Get the back info. >> See how you are? >> You're too faced. >> On the night of the 26th of May, 2023 in Sparta, Wisconsin, police were dispatched to a two vehicle injury crash. The suspect was identified as William, 55 years old. The incident stemmed from an alleged case of road rage driving behavior where he was accused of repeatedly preventing the vehicle behind him from passing by, accelerating, and breaking abruptly. When the other vehicle finally managed to overtake, William immediately struck the rear of that vehicle, causing both cars to lose control and [music] crash into a ditch. Not stopping there, immediately after the collision, William exited his vehicle and punched the son of the other driver who had originally called 911. [music] At that moment, other passing drivers also stopped and provided assistance. Upon arrival at the scene, an officer attempted to clarify the situation [music] and questioned William, who appeared disoriented and was emitting a strong odor of alcohol. >> Sir, want to come over here and talk to me? >> What's that? >> You want to come over here and talk to me? >> I don't want to talk to anybody. >> Okay. >> But what's go is one of these your vehicles? >> I think so. >> Okay. What do you mean you think so? >> I think that one's mine. The the purple one or >> Okay. The red one? >> Yeah. >> Gotcha. Dude ran me off the road. >> What happened? >> I'm not sure. It just it it happened so fast. He just reached out to pass me and he just cut me off and I didn't have anywhere to go. Of course. Where did I where do I go? >> Yeah. Okay. >> I'm I'm shaking like I'm wet, man. >> Yeah, I see that. >> Yeah. But >> so you were traveling this way. >> I was this way. I was going I'm going home. >> Okay. Where do you live at? You want Hey, you want to show me your eyes? >> I just want to Okay. I I just saw the cut there. I didn't the cut in the uh the dirt. >> I don't have anything that's uh feelable. >> Okay. You want to open up your mouth really quickly for me? I just want to make sure you don't have any blood in your Okay. >> Okay. You got any more tests? >> No, I just want to make I just want to make sure. >> Bottom line is I'm not submitting to you. Bottom line. >> Okay. What do you mean by that? >> What do I mean by that? >> Yeah. >> Because hold on. Back up. >> I do. No, [clears throat] I'm not being aggressive. I'm well you're you're stepping towards me right now. >> I'm stepping forward. >> Okay. Just stay just stay where you are right now. >> You do not have to >> submit to whatever you say. >> Okay. Just >> so just we so we understand each other. >> Okay. >> I'm going to turn my back now. You want to shoot me? >> No. What is going on here, man? >> I don't know. >> Okay. Why don't we just take a second just relax? Okay. >> Lost my life. >> Okay. Where do you >> I'm on my way home. >> Gotcha. So, you're traveling northbound. >> I don't know who this guy is. I don't know why he had to pass me, but when he did, he cut me off and the two of us. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I didn't even have a chance to break. I've got a CDL. I've been driving since 1986. >> Okay. >> Under a CDL. >> I got a I got a chauffeer's license in 1984. >> Okay. >> I've been driving forever. >> Yeah. >> I don't out I don't deal with this when people do this stuff. I've got the reaction time and all this stuff. Whatever happened here, this guy was on an omission. >> Okay. >> I don't I don't know. I can't make I I'm going to shut up cuz I need a lawyer. I'm not hurt. Car is total. I'm sure that's probably his car. >> We have EMS here. Would you like just to speak with them really quickly? I I I I know you said you're fine, but it's just >> I'm fine. If you can just get me to my house, I'll be fine. >> Okay. They're still going to come and just ask you some questions. Okay. So, >> they're going to do what they got to do. And I'm not going to be difficult, but >> I appreciate that. I'm going to also say right now I want a lawyer, >> okay? >> So you understand, >> okay? >> Because I got a right, >> okay, >> to a lawyer, >> okay? >> William continuously provided statements denying responsibility, claiming he was the victim and [music] describing how the other vehicle allegedly cut him off and merged unexpectedly, causing the crash to happen too quickly [music] for him to react or control. During the interaction, he appeared agitated, verbally unstable, and repeatedly changed his demeanor while constantly requesting a lawyer, and refusing to answer further questions. Shortly after, officers shifted their focus to gathering information from the victim while EMS responded [music] to the scene. >> Assess me. Get her out of here. >> I gave you jacked up, okay? But for the purpose of our investigation, I don't need you sitting there talking to his ear. Okay? I also don't need anyone else talking. >> Who's not talking to his ear? Nobody. >> Okay. I'm sorry. I I will. >> Then I get where you're coming from as as a father. I get it. But just bring it down a second so we can do this. Okay. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Or I'm going to start walking home. I've got a mile and a half and I'll be there. >> There's two more people down there. >> You want to assault me now? YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO shoot me in the back. >> No. Hey, I just just stay stay tight here. Where are you going, man? >> You are you going to come get me? >> No. No. I Where where are you going? >> I'm going home. Okay, we have to stand tight. We have to stay here. No, I don't >> to do the crash information. >> Are you Are you retaining me? >> Stay back. >> Are you detaining me? >> Stay back, buddy. >> No, I'm not. I'm I'm not going to attack you. >> Hey, we have >> You going to tell me >> Are you going to detain me? Detain me. >> 26. You want to come over here? 549. When officers attempted to detain William at the scene, he quickly escalated in aggression, lost [music] control, and suddenly raised his hands in an attempt to strike an officer, forcing law enforcement to immediately move in and physically [music] restrain him. >> Right to arrest me. >> We're not We're not trying to arrest you, man. >> Get the vehicle info. >> See how you are? >> Hey, you're too. >> All right, buddy. BACK UP on the ground. >> He's fighting them. He's fighting for >> Stop resisting. >> Do you stop resisting a bunch of cars? >> Stop resisting. >> I'm going to fight. It's going to hurt for you. >> No. Stop. Stop. >> Are you done? >> Stop. >> All right. Get on your stomach. >> Get on your stomach. >> Just like you are. I got like the leg arms. >> I got this arm. >> You can You can't break me. >> Dude, you're going to get taser. >> You can do that. You're just a bunch of cars. >> Time me out. At the end of the day, you lose. All you're doing is hurting you. >> Yeah, the plane's a hiccup, [ __ ] >> Ow. I haven't done anything to resist you. >> You [ __ ] punched me in the face. Oh, you >> okay? >> Go ahead. Take two punches. >> I got him. >> Just take him to jail right away. Physical abuse of child battery law enforcement. >> Get your car. Get him hell out of here. >> Yeah, I'm fine. >> Thank you, dude. Don't grab me. I'm going to Dude, do not grab me. >> You take me. >> I want to take you punch in the face. >> Oh, assaulted. Assaulted 44. He's in custody. >> You get yours. >> What's this guy's name? Get him. Go get yours. Get your hands off my >> No. Did you have a William? >> That's who we're in custody with. >> In this call. >> Before Williams vehicle was towed from the scene, officers conducted a search and discovered a partially consumed bottle of brandy on the passenger side floorboard, raising strong suspicion that he may have been consuming alcohol prior to or while operating the vehicle. He said that he was in the the double lanes and he was just driving and then as soon as I don't know if he was trying to switch lanes and this guy just gunned it and then pitted him almost >> they were trying to pass him. They said they said there was like almost like a road rage incident back up there on the hill like in the two lanes they were going around >> between that. Oh yeah, that's what he was saying. >> Reving up and trying to not let him pass and then this happened. >> During transport to the station, William repeatedly [music] denied all responsibility, continuing to insist he was the victim and claiming that the other driver caused the crash. Throughout [music] the transport, he remained uncooperative, repeatedly challenging and provoking the officer, maintaining a confrontational attitude instead of complying [music] with standard procedures. >> Think somebody tried to the president. Well, you guys sure like to kick people when they're down. At the end of the day, three eats and a cot is better than what you get if you're living in a nursing home at $7,000 a day. So, you kick my ass. >> Nobody asked you to be talking right now. >> You kick my ass. At the end of the day, you know what? That just makes you a parent beater. I've spent another $15,000 on a lawyer to uh defeat Monroe County and their lack of training and their lack of skill as police officers again. >> Do we even know what you're saying right now? >> At the end of the day, you got to get me there safe. So, you better drive better than you suck. >> Thank you. I appreciate it. >> Dude, slow down. 42 and a 25 is a little bit fast. We don't have to be in that kind of hurry. Then you're in a school zone. But that doesn't apply to you, does it? >> Is school in session? >> Cuz you're a catwood with a badge. >> Is school in session? >> Whatever you want. >> Is school in session? >> Doesn't matter. Was school in session? >> Is there children present? >> Whether or not kids are there? >> Is there children present? >> Did you see any? >> No, I did not. >> Does that mean there's kids present? So don't sit there and be a cop po his ass and pretend that you get to do it ever the hell you want because you got a badge. Because people don't respect your badge anymore. You know why? >> Why? >> Because you got to pop his asses. >> Okay. >> I can sit here and recite off a call all kinds of but it doesn't really matter what I have to say. >> I agree. So I think it's best if you just shut up. >> Well, you can like it or you don't. The bottom line is it's true. They don't respect your badge. There's a lot of people who respect the badge. I just think you don't respect the badge. But that's okay. You don't It's not required to respect the badge. >> No, it's not required. But it is to uh have respect for the badge >> as in for me. >> Why do you people >> as in for me to have respect for the badge? >> As in like >> the ones that wearing it. >> Okay. >> Talk all how you want. I could give it. It's your story. You're going to create it how you want. >> Sure. Uh >> sure. Uh, >> when you're done with this, I recommend that you request a copy of the body camera footage so you can watch how you acted in your behavior today. >> Okay. Can you get me the last uh 50 seconds to the 2 minutes before that body badge camera was there? >> What are you talking about? >> The 40 to 50 seconds prior. >> Prior to what the body cam you got? >> What? >> Yeah. Come on, [ __ ] Uncuff me. I bet you I kick your ass, too. >> What are you saying? I said I bet you kick my I kick your ass too if I uncuff you unccuff me. >> You are aing coward. >> Okay. >> You don't defend your constitution. You are yellow as they come. >> Just to clarify what you just told me is that if I took the cuffs off of you, you would beat my ass, too. >> No. >> Okay. What? >> I would challenge you. >> Oh, you challenge me? Challenge me to beat my ass. >> Yeah, there's a difference. >> Okay. >> Come on, coward. Make something up, you know. >> Okay. >> I've got a right to free speech and I've got a right to the Fourth Amendment. You can kiss my ass, mother. >> What is the Fourth Amendment? >> The right to uh confront my accuser. >> That's fourth amendment. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yep. Come on, coward. >> When you get home later, look it up. >> You don't even have balls enough to stand up for the Constitution. Still ain't got balls, do you? I wouldn't donate to the policeman's balls because they don't have any. Getting ready to beat my ass. Are you? Come on, coward. Going to have to hit me harder than a baseball bat, mother. >> Did you pee your pants? >> No, I didn't pee my pants. I'll pee your pants. >> That doesn't make any sense, dude. >> It does make a lot of sense. I'll piss on you all day long. >> All right. >> And your badge. >> Okay. >> Do you get that now? >> No. >> Yeah. That's cuz you're a slow mother. That's why they made you a cop. That got a lot of yellow number five in it. >> What was that? >> Does that got a lot of yellow number five in it? >> What's that? >> Yellow number five is the color of yellow. >> Yeah, but what does that mean? >> Do you you're you're that slow. >> I don't get why you're saying does that have yellow in it? It's water. He's calling me yellow number five and he's saying that I'm yellow and he's saying it as an insult. >> He's just calling me a coward then. >> You're too stupid to get that. >> That's a good one. Well, at least he's not just calling me a coward. Like we heard that. At least he's getting creative with it. >> You are an enemy of mine. >> Oh, okay. Gotcha. >> Yeah. >> Gotcha. I was I was I was a little confused by what you meant by that earlier. >> Yeah, we are enemies. We stand against each other. >> I don't see why we have to be enemies, but >> we don't have to be enemies, but we have to stand for the same thing. >> We don't actually need to stand for the same thing. >> Yes, we do. >> No, the US Constitution is the number one law on the land. So, my next and last question for you. Okay. You understand that if you hit or harm any nurses, doctors, or lab technicians inside the hospital, that's another felony charge, correct? >> Why would I do that? >> Okay, good. I'm glad we're on the same page, then. >> William was charged with multiple offenses, [music] including secondderee reckless endangering safety due to dangerous driving behavior, child battery, and threatening assaulting a law enforcement [music] officer. He also faced additional misdemeanor charges such as disorderly conduct and resisting a law enforcement officer. In addition, he was cited for a first offense owi operating while intoxicated. His bail was set at $1,500 USD. When the [music] first incident came to a close, marked by a series of serious charges and a tense [music] takedown, it seemed like everything had ended there. But in reality, it was just one example of a troubling pattern. alcohol, impaired judgment, and a loss of control [music] behind the wheel. >> [music]