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[narrator] In Florida,
an officer is taken
for a ride.
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[Officer Cusack] My heels
are just sliding
across the ground.
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I am literally skiing,
holding on to the door.
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We are doing
about 45 miles an hour.
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So, I just hold on
for dear life.
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[narrator] In Georgia,
an ambush is about to happen
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[Officer Wilcox] I didn't kn
if this person was
coming after us.
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I didn't know
if he was behind us.
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[narrator] And in Michigan,
a traffic pursuit
goes horribly wrong.
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[Sgt Holdwick] He wasn't
running because he didn't want
a traffic ticket.
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It was something else.
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[Former Deputy] I knew
he was gonna make a dash.
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The terrain was awful.
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I did consider
the potential of an ambush.
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[indistinct radio chatter]
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[voice over radio]
Shots fired, 10-4.
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[officer] Sheriff's Office,
come outside!
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[narrator] 12-miles southwes
of Fort Lauderdale,
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is Pembroke Pines, Florida.
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[over radio]
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[police car siren blaring]
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This call comes out
of two people
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possibly overdosed
inside Century Village.
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Century Village being
the retirement community.
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We have had, in the past,
elderly people with
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you know, somebody is
terminal, they have
tried to take their pills,
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and do themselves in.
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That was where my mindset
went to initially,
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that it must be
an elderly couple.
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[siren wailing]
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[Officer Anaya] Officer Cusa
is the primary officer,
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and I was dispatched
as the backup.
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So, I am thinking,
I need to get there quick.
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You don't know
what that other officer
can run into.
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You don't wanna
leave them alone.
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Century Village
is a city within a city.
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The gate was very narrow
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with big concrete columns
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that allowed just barely
one vehicle to pass through.
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As I am pulling up,
I see security,
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and they are pointing
at this vehicle.
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So, I am like, okay, I'm here.
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I can see the male
is in the driver's seat.
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I could see a female
in the passenger seat.
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Lo and behold,
they were in their 30s.
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And, that struck me as odd
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because this is a
retirement community.
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She was just
rolling her head back
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and never opened her eyes.
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The gentleman,
his pupils are pinpoint.
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I can see little, clear
plastic baggies
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with an off-white
powdery substance in there.
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I couldn't tell
if it was heroin,
if it was cocaine.
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But it definitely
was drug paraphernalia
of some sort.
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He's not there.
It's almost like it's
not registering yet
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what's going on and who I am
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He just keeps, like,
looking around.
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I was very close
to where the address was,
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and I hadn't seen him yet.
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So, I asked the dispatcher
to tell me again
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the building name.
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[over radio]
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[Officer Cusack] I am facin
the driver side window.
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Officer Anaya says, "What's
the name of the building?"
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And, I say,
"Cambridge and Mike."
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The driver, he hits the gas
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And, when I say
he hits the gas,
he floors it.
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The left side of the car
is now pushing up
against me.
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I am thinking,
"He's going to run me over.
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I'm gonna go
underneath this car,
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and I may be crushed."
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So, I take my right hand,
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and I grab
the top of the door frame.
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My heels are just
sliding across the ground.
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I am literally skiing,
holding on to the door.
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Within 30-40 feet,
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we are doing
about 45-miles-an-hour.
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So, I just hold on
for dear life.
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[siren blaring]
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[Officer Anaya] As I am
approaching where he was,
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the vehicle was coming
around the corner
at high rate of speed,
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and I saw Officer Cusack
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hanging from
the driver's side door.
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It was really shocking to se
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I was thinking,
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"How long is he
gonna get dragged?
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How far is this car gonna go
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It just keeps speeding up."
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So, I made a U-turn
to get behind the car.
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I didn't want
to get too close
because I didn't want
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Officer Cusack to
dislodge from the vehicle,
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and me strike him.
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I knew that the potential
for me to get injured
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went up the longer I held on.
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But, he never slowed down.
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And then I realized
that he is purposely
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steering the vehicle
towards the tree line.
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These are not
little, small trees.
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These are huge, palm trees
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that have been there
for decades.
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If I hit that tree,
there's no way
I'm surviving that.
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Fortunately, he then
jerked the vehicle
back to the right.
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[over radio]
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As we are still travelling,
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he takes his left hand
and reaches up,
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and starts to try
to pry my fingers
off the door frame.
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It strikes me that
this is a person
without remorse,
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and that, it doesn't matter
if he kills me.
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Doesn't matter if I die,
to him.
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I threatened to shoot him
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because I felt, like,
maybe if I said this,
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he would think about
what he is doing,
and go,
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"You know what?
It's not worth it."
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That's about the time
that the body cam falls off
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My feet and legs are
now dragging behind me,
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and I am just holding on
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as I am being pulled.
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It's about 200-feet
till you hit the exit gate.
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I realized that
it's such a tight opening,
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there's no way
that I'm going to
make it through
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with the door open.
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Something's gonna
have to give.
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Right at the last second,
he brings the vehicle
to the right.
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As he does that, I realize
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this is my only opportunity
to let go.
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I tucked in,
I just brought my hands in.
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And, I basically absorbed
most of it on my forearms
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as I slid across the pavemen
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[Officer Anaya] When he was
dislodged from the vehicle,
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I quickly pulled over,
as close as I could, to him
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He had a lot of injuries
to his elbows, his knees,
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the top of his feet.
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The shoes were worn down,
there was no shoe.
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You could see
the flesh from his feet,
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all the way down
to the bone in one foot.
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I can tell he had
a lot of adrenaline
running through his body.
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He wanted to get up,
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but he had so many injuries
to his feet
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that I wanted him to just
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stay lying down
until rescue could
come to him.
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[narrator] Officer Wagner
waits for the suspect
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by the entrance to
highway 595.
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It's a main highway
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leading east
to Fort Lauderdale.
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I figured
that the suspect would
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potentially take that route.
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I am feeling anticipation
as he is approaching,
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I am standing by,
waiting in the on-ramp
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for only a matter of minutes.
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As I pull up
behind the driver,
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he was actually
smoking a cigarette.
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Just looked like
he was out for a drive.
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There's multiple
police vehicles
in the pursuit.
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There's also
a Papa unit above,
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which is the aviation unit.
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[over radio]
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Heavier traffic does slow
the speed of the pursuit dow
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But, it causes concern
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for safety for everyone else
on the highway.
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[over radio]
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[siren blaring]
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At that time
we were able to grab
the suspect,
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and place him into custody.
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I would say
it was only a few minutes
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from the time it happened
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to the time
he was transported
by Rescue.
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I remember being told
to stay on scene,
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To remain on scene,
he was gonna be okay.
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I was left in a scene where
his shoes were there,
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his belt was lying
on the ground.
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It was like,
what just happened?
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I wanna
go to the hospital, too.
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You know, I wanna go
and see if he's okay.
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[Officer Cusack] We get
to the hospital.
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The nursing staff
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cut what was left of my pants.
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And that's when I could
actually look down and see.
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From my knees to my toes,
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there was tons
of different lacerations,
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road rash,
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there was
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just a lot of flesh
that had been ripped off.
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[Officer Wagner] After the
stop, I did a search
of the vehicle.
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[narrator] Tests confirmed
the evidence found
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in the suspect's vehicle
is heroin.
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The suspect is identified
as 38-year-old
Thomas Cabrera.
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Cabrera is charged
with fleeing police,
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driving with
a suspended license,
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and attempted murder
of a police officer.
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His trial date is scheduled
for later this year.
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[indistinct conversation]
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The female passenger
is charged with
drug possession.
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[indistinct speech]
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Officer Cusack returns
to light duty
just three weeks later.
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[Officer Cusack] I would
say that this ranks
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right up there, as far as,
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one of the
most traumatic events
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that I've ever been
involved in.
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For a brief moment
I did consider,
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"Is it time for me
to think about
something else?
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Find a different career?"
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My wife and my friends
were extremely supportive,
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and influential,
and basically telling me,
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don't let this one incident
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define who you are,
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or allow it to change
who you are.
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So, coming back to the road
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and being able to get back
in there,
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put the uniform back on,
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and go back on patrol,
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was actually, probably,
the best thing for me.
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[Officer Anaya] I was glad
that the outcome
was what it was
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versus what it could've been
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Overall, when you
think about it,
you are, like,
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it turned out okay,
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Officer Cusack recovered.
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And, it's just something tha
we're always gonna think bac
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that we went through together.
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[narrator] 100-miles south
of Atlanta, Georgia,
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in Houston county,
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is the 4-square mile
town of Centerville.
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[over radio]
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When responding
to domestic disturbance,
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you never understand
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what you are
going to deal with.
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You can walk into
a calm situation,
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you can walk into a situatio
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where everything
is breaking loose.
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So, you really want
a primary officer,
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and a backup officer.
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It's just me
and Corporal Mashuga
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working that night
in the area.
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So, we both respond.
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We didn't approach
with sirens or lights,
of course,
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because it wasn't
a major call,
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it wasn't a physical domesti
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Upon my arrival,
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Corporal Mashuga
was at the front door
of the address.
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So, I was able to park my ca
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get out and start
walking up towards him.
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[gunshot]
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[Officer Wilcox over radio]
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I see Corporal Mashuga.
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I knock on the door,
I step back down the steps.
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At that time, the garage doo
to the right of me opens up
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and a female walks out.
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All she told me
is that he is drunk,
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he just needs to go to sleep.
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I see out the corner of my e
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the front door open up
and the male stepped out.
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He had a handgun
pointed at me.
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I was completely
taken by surprise.
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[gunshot]
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[Corporal Mashuga]
As the shot was fired,
almost instantaneously,
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I could feel a sharp pain
in my stomach.
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Officer Wilcox had arrived
on scene.
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I was able to get back
on my feet
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and run to the
back of his vehicle.
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[Corporal Mashuga]
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[Officer Wilcox]
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Ultimately, he was just
trying to figure out,
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one, where he was shot.
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[Corporal Mashuga]
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And two, where is the shooter?
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I didn't know
if this person
was coming after us.
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I didn't know
if he was behind us.
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[narrator] Units from the
neighboring town
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of Warner Robins
are called in to help.
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[Officer Karl] A dispatcher
comes over the radio,
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and said, I need units
en route to Centerville.
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An officer is hit.
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That's not something
that comes over the radio
very often.
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I'm on a SWAT team.
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And on top of that,
I'm a medic in the reserves
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Sooner I got there,
the faster I could help.
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[Officer Wilcox]
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[Officer Wilcox] My partner
is shot,
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is very unlucky,
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because you've got armor
that covers your whole chest
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and this just happen to go,
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maybe an inch or two lower
than the armor was.
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I mean, you've got
a bunch of organs,
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intestines, everything
in that area.
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[Corporal Mashuga] I gave
a description of the subjec
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so we can contain the scene
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Worrying about him
leaving the area,
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putting more officers at risk.
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[Officer Wilcox] Out of the
corner of my eye,
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I see somebody standing
at the side of the house.
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Kind of clicked,
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that was the person
that was at the garage.
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[narrator] The woman
is the shooter's girlfriend
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and was part of the
domestic disturbance.
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I thought at that point
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she was pretty
intoxicated, too.
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[Officer Thomas] As we pull
on the scene,
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I've charged the weapon,
put a line in chamber,
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in case I have to
immediately use it.
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We make it over to the
Centerville PD officer's car
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So, officer Wilcox
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is explaining to me
what the situation is.
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[narrator] More officers
arrive,
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and set up a perimeter.
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Based on her actions
and statements,
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obviously, she really wasn'
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coherent enough to comply.
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I felt a large blow
to my right foot.
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I am thinking,
you're kidding.
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You got shot earlier,
and here you are
getting shot again.
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So, I start scanning
for the suspect,
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I need to stop the threat.
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Eventually, I see
his muzzle flashes.
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So, I line up my sights
and I shoot at him.
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At that point I didn't know
whether I hit him or not.
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I knew Corporal Mashuga
was gonna need surgery
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for that abdominal wound.
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I wanted to get him
out of there
as soon as possible.
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[Officer Wilcox] EMS was no
not going to respond
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to an active shooter
situation.
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Only way to get
Corporal Mashuga out of there
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was to put him in my vehicle.
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The only thought I had
was to get him to the hospit
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as fast as possible.
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We didn't really have
a step-by-step game plan.
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It was just, one,
get out of there fast,
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and two, get him
to emergency medical care.
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[siren wailing]
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[police car siren wailing]
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[Officer Wilcox] So, as I am
headed to our local
medical center,
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at that point, they notify me
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that they do not deal with
gunshot wound victims.
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So, we made the plan
to have EMS meet me,
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and exchange Corporal Mashug
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and let him go
to county hospital.
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[narrator] On the perimeter
a relative of the shooter
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arrives on scene.
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The shooter's sister
approaches an officer
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and gives the name
Harry Baggett.
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And, also informs him that
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the suspect has been injured.
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[helicopter whirring]
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[narrator] Deputy Thomas
continues to try to get
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the shooter's girlfriend
to safety.
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I wanted her off the scene
for her safety.
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And, so that we could get
some more information
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on what's going on
inside the house,
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and what led
up to this call being made.
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[gunshot]
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Another shot rang out.
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He's still obviously a threa
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That's the first time
we realized that
he is still with us,
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after I shot him.
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I requested the BearCat
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because it's
an armored vehicle.
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Attempting to get
the suspect
out of the house,
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and, into custody,
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so that we can end
this whole situation
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without anybody else
getting injured.
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[helicopter hovering]
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[narrator] Until the
armored vehicle arrives,
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it's a stand-off.
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There's a procedure
that we go through
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whenever we have
barricaded gunman.
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If we can't make contact
with him,
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or if they are
refusing to comply,
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there are ways that we can
coax them out of their house.
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[helicopter hovering]
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One of those ways is using
CS type of gases.
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[narrator] CS gas
is commonly referred to as
tear gas.
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[tear gas sound]
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The Houston County SRT
uses a 40-mm grenade launcher
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to put these gases
through the window.
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He did not exit the house
because of the gas.
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[Corporal Mashuga] When I
got to the hospital,
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I went into emergency surger
for my stomach wounds.
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A bullet went in
right below my belly button.
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It did damage
some of my intestine.
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During the surgery,
they removed a section of the
damaged intestine,
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and removed the bullet
from inside my stomach,
wherever it was at.
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[narrator] The 10-ton BearCa
arrives on scene.
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We're gonna make a dual entry
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with the
Sheriff's department SRT,
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who is gonna go upstairs,
the top of the house.
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The Warner Robins
Police Department SWAT team
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was gonna go into the
bottom of the house.
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[narrator] Eight hours
after the initial 911 call,
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law enforcement enters
the suspect's residence.
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[Officer Karl] The SRT
eventually locates him
in the attic area,
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and is able to take him
into custody
without any further incident.
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[narrator] Investigators
find an improvised
fighting position,
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and weapons stashed
all over the house.
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They also find evidence
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00:26:37,697 --> 00:26:41,498
that Officer Thomas' shots
found their target.
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[Officer Karl] One
disabled the weapon.
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00:26:43,903 --> 00:26:46,537
And then, one of the rounds
hit his finger,
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left his finger
lying right there
on the ledge.
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He also took his own blood
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and was writing on the walls
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[narrator] Harry Baggett
is sentenced
to 100 years in prison
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for criminal attempt
to commit malice murder,
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00:27:01,721 --> 00:27:04,355
and aggravated assault
on a peace officer.
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00:27:04,423 --> 00:27:07,524
45-year-old Baggett
won't be eligible for parol
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00:27:07,526 --> 00:27:08,826
for 60 years.
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00:27:09,428 --> 00:27:10,594
I just didn't understand.
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00:27:10,696 --> 00:27:13,063
I didn't understand
what the reason behind it was.
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00:27:13,165 --> 00:27:14,698
[gunshot]
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00:27:14,700 --> 00:27:17,401
What made him, you know,
wanna just
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00:27:17,403 --> 00:27:19,303
have an all-out
standoff with police
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00:27:20,006 --> 00:27:21,839
for a domestic that
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00:27:21,874 --> 00:27:23,807
we were to come out,
separate the parties.
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00:27:23,809 --> 00:27:26,143
Nobody would've been
arrested at that point.
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[narrator] Corporal Mashuga
returns to light duty
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two months after the shootin
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I do believe
that all the officers
that responded that night
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00:27:35,721 --> 00:27:37,087
did save my life.
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00:27:37,089 --> 00:27:40,457
And that I owe them something
I'll never be able to
pay back.
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00:27:41,961 --> 00:27:43,927
[Officer Karl] I've trained
for a lot of my life,
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00:27:43,929 --> 00:27:47,364
and until you're
in that situation,
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00:27:47,466 --> 00:27:49,033
you really don't know
how you're gonna do.
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00:27:49,101 --> 00:27:51,935
And I was able to perform.
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[Officer Thomas] It doesn't
any good living
the rest of my life
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00:27:54,173 --> 00:27:55,606
having hard feelings about it.
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00:27:55,675 --> 00:27:59,309
I mean, I signed up
for this job
knowing the risks,
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and I knew
that this was possible.
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00:28:01,313 --> 00:28:03,714
But, I'm not gonna live
the rest of my life
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angry about it.
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[narrator] 20-miles
north of Detroit,
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is the suburb of
Clinton Township.
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Sergeant David Holdwick
with Clinton Township PD
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00:28:25,104 --> 00:28:26,804
is working the Sunday shift
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00:28:29,709 --> 00:28:33,043
Typically, a Sunday patrol
shift is slower than normal.
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Businesses are closed,
schools are closed,
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00:28:35,647 --> 00:28:36,947
lighter traffic.
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00:28:39,719 --> 00:28:41,151
Even though it was a Sunday
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00:28:41,153 --> 00:28:43,220
there's still people drivin
in excess of the speed limit
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00:28:45,024 --> 00:28:46,757
As this vehicle went past me
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00:28:46,859 --> 00:28:49,226
it was abundantly apparent
how fast he was going.
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00:28:51,030 --> 00:28:53,530
I immediately
put the car in gear,
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00:28:53,532 --> 00:28:55,232
and went to go stop him.
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00:28:55,301 --> 00:28:56,800
[police car siren wailing]
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00:28:59,839 --> 00:29:01,037
[narrator] Just up the road
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00:29:01,107 --> 00:29:03,907
is Macomb County Sherriff's
Deputy Jake Stark,
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00:29:03,909 --> 00:29:06,110
and his trainee deputy.
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00:29:06,112 --> 00:29:09,012
Our dispatch aired
that Clinton Township
Police Department
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00:29:09,014 --> 00:29:11,815
was chasing a suspect,
northbound on Dalcoma,
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00:29:11,817 --> 00:29:13,117
exactly where we were.
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00:29:14,553 --> 00:29:16,420
We back them on big incident
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00:29:16,422 --> 00:29:19,256
We never want
any police officer
to be by himself.
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00:29:20,693 --> 00:29:22,826
In our minds, we ultimately
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00:29:22,828 --> 00:29:24,661
had to think
pretty quickly on our feet
451
00:29:24,663 --> 00:29:26,830
to try and get involved
in this pursuit.
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00:29:34,507 --> 00:29:36,039
I knew at that point
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00:29:36,141 --> 00:29:39,143
he wasn't running
simply because he didn't
want a traffic ticket.
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There was something else
going on.
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00:29:42,214 --> 00:29:43,313
[narrator] Back down the roa
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officers want to find out
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00:29:45,050 --> 00:29:48,218
exactly what
the driver of the vehicle
was getting rid of.
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00:29:52,925 --> 00:29:54,291
[Deputy Stark] When they
told us
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00:29:54,293 --> 00:29:56,426
that the suspect had thrown
something out of the window
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00:29:56,428 --> 00:29:57,861
we don't know what it is
at that time,
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00:29:57,897 --> 00:30:00,831
which makes the chase
a little more serious.
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00:30:00,833 --> 00:30:03,300
We don't know what he is into,
or who he is.
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00:30:09,241 --> 00:30:11,508
We don't for certain,
but there could be
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00:30:11,510 --> 00:30:13,544
a potential of a weapon
inside that vehicle.
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00:30:32,932 --> 00:30:35,499
I didn't know that
the Sheriff's department
was near
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00:30:35,501 --> 00:30:37,201
until I looked into
my rearview mirror,
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00:30:37,203 --> 00:30:38,735
and saw their flashing light
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00:30:39,905 --> 00:30:41,805
[Deputy Stark] When we
approached officer Holdwick
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00:30:41,807 --> 00:30:44,308
we have to go
by what he is doing.
He is the lead officer,
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00:30:44,310 --> 00:30:46,043
he's the one
in charge right now.
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00:30:46,078 --> 00:30:47,411
It's not
like a normal pursuit.
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00:30:47,479 --> 00:30:49,813
You know,
the suspect was driving
at a slower rate of speed.
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[Sgt Holdwick] As we
approached the first
traffic lights,
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the thing
that struck me as odd is,
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00:30:54,620 --> 00:30:56,420
the car stopped
at the red light,
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00:30:56,422 --> 00:30:58,488
like you would
for normal traffic.
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00:30:58,490 --> 00:31:01,825
I've never seen
someone stop at red lights,
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00:31:01,827 --> 00:31:04,561
while they were
actually trying to get away.
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00:31:11,003 --> 00:31:12,569
When the vehicle stopped,
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my thought process
was that he was going to
open the door,
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00:31:14,907 --> 00:31:16,172
and take off running.
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00:31:16,174 --> 00:31:19,543
And, it was
then going to
turn into a foot pursuit.
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00:31:26,452 --> 00:31:28,252
But he continued to drive.
484
00:31:34,727 --> 00:31:36,727
[police car siren blaring]
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00:31:40,566 --> 00:31:42,199
[Deputy Stark] The best way
to get him to stop
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00:31:42,201 --> 00:31:44,101
is to get him to slow down,
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00:31:45,437 --> 00:31:46,937
and to get him boxed in,
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00:31:47,039 --> 00:31:49,106
to allow him not to be able
go left or right.
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00:31:54,713 --> 00:31:57,114
Unfortunately, we only had
two patrol cars at this time
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00:31:57,116 --> 00:31:59,616
So, he was able to
get out of our box.
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00:32:18,203 --> 00:32:19,937
So, as the pursuit
went northbound
on Van Dyke,
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00:32:19,939 --> 00:32:22,506
approaching Hall Road,
we had a red light.
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00:32:22,508 --> 00:32:24,608
Hall Road would be
the last road,
494
00:32:24,677 --> 00:32:27,210
that I would pick to
run a red light at.
495
00:32:27,212 --> 00:32:29,513
That's when things really go
serious for me.
496
00:32:29,515 --> 00:32:31,682
There's a chance
that he is now
endangering the public.
497
00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:37,721
[police car siren blaring]
498
00:32:53,339 --> 00:32:54,805
[Officer Stark] As we cross
Hall Road,
499
00:32:54,807 --> 00:32:56,907
you know, your mind
is going a thousand miles.
500
00:32:56,909 --> 00:32:58,308
You wanna make sure and hope
501
00:32:58,310 --> 00:32:59,810
that the suspect
is not gonna crash.
502
00:33:02,014 --> 00:33:03,313
There was one vehicle
in particular
503
00:33:04,817 --> 00:33:06,950
that he almost collided with
504
00:33:07,019 --> 00:33:08,452
It was pretty close
to a miracle
505
00:33:08,553 --> 00:33:09,820
that nobody got
severely injured
506
00:33:09,822 --> 00:33:11,121
going through
those intersections.
507
00:33:17,563 --> 00:33:19,830
[Former Deputy] There were
other vehicles
that back-traced
508
00:33:19,832 --> 00:33:22,666
the steps of
where the pursuit was.
509
00:33:22,668 --> 00:33:24,835
And then that's when
they found the narcotics.
510
00:33:24,903 --> 00:33:26,603
[Deputy Stark] Once we
found out there is narcotics
511
00:33:26,705 --> 00:33:28,238
there's a reason
he is running.
512
00:33:28,340 --> 00:33:30,006
He could have
a lot more narcotics in there.
513
00:33:38,083 --> 00:33:40,617
[Officer Stark] We don't kno
if he does have a gun
at this point.
514
00:33:40,619 --> 00:33:44,221
We did see him reach into
his center console
multiple times.
515
00:33:44,223 --> 00:33:47,057
So that obviously has
heightened our awareness
516
00:33:47,159 --> 00:33:49,159
way more
than just a normal pursuit.
517
00:33:50,696 --> 00:33:53,330
So, we are now
approximately 8-10 miles
518
00:33:53,332 --> 00:33:56,133
north of where
the actual pursuit started.
519
00:33:56,234 --> 00:33:58,301
We are trying to do
everything we can
to stop the suspect
520
00:33:58,303 --> 00:33:59,669
before he can continue.
521
00:34:02,207 --> 00:34:04,708
Once we turned eastbound
on 27 Mile Road,
522
00:34:04,710 --> 00:34:06,710
his speeds definitely
were increased.
523
00:34:20,025 --> 00:34:22,059
[Sgt Holdwick] We are enteri
more of a farm land.
524
00:34:22,528 --> 00:34:23,593
More dirt roads,
525
00:34:23,595 --> 00:34:26,229
getting away from subdivisions
and neighborhoods,
526
00:34:26,231 --> 00:34:27,631
and more into open country.
527
00:34:30,436 --> 00:34:32,936
We actually had
a second Clinton Township ca
528
00:34:32,938 --> 00:34:34,704
joining the pursuit.
529
00:34:34,806 --> 00:34:36,706
We could see
the Sheriff's Department
vehicle ahead
530
00:34:36,808 --> 00:34:38,708
with its overhead
lights activated.
531
00:34:47,820 --> 00:34:50,220
[Deputy Stark] There's no ca
in plain sight.
532
00:34:50,222 --> 00:34:52,122
It's a country-style road.
533
00:34:53,926 --> 00:34:56,626
Knowing the road
and knowing we were at,
534
00:34:56,695 --> 00:34:59,129
I knew we would hit gravel
at that rate of speed.
535
00:34:59,131 --> 00:35:01,031
There's a good chance
that one of us
could lose control.
536
00:35:04,670 --> 00:35:06,670
[Former Deputy] As soon as
we hit the dirt road,
537
00:35:06,672 --> 00:35:09,706
I knew that this chase
was gonna end soon.
538
00:35:20,052 --> 00:35:21,818
I knew that his options
539
00:35:21,820 --> 00:35:24,221
of where he was gonna go,
was running thin.
540
00:35:26,859 --> 00:35:28,859
And, now we're
going into an area
541
00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:30,927
that we are not
100% familiar with.
542
00:35:31,864 --> 00:35:33,797
But he may be
very familiar with.
543
00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:37,400
I did consider
that there was the potential
544
00:35:37,402 --> 00:35:39,536
of us getting involved
in some sort of ambush.
545
00:35:50,249 --> 00:35:53,116
[Former Deputy] When he
started slowing up
as we are behind him,
546
00:35:53,118 --> 00:35:54,351
I wanted to have the advanta
547
00:35:54,452 --> 00:35:55,919
of having my door
somewhat open.
548
00:35:57,422 --> 00:35:59,055
If he fled on foot,
549
00:35:59,157 --> 00:36:01,057
I get out,
and then chase him on foot.
550
00:36:05,998 --> 00:36:08,698
[Deputy Stark] My number on
concern was does he know
the people that live here?
551
00:36:08,700 --> 00:36:11,101
Are there going to be peopl
waiting for us
behind the house?
552
00:36:11,103 --> 00:36:12,502
We don't know at that time,
553
00:36:12,504 --> 00:36:13,803
so, our awareness
554
00:36:13,805 --> 00:36:15,438
is definitely very high.
555
00:36:19,711 --> 00:36:22,946
There was dense woods
behind the house
that he went into.
556
00:36:23,949 --> 00:36:26,082
I knew that as he
pulled in that driveway,
557
00:36:26,084 --> 00:36:28,418
that he was gonna
make a dash for those woods
558
00:36:34,226 --> 00:36:35,891
I saw
that there was a big ditch.
559
00:36:38,230 --> 00:36:41,131
Unfortunately, the suspect
was able to up and over
that ditch,
560
00:36:41,934 --> 00:36:43,500
and then crash
into a set of trees.
561
00:36:44,503 --> 00:36:45,936
And then, took off on foot.
562
00:36:47,706 --> 00:36:49,806
I am not familiar
with the area.
563
00:36:49,808 --> 00:36:51,675
We don't know
what he is doing out there,
564
00:36:51,677 --> 00:36:53,009
we don't know
if he has a gun on him.
565
00:36:55,414 --> 00:36:57,347
It definitely makes it
lot more dangerous.
566
00:37:01,787 --> 00:37:04,521
[Former Deputy] As the vehic
is approaching the backyard
I'm thinking in my mind,
567
00:37:04,523 --> 00:37:07,123
this individual
could either have
more drugs on him,
568
00:37:07,125 --> 00:37:08,959
or the biggest thing is,
he has a weapon.
569
00:37:10,128 --> 00:37:13,029
Deputy Stark began
pursuing him on foot.
570
00:37:13,031 --> 00:37:14,264
I went the other way,
571
00:37:14,333 --> 00:37:16,433
opposite of
where he was going,
572
00:37:16,534 --> 00:37:19,536
so that all points of entry
were covered.
573
00:37:19,638 --> 00:37:21,938
And, all the points
of him exiting the field
574
00:37:21,940 --> 00:37:23,239
were covered as well.
575
00:37:24,543 --> 00:37:26,209
[Deputy Stark] As we see
his car come to a stop,
576
00:37:26,812 --> 00:37:28,178
there's wood everywhere.
577
00:37:28,180 --> 00:37:30,313
We don't know
where he is at that point.
578
00:37:45,831 --> 00:37:48,164
Fortunately for us,
I was able to locate him,
579
00:37:48,233 --> 00:37:49,599
give him
multiple verbal commands
580
00:37:49,668 --> 00:37:51,401
to stop, stop running,
581
00:37:51,403 --> 00:37:53,536
let him know that
the police are here.
582
00:37:53,638 --> 00:37:55,438
And he continued
to run on foot.
583
00:37:58,877 --> 00:38:00,343
[Former Deputy] The terrain
was awful.
584
00:38:00,412 --> 00:38:02,412
We didn't know
exactly what was in the wate
585
00:38:02,414 --> 00:38:04,447
We didn't know
if there were any trenches,
586
00:38:04,516 --> 00:38:05,949
or if the water was
going to get deeper.
587
00:38:06,051 --> 00:38:07,350
We had no idea.
588
00:38:09,087 --> 00:38:11,621
If I'm in deep waters,
and he's out of deep waters
589
00:38:11,623 --> 00:38:13,923
and, he does engage me,
590
00:38:13,925 --> 00:38:15,058
I am an open target.
591
00:38:19,364 --> 00:38:20,664
The further
we got into the woods,
592
00:38:20,666 --> 00:38:22,231
the more water there was.
593
00:38:24,036 --> 00:38:26,536
There was probably a good
1-and-a-half
to 2-feet of water,
594
00:38:26,638 --> 00:38:28,038
that we are running through
595
00:38:28,040 --> 00:38:30,907
which makes our clothes
that much more weighted down
596
00:38:34,246 --> 00:38:37,147
I was approximately 30 yard
from where the suspect was.
597
00:38:38,950 --> 00:38:40,617
All I was trying to do
was keep an eye on him,
598
00:38:42,421 --> 00:38:43,953
even if didn't gain
ground on him.
599
00:38:46,058 --> 00:38:48,258
I didn't know if I was
going to encounter him
600
00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:50,527
laying down, behind the tree.
601
00:38:52,964 --> 00:38:55,031
I didn't know
if I was walking
into an ambush.
602
00:38:56,802 --> 00:38:59,102
I didn't know
if I had to engage
this individual,
603
00:38:59,104 --> 00:39:02,405
if this individual
was going to start
firing upon me.
604
00:39:04,209 --> 00:39:06,209
[Deputy Stark] There's
multiple times
when he looked back
605
00:39:06,211 --> 00:39:07,344
to see where we were.
606
00:39:07,346 --> 00:39:09,312
But, we don't know
why he's looking back at us
607
00:39:09,314 --> 00:39:11,514
We don't know if he has
a gun in his hand.
608
00:39:18,323 --> 00:39:20,724
The terrain
that we are running through
609
00:39:20,726 --> 00:39:22,359
was a lot of water.
610
00:39:22,427 --> 00:39:23,893
We got tired, he got tired.
611
00:39:33,305 --> 00:39:37,240
[Former Deputy] I was
trying to find
any sort of tree,
612
00:39:37,342 --> 00:39:39,409
or any thick brush
613
00:39:39,411 --> 00:39:41,611
that I can get behind,
614
00:39:41,680 --> 00:39:44,614
and get some form
of concealment.
615
00:39:45,817 --> 00:39:48,318
I was keeping my eye
out for him
616
00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:49,819
because I didn't know
exactly where he was.
617
00:39:56,161 --> 00:39:58,328
[Former Deputy] I knew
the general direction
of travel,
618
00:39:58,330 --> 00:40:00,797
and I can see a break
619
00:40:00,799 --> 00:40:02,899
that opened up
to a more open area.
620
00:40:04,503 --> 00:40:06,136
When I saw that,
I thought to myself,
621
00:40:06,204 --> 00:40:07,771
"Okay, this is where
the suspect is going."
622
00:40:08,874 --> 00:40:10,340
[Deputy Stark] Fortunately,
I was able to see
623
00:40:10,442 --> 00:40:12,308
his hands to know
that he didn't have
any weapons
624
00:40:12,310 --> 00:40:13,910
in his hand at the time.
625
00:40:13,912 --> 00:40:15,412
And that he was probably
just looking to see
626
00:40:15,414 --> 00:40:16,413
exactly where we were.
627
00:40:32,664 --> 00:40:34,431
I come out of the woods,
628
00:40:34,433 --> 00:40:36,800
and at that point,
I know his hands
are in the air,
629
00:40:36,802 --> 00:40:38,802
but we don't know
if he can make any
sudden movement.
630
00:40:38,903 --> 00:40:40,437
So, I do pull my gun.
631
00:40:42,908 --> 00:40:46,609
I could hear my trainee,
along with another officer,
632
00:40:46,611 --> 00:40:47,811
yelling verbal commands,
633
00:40:47,879 --> 00:40:49,512
for him to get down
on the ground,
634
00:40:49,514 --> 00:40:50,780
and put his hand
behind his back.
635
00:40:52,250 --> 00:40:54,017
Once I hear that,
my adrenaline is running.
636
00:41:16,541 --> 00:41:18,875
We eventually take the suspect
into custody.
637
00:41:26,351 --> 00:41:29,018
[narrator] The items thrown
out of the suspect's car
638
00:41:29,020 --> 00:41:30,720
test positive for cocaine.
639
00:41:34,192 --> 00:41:37,160
The suspect is
Aniano-Arialo Mora.
640
00:41:39,030 --> 00:41:42,198
He pleads no contest
to multiple charges,
641
00:41:42,200 --> 00:41:44,434
including fleeing an officer
642
00:41:44,536 --> 00:41:48,304
and possession of narcotics
under 25 grams.
643
00:41:48,306 --> 00:41:50,707
He is sentenced to
two years probation,
644
00:41:50,709 --> 00:41:53,243
and released into
substance abuse treatment.
645
00:42:01,119 --> 00:42:03,052
Anytime that you assist
another department
646
00:42:03,054 --> 00:42:04,554
in a big incident,
647
00:42:05,323 --> 00:42:06,322
we're all one team.
648
00:42:07,425 --> 00:42:08,457
At the end of the day,
649
00:42:08,459 --> 00:42:09,926
we wanna make sure
that they're safe,
650
00:42:09,928 --> 00:42:11,227
they wanna make sure
that we are safe.
651
00:42:12,330 --> 00:42:14,497
I think that really made thi
652
00:42:14,499 --> 00:42:16,699
the best outcome possible.
653
00:42:16,701 --> 00:42:19,302
Nobody wearing a badge
got hurt that day,
654
00:42:19,304 --> 00:42:21,905
no civilians were injured
that day,
655
00:42:21,907 --> 00:42:23,606
the suspect wasn't injured
that day.
656
00:42:24,309 --> 00:42:25,341
That's ultimately
657
00:42:25,410 --> 00:42:26,509
what you want,
658
00:42:27,212 --> 00:42:28,244
being in law enforcement.