hi doctor we're out of business let me see your hands your hands roll your window down roll your window a mother calls 911 her toddler is missing officers respond within the hour evidence points in one unexpected direction so it's okay we're coming to this truck he's breaking again and slowing down cappy coming in the stump W s P is also been notified keep me updated speed 70 75 and climbing maybe 1st 3 or 4 1 5 it's gonna be an older style play with them three numbers in the front three letters in the back okay for any description of the vehicle blue Kia SUV I believe it's passing the next intersection slow and 60 and still slowing copy try 9 1 5 either Paul x ray x ray or Frank x ray x ray speeds 50 just got out of truck Hispanic male driver the driver of the SUV is 29 year old John Copeland and as he continues driving erratically and swerving through lanes the officer is about to find out that he has already been doing this for much of the night and has no intention of stopping 8:41 should be on heavy with bike cell attention where temple there's a possibility my cell phone my name is here I can see it left turn signal on and Holts Road and passing again left turn signal still on and just being that guy he's looking for a place to bail here somewhere uh School Road and I'll continue again maintaining speeds of about 80 no traffic roads are clear and dry down to 20 stop for the stop sign 40 let's box him we can and he's heading north on 93 10:04 they are just passing low speed road continuing our sound over 100 miles per hour vehicles stretch is a blue Kia 93 and below road well speeds are going 93 at Spruce Road still going northbound report you're gonna come up on a H E double H E real quickly but 77 county he just turned onto Spruce Road from 93 I'm assuming he's gonna blow this corner here at the end of the screws 40 and 77 there's a real sharp corner the right turn is a dead end and a 90 degree left 5 65 is he still northbound Andy Green and he just turned 50 that's the end of the screws screws here he was able to get himself out of the ditch we're continuing on and we're coming up on a dead end here he went straight here's Chris 49 we're going into the driveway at the end of the road here it's 2 2 0 1 it's a private land place pulling up to the house now got you super fine mouse happy fine counting the five 60 did you pop that and leave the dead animal he's coming back out happy coming back out 8:41 happy missus Pike's in his back on the private drive 10:12 this is a forty happy 40 Mile he's just going back to spruce again heading north from the field that's pretty good we're going the same direction we were going thanks thanks all thanks first we're taking that 90 degree turn right now that means 90 degree turn heading back to the 5 6K we're headed back to the station please don't screw come up to 93 7 4 5 60 are you in reverse 3 2 7 4 43 77 county I believe the vehicle is stolen speed at the 5 miles still going that's pretty fine with three people County unit sounds like that vehicle's possibly stolen out of Duncan County it was stolen near where the incident ended 6 6 3 up there can you let Trumbull County know I got spikes right at spruce and 93 I can see him coming I got these spikes at spruce and 93 northbound on 93 from Screws Happy northbound 93 famous state spikes he went into the ditch I don't know if he had him in the ditch or not that's a 93 and double H I didn't copy I said 7 7 4 again I'm gonna put them 6 6 3 sir I have a good fit he's going southbound now absolute no time to get 6 6 3 is gonna pit 6 6 3 OK he sped back up 10 4 we're at Redwood and 93 speeds of 70 miles per hour sounds like spikes are at 94 and 93 three in tomorrow still heading northbound still at 70 miles per hour traffic's light looks like they got good spikes on them happy happy good spikes good spikes from the look of it it got the driver side tires hey I'm gonna play 1 on 1 I'm gonna play 1 on one L O R c h is where we're at now speeds are 40 he's losing followers ran me that motherfucker they just ran me this is 7:07 right yep OK he's going southbound now he's going northbound 93 he's going back southbound he's gonna be in the wrong wrong lane of traffic now I'm not sure let me see your hands let me see your hands let me see your hands where are you at let me see your hands roll your window down roll your window down keep your hands outside the window you're gonna slowly unbuckle your seatbelt can you get that gun out of my face slowly unbuckle your seatbelt you guys got them yep you guys got lethal yep I don't have a gun you're coming out come on yeah alright I'll open the door you ain't gonna be able to get out through the door alright alright get out I'll get out man come on man you ain't gotta be so rough bro come on get out get out of the vehicle get out alright I will sir dude you're gonna get taste get the fuck out of the car get out I'm going to get taste if you don't get out of the car I'm trying to get down guys what the fuck get down then get out of the car who the fuck you think you are bro the one that started the pursuit get out of the car alright I'll get out but quit yanking me on the ground bro do it now bro I will come out do it now this isn't on you time this is right now get out bro get out I will sir but I don't need to be yanked to the get out of the car get out of the car I'm trying bro God damn it now it is stop resisting you're gonna get taste oh that one give us give us another hand stop resisting you're gonna get taste tough aren't you bunch of bitches dude I was literally ready to comply 5 60 county one in custody put off my neck hope you guys got that on camera that's bullshit got anything that's gonna poke stab or injure us no sir any guns no sir you okay back here dude how's it going you're not gonna fight anymore no man I wasn't fighting you can't win ready you wanna transfer it for me Spade transfer where we'll go to his squad and then back here you're gonna come with me okay of course let's we're gonna go back to this one alright you guys are similar like yep yeah what's your name uh linguist step into the door there hey guys pretty good oh I got some fun for you he went the wrong way ran me ran the me after that too after you put it on he ran me yep yeah once he was in the wrong lane it's fair game service cars coming and stuff so over here and he's hardly moving in the grass so I'm like I'm gonna hit him again came blowing through us so 60 65 I got him on laser I was like holy I was like this car is moving so I hit him with a laser I sent across some pictures there yeah we got an ID on him I didn't even see who lost the body camera I did you sure thank you I think so I mean it's messed up on this side yeah with John finally in custody the unit has at least the immediate thread under control but there is still much to sort through from the damage left behind to everything that unfolded across multiple counties and as officers compare notes more of the moves John pulled throughout the night begin to come to light second time I never grabbed it he just said his name was John it's John Copeland oh it's him yeah he didn't just chase him 6 6 3 0 4 10 43 this is gonna be John Copeland this was from the CFS earlier um the assistant that ran from Oakland County do you have a 27 at all I don't and all of on top of the other there's no deal on there no um I'm gonna assume that um somebody has it I saw him I think he said Oakland County give Trump all the info I guess I guess I don't even know what originally started the pursuit or what was it was flying through us you at 65 in the 30 like six like this car was cooking I got him at 60 and lost him at 63 yeah or sixty is there drugs in here no it's stolen out of Duncan it's really hot and yeah sweaty and like I don't know if he's just this all stuff in the pocket yeah I don't know if he's there so he's just way high I don't know if he's got it's extremely sweaty I didn't know if he was is there any drugs in here he hit 33 back there I'm like he's going slow enough now I saw I heard your V8 yeah who's this and then I saw you I'm like you can fit him yeah give me my license here you go are you the one that hit him in the front is that you yeah I I beat him after after you got him I was like he's we're not gonna continue this no I yeah we're done popped up and popped up and he wasn't gonna no look like he was aiming for this car that I know I was I was really worried that he was gonna pull a uh Jason Robert yep that's why I pit him again right away I'm like no we're not doing that you're in I know you're in just happened to be the only one pit certified in the entire crew of cars no so basically what happened this tire blew off slow down the I was going 33 he was going slower cause I started almost passing him I pit him flipped around shot through started ramming squad cars on his way through southbound in the northbound I was going southbound in the southbound cut across that large there was cars coming so I pit him again and he came back across into here there was a car back here he was in the grass going real slow he started aiming for that car so I came up over and just this is where we ended it oh yeah yep did you get any of their cars too that one um he rammed one other squad car what was the deal I remember there was a pursuit earlier pursuit he's got a let go DOC warrant um stole this car Yep went through Osio started to 1080 so is it just this side um it's mainly this side I know I was like how am I already back up they were they were going like 20 I know it ain't gonna help us now but life would have been a lot better had you just pulled over just trying to talk to my girl man for your squad he's the one that was pulling up I tried to swerve out of the way and he just went when did they fix that you guys what's that when did they fix that that car's probably totaled no that's her K9 squad the dog got a little shook up damn I'm sorry why would you keep coming at me you had the yep I'm sorry dude not bad oh that ain't too bad there'll be some damage but not it's fixable can we get the wrap around bumper back again I like that I'm running as him he did not wave the person reporting the missing child may also be the person who created the emergency three legal questions arise that courts and practitioners still debate what do you do when a criminal defense and a medical explanation point to the exact same fact legal issue one child neglect Wisconsin statute section 948.21 criminalizes neglect through either action or failure to act in state versus sweat 208 Wis 2 d 409 Wisconsin courts clarified that reckless disregard for a child's welfare satisfies the standard intent to harm is not required a four hour unsupervised period involving a child under age 2 meets this threshold as a matter of law ask statutes what the parent failed to do not why legal Issue 2 operating while intoxicated Wisconsin statute Section 346.63 establishes two independent grounds first a per se violation at 0.08 BAC or higher second impairment rendering the person incapable of safe driving a back of 0.226 satisfies both prongs smooth road let's continue again independently research documents that blackout episodes meaning memory erasure while still physically functioning are clinically foreseeable at this concentration level that clinical fact carries direct legal significance if a parent cannot recall picking up a child Wisconsin courts must determine whether that gap negates intent or merely explains recklessness legal issue 3 consent and search of officers sought telephonic consent before entering the apartment under Illinois versus Rodriguez 497 US 177 consent from the person with actual authority of the dwelling is valid this approach was legally superior to asserting exigency circumstances all evidence discovered inside the residence was protected from any future suppression challenge procedural choice matters at every step legal Issue 4 use of force under Graham versus Conner 490 US 386 force is evaluated from the perspective of a reasonable officer at the moment of the decision hindsight is not the standard a documented handcuff escape established a factual predicate that changed the force calculus escalation to a restraint chair after active resistance fell within the accepted use of force continuum the prior escape is the legal anchor legal Issue 5 resisting and Obstructing Wisconsin Statute Section 946.41 is satisfied by conduct not intent three independent acts were documented slipping free of handcuffs moving to a restroom without authorization and physically struggling during lawful restraint each act constitutes a separate chargeable event prosecutors are not required to charge them as a single course of conduct understanding this prevents a common tactical error made by subjects who believe one charge covers all resistance pre arrest statements under Burgoyne versus Tompkins 560 US 370 voluntary statements made before custodial interrogation require no Miranda advisement and carry full evidentiary weight the parking lot admissions regarding alcohol consumption timing of drinking and quantity consumed were made freely before arrest without any custodial pressure those statements were central to the UI prosecution lessons for practitioners first telephonic consent is legally superior to exigence circumstances arguments when time permits it eliminates suppression risk entirely second pre arrest voluntary statements are admissible without Miranda regardless of subject belief to the contrary officers are not required to correct that misunderstanding the law does not impose that obligation third mental health crisis indicators identified during booking trigger affirmative duty protocols under Wisconsin law a welfare hold is not discretionary once a subject affirmatively responds to a suicidal ideation screening question fourth corroborations sequencing matters officers cross reference the daycare manager two eyewitnesses the father and neighbouring residents before confronting the subject with contradictory information that order built an evidence record that held in court open questions the court found her guilty she received 60 days in jail and three years of probation but the legal questions this case raises do not end with a sentence does a clinically documented blackout episode constitute a defense to criminal neglect when the parent genuinely had no memory of the child Wisconsin Statute section 948.21 is silent on this question at what point does acute mental health crisis intersect with or override criminal culpability and if no witnesses had been present at pickup what would the prosecution have looked like the law rarely provides clean answers to the cases that matter most the facts here are not unique the legal framework that governs them applies to thousands of cases every year across every jurisdiction what happens when the next case has no eyewitnesses no admissions and a defense attorney who knows Graham Rodriguez Stokes and Burgoyne better than the arresting officer does that question is worth sitting with