Sunny Lane approaching I-40 and failed to yield right now. >> Your call has been updated. >> Watch out, dude. Can TVI? >> Officer looking for a signal on 10th Street. >> I believe so. We're going to be getting westbound from Sunny Lane. >> The vehicle is not stopping. >> Uh we are getting >> April 2nd, 2025. Oklahoma City. A routine traffic stop by Oklahoma City police quickly escalated into a dangerous high-speed pursuit after a driver refused to pull over near Southeast 15th Street and South Sunny Lane Avenue. Officers say the vehicle fled at high speed through city streets, triggering a full-scale chase. Inside the car was 35-year-old Deshawn Genaro Jefferson, a convicted felon with a lengthy criminal record. During the pursuit, investigators say Jefferson threw a loaded magazine out of the window as the chase intensified. Minutes later, officers executed a tactical vehicle intervention near Pennsylvania Avenue and Reno Avenue, forcing the vehicle to a stop and bringing the pursuit to an abrupt end. Here's how the dangerous high-speed pursuit unfolded. >> 3390 >> We got a signal 10. >> Get in. Get in. >> Signal 10. >> Yeah, they're going to take off. >> Strike four, we're going to be in pursuit of the vehicle. >> Can TVI? >> Taking off northbound. I'll give you a direction of travel here in a second. Can TVI? >> No, I cannot. >> My car. Going to be be northbound on Sunny Lane approaching I-4. >> to yield right now. >> Your call has been updated. >> Watch out, dude. Clear out. >> Possible red looking for the signal on the emergency. >> Uh I believe so. We're going to be getting westbound from Sunny Lane. >> [music] >> I-4 is starting to back >> Uh we are getting on I-40 at the TTI, just uh on the on-ramp. Westbound, uh Traffic is light. Speeds are about 75 mph. Uh we're going to have good felony charges on the driver and passenger. In the middle lane right now. And he's totally in the outside lane. Traffic's coming to moderate. Speeds are approximately 80 mph. >> So, 22 is clear managing both I-35 and I-40. >> Yep, we're on that. Coming to the outside lane approaching I-35 northbound. I'll let you know what they do. Air one. Can we get air one that wants to answer this? Uh approaching the middle lane. Trying to decide which one to go I-40 or I-35. Looks like we're going to take I-40. Uh send up air one on that. >> Stolen Dodge Challenger. >> Possible 52 times. The tag is clean, Henry Baker 349. Seems to be like a reddish Jeep. So, that's also going to have the back end bumper missing now. Speeds are about 60 mph. We're in moderate traffic. Okay, I-4 on that, please. >> All right, still westbound on I-40. Uh passing a car on the left. Speed about 50 mph. Going from the inside lane to the outside lane. >> Your office has been updated. >> Throwing Looks like uh baggies out the window just before I-40 westbound is about to be known. Throwing out three bags to help us out. That was like a black baggie. Um just before I-40 westbound from Uh what was I saying again? I-40 westbound I-40 westbound speed is about 70 mph. Uh traffic's lightening up right here. Looks like they are still in the number two, switching to the number three lane and back to the number two lane. Passenger is on the phone. All right, we're coming up to 235 and I-35 southbound. Let you know what which direction they go. Still in the middle lane right now. Speed are about 70 mph. >> You want to look at our radio switch over? >> No, that's all right. >> I ate three something headed out on I-40 in the same lane, right? Yeah, at the 235 interchange right now. >> Okay, still I-40 going to pass the I-35 junction. Coming up to Oklahoma City Boulevard right now. We're in the inside lane. We're going to go around Oklahoma City Boulevard. Still westbound on I-40. Speed is 70. >> Huh? >> Speed is 70. >> Speed is still 70. Uh traffic's lightening up quite a bit. Um there's maybe two or three cars ahead of us. Now in the middle lane on I-40. Passenger keeps reaching down and picking up his water. >> You got 139? >> Speed is 75 right now. All right, moving from the middle lane to the outside lane. Uh light traffic ahead. Coming up to exit 150B. We're going to stay on the highway. Speeds are only 75 mph right now. >> Your location has been updated. >> Your location has been updated. >> Sure. Uh what's going on 46? Speed 75. Looks like we have a secondary unit with us right now. Uh approaching the Western exit. We'll let you know what they do. Uh coming up on a little bit more moderate traffic. Uh speeds are 75. We're not doing any crazy uh driving maneuvers. Just kind of slow steady pace right now. In the middle lane I-40 westbound approaching the Pin exit. Uh we're going to switch to the number three lane. Uh we'll let you know what they do from here. Going all the way out to the outside lane. Looks like a uh firearm magazine just came out of the vehicle as well. That was I-40 westbound. About 700 yd east of the Pin exit. >> Your location has >> Your location has been updated. >> Someone doesn't mind grabbing that magazine for us. It'd be a big help. Uh coming to the Pin exit right now. We'll let you know what they do. They are going to get off on Pin. Off on Pin. Uh Uh, traffic to no traffic, speeds of 70 mph. Looks like we're going to try to go northbound on 10. Northbound on 10. TVI TVI TVI. >> Come back here. >> Hold on. Driver, he's going to spin out. He's going to spin out. He's going to >> [music] >> Come here. Come here. Come >> Your call has been updated. >> Hey, please Okay. Okay. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey, listen. My wife got killed I'm not moving. I'm not moving, man. I'm not moving. Hey. >> All right. Move out of the >> Listen. Hey, look. >> Get out of the way. Get out >> Get out of the way. >> Get out of the way. Get out of the car. >> Get out of the way. >> Get out of the way, sir. I'm not resisting. >> Get out of the way, sir. >> Listen. I'm not resisting. Hey, Hey, I'm not resisting federal prison. It's on. I told you to drop it. Hey, hey, excuse me. Sir, I promise I'm not resisting. Please, please. Hey. Hey, I'm not resisting. Please don't do me like this, [ __ ] >> Get on the floor. >> I am. >> Get on the floor, sir. >> Hey. >> Put your hands behind your back. >> Okay, okay. Hey, hey, hey. >> Open the door. Open the door. You got anything on you? >> Following the arrest, federal prosecutors moved quickly. On May 6th, 2025, a grand jury indicted DeShane Genaro Jefferson on multiple federal charges, including possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and illegal possession of a stolen firearm and ammunition after a prior felony conviction. Jefferson later pleaded guilty on August 5th, 2025, admitting he knowingly possessed approximately 18 g of methamphetamine with intent to distribute along with a stolen chamber-loaded firearm and ammunition. Despite multiple prior felony convictions that legally barred him from possessing any weapons. At sentencing, US District Judge Joe Heaton handed down a 110-month federal prison term, just over 9 years, followed by 3 years of supervised release. The court emphasized Jefferson's extensive criminal history and the ongoing danger he posed to the community. Public records reveal Jefferson's long pattern of violent and property-related offenses, including conspiracy to commit assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, prior firearm possession offenses, concealing stolen property, larceny from a person at night, and second-degree burglary across multiple Oklahoma jurisdictions. In the end, what began as a traffic stop ended in a federal conviction. Another repeat felon removed from the streets, at least for a decade, after a violent high-speed escape attempt that put the public directly at risk. If you found this case insightful, make sure to like, subscribe, and turn on notifications for more real-world police pursuits and crime breakdowns as they unfold.