767 --> 00:35:00,667 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 719 00:35:00,667 --> 00:35:03,634 Someone said, "Let's start kicking doors." 720 00:35:04,467 --> 00:35:06,767 [banging] 721 00:35:06,767 --> 00:35:09,700 We didn't have time to, like, knock and just wait. 722 00:35:09,700 --> 00:35:11,634 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 723 00:35:16,266 --> 00:35:17,934 [Deputy Palacio] That way, lady, that way. 724 00:35:19,266 --> 00:35:21,233 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 725 00:35:22,100 --> 00:35:23,800 [Deputy Lugo] The incident is bigger than me. 726 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:25,667 I can't really worry about myself. 727 00:35:25,667 --> 00:35:26,634 I can only worry about 728 00:35:26,634 --> 00:35:29,066 the people who are being affected by the fire. 729 00:35:30,667 --> 00:35:33,200 [officer speaking over radio] 730 00:35:33,200 --> 00:35:35,567 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 731 00:35:35,567 --> 00:35:38,233 [man speaking] 732 00:35:39,100 --> 00:35:41,166 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 733 00:35:47,667 --> 00:35:48,867 [Deputy Palacio speaking] 734 00:35:48,867 --> 00:35:50,066 [man speaking] 735 00:35:57,667 --> 00:35:58,667 As soon as we arrive, 736 00:35:58,667 --> 00:36:00,567 we heard there were multiple victims trapped, 737 00:36:00,567 --> 00:36:02,400 and my first goal was to find out 738 00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:03,600 where are they trapped? 739 00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:05,233 Who was it trapped? How many? 740 00:36:06,567 --> 00:36:07,867 It's a tough decision, 741 00:36:07,867 --> 00:36:09,767 but at the end of the day, the people that 742 00:36:09,767 --> 00:36:11,700 are immediately next to the fire 743 00:36:11,700 --> 00:36:13,700 are the people that need to come off first. 744 00:36:13,700 --> 00:36:16,567 [indistinct conversation] 745 00:36:17,467 --> 00:36:18,667 [Lt. Rubio] This apartment complex, 746 00:36:18,667 --> 00:36:20,467 knowing that it was wood framed, 747 00:36:20,467 --> 00:36:23,000 definitely can increase the chances 748 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:24,367 of the fire spreading rapidly. 749 00:36:24,367 --> 00:36:26,300 Fire burns faster and hotter today 750 00:36:26,300 --> 00:36:28,567 with the furniture and everything in it, 751 00:36:28,567 --> 00:36:30,400 because it's all synthetic. 752 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:33,266 We have two, three, four, five minutes to respond 753 00:36:33,266 --> 00:36:35,533 and put out the fire before it spreads rapidly. 754 00:36:38,667 --> 00:36:40,166 [narrator] As the Fire Department 755 00:36:40,166 --> 00:36:43,533 begins rescuing residents closest to the blaze... 756 00:36:44,166 --> 00:36:46,000 [woman shouting] 757 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:48,166 ...deputies hear a desperate cry 758 00:36:48,166 --> 00:36:50,033 from a third floor balcony. 759 00:36:50,900 --> 00:36:52,867 [woman speaking] 760 00:36:52,867 --> 00:36:54,400 [Deputy Palacio] All right. 761 00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:56,233 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 762 00:36:57,266 --> 00:36:58,667 We looked up 763 00:36:58,667 --> 00:37:01,734 and she had the baby, like, hanging off the balcony. 764 00:37:02,967 --> 00:37:04,767 [Deputy Lugo] I was devastated. 765 00:37:04,767 --> 00:37:06,900 Getting her out of that building was a priority. 766 00:37:06,900 --> 00:37:07,867 She's too young 767 00:37:07,867 --> 00:37:10,166 to be in a tragic incident like that. 768 00:37:14,266 --> 00:37:15,667 [Deputy Palacio] Everything else kind of stopped. 769 00:37:15,667 --> 00:37:17,400 I could only hear the baby. 770 00:37:17,400 --> 00:37:19,400 I know everybody was important. 771 00:37:19,400 --> 00:37:21,867 But at that point, the baby is the main concern. 772 00:37:21,867 --> 00:37:23,967 [Deputy Lugo] Come down the balcony right now. 773 00:37:23,967 --> 00:37:25,667 [indistinct shouting] 774 00:37:25,667 --> 00:37:26,700 [woman speaking] 775 00:37:26,700 --> 00:37:27,934 [Deputy Palacio speaking] 776 00:37:29,100 --> 00:37:30,100 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 777 00:37:30,100 --> 00:37:32,000 The apartment complex from the third story balcony 778 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:35,400 is probably like a 25 to 30 ft. drop. 779 00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:38,500 If you fall from that, you're gonna break some bones. 780 00:37:38,500 --> 00:37:40,467 [Deputy Lugo speaking] 781 00:37:41,266 --> 00:37:42,934 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 782 00:37:43,367 --> 00:37:44,433 [woman speaking] 783 00:37:46,300 --> 00:37:47,200 When your apartment 784 00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:48,900 is engulfed in flames like that, 785 00:37:48,900 --> 00:37:50,266 you have minutes, 786 00:37:50,266 --> 00:37:53,467 literally minutes before it's too late. 787 00:37:54,467 --> 00:37:56,133 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 788 00:38:00,500 --> 00:38:02,567 [Price] Kids are very vulnerable. 789 00:38:02,567 --> 00:38:04,200 You can't explain to them, 790 00:38:04,200 --> 00:38:05,300 "Cover your mouth." 791 00:38:05,300 --> 00:38:06,667 You need to get to them quicker. 792 00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:10,166 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 793 00:38:11,667 --> 00:38:13,400 [narrator] With no time to spare 794 00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:16,300 Deputy William Puzynski risks his own life 795 00:38:16,300 --> 00:38:17,834 to attempt a rescue. 796 00:38:22,567 --> 00:38:24,467 Will just started taking off his vests 797 00:38:24,467 --> 00:38:26,266 and was like, "Hey, I'm just gonna climb up 798 00:38:26,266 --> 00:38:27,634 "and get the baby myself." 799 00:38:28,567 --> 00:38:30,233 -[woman speaking] -[indistinct radio chatter] 800 00:38:32,066 --> 00:38:33,734 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 801 00:38:36,500 --> 00:38:39,500 The third story, 30-35 ft., 802 00:38:39,500 --> 00:38:41,867 falling from that height you can break your neck, 803 00:38:41,867 --> 00:38:44,166 break your arm, break your hip, break your back. 804 00:38:44,166 --> 00:38:46,000 It's a significant fall. 805 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:47,367 [baby crying] 806 00:38:47,367 --> 00:38:48,567 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 807 00:38:50,367 --> 00:38:53,033 This is bad, but it was the only option. 808 00:38:54,266 --> 00:38:55,533 [woman speaking] 809 00:38:58,100 --> 00:39:00,367 [Deputy Palacio] I thought he was gonna fall on top of me 810 00:39:00,367 --> 00:39:01,967 because he was losing his balance. 811 00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:04,500 I was trying to tell him, like, 812 00:39:04,500 --> 00:39:07,467 "Hey, move here, or grab here, or grab there." 813 00:39:07,467 --> 00:39:09,133 I was just telling him, "Be careful." 814 00:39:10,100 --> 00:39:11,066 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 815 00:39:13,367 --> 00:39:14,867 [indistinct shouting] 816 00:39:14,867 --> 00:39:17,033 [Deputy Palacio speaking] 817 00:39:18,667 --> 00:39:20,500 [Deputy Palacio] When Puzynski got a hold of her, 818 00:39:20,500 --> 00:39:22,467 now I'm worried about them, too, 819 00:39:22,467 --> 00:39:24,266 because he was losing his balance. 820 00:39:24,266 --> 00:39:26,367 [indistinct shouting] 821 00:39:27,867 --> 00:39:29,600 [speaking indistinctly] 822 00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:31,266 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 823 00:39:32,100 --> 00:39:34,233 [Deputy Palacio speaking] 824 00:39:42,066 --> 00:39:43,266 [Deputy Palacio] As he grabbed the baby, 825 00:39:43,266 --> 00:39:46,367 the baby is like almost hanging from one arm. 826 00:39:46,367 --> 00:39:48,734 So I was like, "Please don't fall." 827 00:39:52,066 --> 00:39:53,967 [Lt. Rubio] Carrying a child, it is very hard. 828 00:39:53,967 --> 00:39:55,200 They're crying, they're flailing around 829 00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:56,166 'cause they don't know what's going on. 830 00:39:56,166 --> 00:39:57,166 They're scared. 831 00:40:00,100 --> 00:40:01,367 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 832 00:40:01,367 --> 00:40:02,600 [Deputy Palacio speaking] 833 00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:04,000 [Deputy Palacio] Our main goal, you know, was to save the baby. 834 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:05,166 She's safe. 835 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:07,767 [baby crying] 836 00:40:07,767 --> 00:40:10,066 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 837 00:40:13,867 --> 00:40:15,300 -[exhales sharply] -[man speaking indistinctly] 838 00:40:15,300 --> 00:40:17,367 [truck honking] 839 00:40:17,367 --> 00:40:20,934 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 840 00:40:21,600 --> 00:40:23,467 It's okay, it's okay. 841 00:40:27,166 --> 00:40:29,200 [narrator] Less than ten minutes later, 842 00:40:29,200 --> 00:40:32,400 Mom and Grandma are also rescued 843 00:40:32,400 --> 00:40:35,233 and reunited with the one-year-old. 844 00:40:36,700 --> 00:40:37,400 [woman speaking] 845 00:40:37,400 --> 00:40:38,233 [Deputy Puzynski speaking] 846 00:40:41,700 --> 00:40:43,800 [narrator] It takes more than six hours 847 00:40:43,800 --> 00:40:46,567 to fully extinguish the blaze. 848 00:40:46,567 --> 00:40:49,233 The cause of the fire is still unknown. 849 00:40:49,967 --> 00:40:52,367 Twenty people are left displaced, 850 00:40:52,367 --> 00:40:56,367 but remarkably, no one is seriously injured. 851 00:40:58,467 --> 00:41:00,200 [Price] This is definitely the biggest fire 852 00:41:00,200 --> 00:41:01,867 that I've ever been on. 853 00:41:01,867 --> 00:41:03,567 I still feel like it was yesterday. 854 00:41:03,567 --> 00:41:05,700 That's how much I remember it. 855 00:41:05,700 --> 00:41:08,000 [Lt. Rubio] I 100% relate to the deputy 856 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:09,667 climbing up and grabbing the kid. 857 00:41:09,667 --> 00:41:10,867 He put himself at risk, 858 00:41:10,867 --> 00:41:12,600 climbing up on the side of the apartment. 859 00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:13,934 He did everything he could. 860 00:41:15,567 --> 00:41:19,200 I would call the deputy's actions heroic. 861 00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:21,867 [Deputy Palacio] Watching the baby reunite with Mom, 862 00:41:21,867 --> 00:41:23,066 that felt amazing. 863 00:41:23,066 --> 00:41:25,266 It was like our mission was complete. 864 00:41:25,266 --> 00:41:27,066 It was a really good feeling.