how's it going are you stepping uh she's downstairs nothing happened step out of the car what oh my God just try to run try and follow us show me your ass show me your ass get out incident domestic disturbance felony vehicle flight use of force date July 5th, 2025 location Greenfield Wisconsin a 2 0 year old woman after a domestic argument drove her vehicle at a responding officer and fled the scene officers deployed spike strips issued a Taser and effected arrest one officer nearly discharged lethal force result convicted of two felony counts April 2,026 sentencing June 4th, 2026 how's it going are you stepping uh she's downstairs OK we got the fire department here to come check you out she's downstairs where with the blue cart and a black guy chunky dude she's wearing the purple shirt and purple she's like has black and white pajama yeah playing about um he said that he was gonna give her some gas money and then she just kept going on and on and on and then next thing you know she just threw her lunch box so this was an argument about gas money uh huh and she got mad and threw a lunch box uh huh anything else get thrown no what happened nothing happened step out of the car what step out of the car step out of the car step out of the car oh my God she tried to run try and fall over she almost just ran me over flee black female only occupied wearing purple are you guys 1 she tried to run me over my key I don't have a key take it take it take it he's not on the way dude tell her dumbass to stop this do I hold this dumbass for what oh my God why my mama answering hey tell her what just happened why don't you pull the car over why don't you stop driving dumbass are you on the phone with someone in the car ma'am no with that hand and just put a little bit of I don't care show me your hands show me your hands you're gonna get shot show me your hands get your hands in the air now window do it now next squad that's arriving block westbound traffic reroute it sometime after 84 Street for crossfire ma'am now for your own safety put your hands up step out of the car you tried to run me over get your hands up what is wrong with you put your hands out the window we're gonna talk about this ma'am alright step out of the car hands up shut her no change non compliance staying in the car not listening to any commands at all hands up she's just crying I think she's talking on the phone we're gonna talk about this ma'am okay just step out of the car put your hands up step out of the car do you wanna move up smash the window out in the back I if you're always ran you over I'm not there until we have positive vehicle contact on the front I can handle it if you if you're ready ma'am ma'am you need to listen to us step out of the vehicle so we're gonna do positive vehicle contact in the front and back and then we're gonna work the vehicle extraction OK doors opening ma'am step out face away from us when you step out OK ma'am step out of the vehicle ma'am we need you to step out put your phone down get out of the car get your hands in the air Noah Noah yes when you're ready I can do it from the front anybody got a shield I do let's get it let's go up with the Taser ma'am you need to step out I'll go hands okay we need one more put it on some dust uh you be Taser I'll be lethal I'll take hands we need one with Taser try to pull on if she resist at all Taser get out of the car now get out of the car get out of the car now get out of the car now get out of the car now get out of the car now put your hand out put your hand out put your hand out your hand behind your back and behind your back move your hand you're under arrest put your hand behind your back let go of your shirt put your hand behind your back alright we got control okay someone clear the car who's this who's this in custody you are damn lucky you're alive right now hey everybody can I just take a couple of breaths take a deep breath look at that door I got your phone in here okay no do you need an ambulance at all is that your blood yeah my leg is cut where you you know which one this one here my right leg okay now we're gonna have you on this patch you up what are you doing this is the other party's involved you are on the wrong side of the road on the road pull over there pull out in front you need to move your car man did anyone talk to these people no didn't get a chance to one dispatch uh our female in custody does have a uh small puncture laceration to her right thigh it is not currently bleeding about 1 inch in length I'll sit her up sit you up OK one 2 3 on your bottom alright what you're gonna do is you're gonna keep both legs straight can you put that one out just a little bit just bend your knees a little bit forward towards you OK bend your knees up towards you OK you ready ready one two three go ahead alright don't worry about it alright I'm gonna have you take a seat and I'll buckle you in ambulance is gonna come and check you out OK let me let me fix your handcuffs first sorry you okay other than your leg any other injuries ma'am no okay have a seat I'll get the air conditioning on alright so what's going on today it's she's mad because he wouldn't give her no gas money who's who's she to you man my sister and then do you live at that are you the one who called the party that called no he called who's he my boyfriend is that this gentleman no no no upstairs okay so then do you live at Surrey Lane yeah okay and then who is this to you my sister that's your sister yeah okay so you were in the apartment uh huh she mad because he wouldn't give her no money for gas and then next thing you know she just threw her lunch box at him who is he my boyfriend she threw it at him tell him I could take her car could you tell him that after he she threw the lunch box then what happened after he she threw the lunch box then what happened I can't unfortunately hold on where are you going on you can't go in the car we're not going in the car stop 75 why can't you listen did he leave our keys in there you can't you can't just be walking around wherever you wanna go I was gonna ask him did he leave that's nice leave go on the sidewalk alright so you're friend and you were in the apartment initial detention Authority Wisconsin Statute Section 968.24 Temporary questioning standard Terry v Ohio 392 U S 1 1 9 6 8 requires specific articulable facts that criminal activity may be afoot facts present named complainant observed blood named suspect on scene this exceeds reasonable suspicion it constitutes probable cause under section 968.08 did you spend the night as well yeah okay so then I guess what what happened what transpired for the someone to contact the police threw something at her first and she threw it back at him I don't know what he I think he threw I don't know what he threw at me but he threw something at me it was like some glass it was like some glass he threw on my leg OK well the bleeding is controlled and stuff like that it doesn't look like it's gonna need stitches we're gonna go ahead and put a band aid on on that for you OK OK and the lunch box broke open after that OK and it it hit his throat OK after she threw it back at him OK and then uh what what's the argument over is it just gas money or just gas money man I almost shot her but I yeah he said the same there's a crossfire I I could see him through the windshield and so I just didn't okay do you know how she got some type of puncture wound to her leg yeah I tossed the I tossed the back at her the Tupperware yeah yeah I tossed the back at her can't break my heart doing CPR just get out and then she was like I'm bleeding I was like what was it the the broken Tupperware you threw back or the glassware it was it was like it was in the thing it was in the lunch box everything was in the lunch box I guess do you want to press charges against her for throwing that at you uh it's your sister uh I don't I just don't want her to get arrested I don't want to press charges it's fine well I guess like obviously like there's when uh we had another cop I don't know what happened out there but obviously she's already getting arrested I guess do you wanna add to it add to it it's fine no you don't okay but how how can I get a restraining order against her sister that would have to be happen at Milwaukee County okay too early for this crap like do you know she's gonna be like in there for like a day like I'm sorry like do you know how long she's gonna be there like in jail like do you know for like a whole day or like I don't know she's gonna see a judge about what's gonna what happened today OK and it's a weekend it's a Saturday so we don't know it could it I would I would if I had to guess I would say at least Monday if I had to guess maybe earlier but probably Monday okay the apartment manager saw everything so I got her down as a witness she like couldn't believe we almost got her in vehicle as deadly weapon Tennessee versus Garner 471 US 1 1 9 8 5 holding deadly force is constitutionally permissible when the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury a vehicle driven directly at an officer satisfies the Garner threshold federal courts treat a vehicle used offensively as legally equivalent to a firearm key point the officer's authority to use lethal force arose at the moment of impact attempt and was not extinguished when the vehicle later stopped felony vehicle fleeing quarter Wisconsin Statute Section 346 0 4 3 elements 1 operator knowingly flees after receiving signal to stop 2 by willful or wanton disregard 3 creating substantial risk of bodily harm felony upgrade triggered by prior vehicular assault on officer satisfying the willful disregard and substantial risk elements simultaneously distinct offense Wisconsin Statute Section 346.042 t failure to comply addresses refusal to comply during the stop itself independent of the flight charge Spike Strip deployment Scott v Harris 550 US 3 7 2 2 0 0 7 holding force used to terminate a dangerous vehicle pursuit does not violate the Fourth Amendment when the driver has already endangered others application spike strips deployed after confirmed vehicular assault on officer are constitutionally sound under Scott v Harris without further justification required use of force framework Graham v Conner 490 US 3 8 6 1 9 8 9 three factor test all must be assessed from the perspective of a reasonable officer on scene not with hindsight No. 8 severity of crime at issue felony vehicular assault plus fleeing satisfied Arnis immediate threat to officers or public subject in vehicle previously used as weapon s a t I s fied active resistance or evasion 5+ minutes non compliance post flight s a t I s fied all 3 g factors affirmatively met every level of force supplied spike strips Taser passes constitutional review Taser deployment Abbott v Sangamon County 705 1st 3 d 706 7th Cir 2013 controlling authority Wisconsin is in the 7th Circuit holding Taser deployment is constitutionally reasonable against a non compliant suspect who has previously demonstrated dangerous conduct critical distinction passive noncompliance versus resistance following prior dangerous acts this subject falls squarely in the latter category principal officers are not required under the Fourth Amendment to exhaust all alternatives before deploying less lethal force Graham supra near officer involved shooting Plumhoff v Rickert 572 US 7 6 5 2 0 1 4 holding lethal force to end a dangerous vehicle pursuit is lawful when the driver's conduct poses serious risk to officers or the public the officer who withheld his shot was legally authorized to fire restraint was a choice not a constitutional requirement under Garner and Plumhoff crossfire and Tactical Liability ad Wisconsin Statute Section 66.0511 Use of Force Policy Requirement Section 66.0511 requires agencies to maintain use of force policies consistent with Wisconsin law enforcement training standards a crossfire scenario during vehicle extraction where one officer's line of fire passes through a colleague's position constitutes a policy compliance issue post standard officers must maintain angular positions during high risk stops to eliminate crossfire exposure the positioning here violated this protocol charges and disposition Count 1 Wizz Stat section 346 0 4 3 Felony Vehicle fleeing convicted count 2 with stat section 346.042 t felony failure to comply convicted count three wiz Stat section 946.41 resisting obstructing officer misdemeanor dismissed count four wiz Stat section 947.01 disorderly conduct misdemeanor dismissed class I felony Wisconsin Max 3.5 years $10 0 0 0 fine per count collateral firearms ban 18 USC section 922 g 1 permanent key legal lessons may a vehicle used as a weapon triggers Garner's deadly force threshold immediately Ara Graham versus Connor applies to every level of force from verbal commands to lethal all three factors must be documented at each escalation point Wisconsin Section 346 0 4 3 Felony applies the moment flight creates substantial risk of harm not only when injury results Taser deployment after 5+ minutes of non compliance post felony assault is constitutionally sound under 7th Circuit precedent Abbot 2,013 crossfire exposure during vehicle extraction creates departmental liability under Section 66.0511 regardless of whether a shot is fired a misdemeanor domestic call can escalate to two felony convictions in under 10 minutes officer preparation and legal knowledge are non negotiable