Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 began with a routine patrol until an officer spotted a motorcycle operating without a visible license plate on US Highway 19. The situation escalated rapidly when the rider identified as Justin Charles Hunter Stefky refused to pull over for a traffic stop. 20. >> I need your 20. So the line >> following the high-speed collision at a red light, Stephie was transported to Bayfront Hospital for medical treatment. Law enforcement later discovered he was a habitual traffic offender riding an unregistered vehicle with a swapped identification number. He was formally placed under arrest at the hospital and faces several felony charges related to fleeing and operating a vehicle without proper licensing. On December 16th, 2023, a trooper attempted to stop a black Chrysler 200 for a minor lane change violation on the westbound lanes near the 8m marker. Instead of complying, the driver, Anthony Brown Otter, accelerated to speeds reaching 120 mph while passengers began discarding bags of narcotics onto the roadway. >> All right, we're coming up to exit three right now. Exit three, 99, passing in the medium. He may lose in there [laughter] speeding up 29. I'm going to look at it. >> Yeah, we got a little bit of heavy traffic up here kind of getting you locked in a little bit down 17. Hold the traffic back there. Hold the traffic back. >> Hands up, mother. >> One step [screaming] out. ONE STEP OUT NOW. [screaming] The three occupants, including Jasmine Paige and Joshua Shepard, were taken into custody once the vehicle was stopped on the Arkansas River Bridge. Authorities recovered a significant amount of methamphetamine and marijuana from a backpack thrown during the pursuit. All three suspects were processed at the Crawford County Detention Center on multiple felony counts, including trafficking and tampering with evidence. On April 21st, 2022, Corporal Dwight Griffith conducted what should have been a standard traffic stop for improper passing on State Highway 25. The encounter turned tense when the corporal detected a strong odor of marijuana, and the driver adamantly refused to exit the vehicle for a legal search. out of the vehicle. >> We're going on record that I'm not accepting anything. >> Step out of the vehicle. That's your option. >> No, you can say please, sir. I do not >> I'm not asking you please. I'm telling you step out of your vehicle. >> I know my law. I know my rules. And I know I under arrest. >> Yes, you're under arrest. >> Let me call my lawyer right now. Let me call my lawyer. >> Turn the car down. Sir, >> get out of the vehicle. >> I know you're trying. >> Get out of the vehicle. >> Sir, let me call my lawyer. >> I need to call my lawyer after you're done. >> No, I'm calling my lawyer. >> No, you're going to jail. >> No, sir. You are You are physically assaulting me? >> No, I'm not. >> Yes, you are. >> Yeah, [ __ ] [snorts] >> No, sir. You are physically assaulting me, >> sir. Stop anytime. >> You can stop anytime. >> Stop. Stop. >> Get out of the vehicle. >> Yes, sir. >> Yeah. >> Come here. >> Get out of the vehicle, >> sir. I'm going to I'm going ask you, man. What are you fighting for? You know what I mean? >> I'm fine. >> Bro, get out and do what he tell you. Turn around. >> Let's go. >> You don't fight officer. Stop. You're in more trouble, bro. >> Hang on. Hang on. >> Wow. Big ass. >> You that magnet right here. >> You got him. >> Yeah. So shoot there. >> You got him. >> You got both on >> shoot. >> The combative suspect was eventually secured after a local citizen stopped his own car to assist the officer in the physical struggle. This brave intervention allowed the corporal to safely handcuff the individual and place him in the patrol unit. For his selfless actions in aiding law enforcement, the citizen was later honored with a formal commendation from the state police. The early hours of May 2nd, 2024 saw a dangerous situation unfold after law enforcement identified a stolen orange Kiatos in Penllis County. Ronnie Jerome Johnson Jr. took off at extreme speeds through heavy traffic to avoid being apprehended by the police. Yeah, we got either one or both tires now coming Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Beautiful. St. Petersburg officers successfully captured Johnson on foot after he crashed the stolen SUV into a curb near Fifth Avenue South. A search of the wreckage revealed a loaded stolen handgun along with quantities of illegal substances intended for sale. Johnson now faces serious legal consequences, including grand theft and weapons charges compounded by his status as a convicted felon on active probation. October 22nd, 2023 turned chaotic when a Uklid police officer located a stolen car at a Speedway gas station. The driver, later identified as Cory Lawrence, ignored repeated commands to park the vehicle and suddenly accelerated while an officer was still positioned dangerously close to the car. Make sure no traffic. You got a tower out 1905. Don't make sure you do anyone. Where's my handsome? [screaming] Where's my handsome? >> [screaming] >> No, your mother. I know. I know. I know. I I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. this. Now [screaming] you are going behind the back. >> The driver and his passengers were all detained for questioning after a head-on collision with a police cruiser ended the high-speed trek. Officers found a firearm and various narcotics inside the vehicle. During the subsequent investigation, Lawrence was booked on multiple charges, including felony assault and improper handling of firearms, while the other occupants were also processed. Saturday, February 17th, 2024, involved a high-speed pursuit that began when a GMC pickup was clocked traveling 97 miles per hour on US67. The driver, Steve Harmon, ignored emergency sirens for several miles and even drove onto a sidewalk to bypass heavy traffic at an intersection. with >> B20 Newport. I think we're about to get off on the 46. He's slowed down. We're about 75 right now. Copy 2250 attempt CVI on the on ramp. >> Copy 51 check on the >> on ramp. >> Unsuccessful. We're going to try again. >> 25. He's going on the curve on race street. >> TVI TV. >> Newport. Back on the road. Back on the road. We're going to try again. He's bound on race. TVI TV. >> Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. [snorts] Stop. He's still trying to go. >> STOP. HANDS. HANDS [screaming] RIGHT NOW. HANDS. >> HANDS RIGHT NOW. GET ON THE GROUND. >> GIVE ME another unit. GET ON THE GROUND. GET [screaming] ON THE GROUND RIGHT NOW. >> HEY, I'll get an ambulance. But go ahead and step out. What's going on? >> Mother's mother. >> Okay. Get out of the vehicle right now. >> Goddamn, man. >> I need her to the emergency. I got an ambulance on the way stopping me from being where I want to go. >> Stop it. >> You godamn it's my mother. >> Get out of the vehicle, sir. >> You man, I need you in the emergency room. >> I got an ambulance coming your >> I got an ambulance coming. >> Put her in your car and take her right there. >> I got an ambulance coming. You know how many people you put in danger when you could have called an ambulance? Step out, sir. >> No. >> Step out, sir. >> No, I'm with my mother. >> Step out. Okay. Hey, I got in ambulance on the way. Why is she dying? Do what? >> Goddamn, you can shoot me. I ain't leaving my mom. >> What's going on with her? >> My mom's time. >> How is she dying? How is she dying? >> How's she dying? She's 86 years old. >> Okay. What's going on that's causing her to die? >> Heart heart. She was here yesterday. She's home for one night. She collapsed in the bathroom. Grab her up. >> We should You should have called an ambulance. I got an ambulance on the way. Go ahead and step out, sir. Okay. I got an ambulance on the way. >> The driver was eventually detained and admitted he was trying to reach a hospital for his elderly passenger, Norma Harmon. Despite the emergency, troopers discovered an open bottle of whiskey in the truck and noted that Harmon appeared intoxicated. He was subsequently booked for driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest while his mother was safely transported to a medical facility by ambulance. On September 6th, 2025, a simple traffic stop for driving without headlights at a gas station turned into a prolonged pursuit through West Memphis. The suspect, Jimmy Lee Kegler Jr., repeatedly attempted to flee even after his vehicle was temporarily pinned by patrol units. be a BP on Ingram extended with Adam John Young 29, Robert AJY 29R 23. What's >> 20ended? TVI TV. >> We're continuing over Ingram southbound. >> Ingram southbound. dispatch going to be in pursuit. Going to take a left in the project. That was the two Romeo. Staying on the ground right now. >> I'm on him. Okay. Headed to him. >> Heading back to Engle. Heading back to base honey. one hour. >> You didn't PUT IT IN PARK. LOOK AT ME. PUT IT IN PARK. >> Got another TBI. We're going back to Ingram. >> TBI. Back to hang 21. >> They're still on pursuit. Headed back to hang. We're over here now. >> Have the apartment now. Show me your hand. Hey, stop. Stop. [screaming] Stop. Stop. Stop. >> I'm one at gunpoint. He's stuck at the moment. I don't have a way to break the window open. >> One at gunpoint. Window opening 21. >> Give me a good location. I'm calling out. >> I'm just south of interstate. I've got a West Memphis unit with me. >> NO, STOP DRIVING. PUT IT IN PARK. >> He's shutting the vehicle off now. >> Shutting the vehicle off now. >> Hands up. Put your hands up. >> YOUR HANDS UP. >> GET OUT OF THEING CAR NOW. GET OUT OF THE CAR. >> GET OUT OF THE CAR. >> BACK UP. >> Hands up. >> Unlock the door. Hey. Officers had to use physical force to remove Kegler from the car after he refused to unlock his doors following several failed escape attempts. It was determined that he was driving while intoxicated for the third time and had violated restrictions on his ignition interlock device. He was transported to the Kittinden County Jail to face numerous felony and misdemeanor charges, including criminal mischief and resisting arrest. Tuesday, June 8th, 2021 featured a highstakes agency assist as Georgia troopers joined a pursuit of a BMW 545i traveling south on I185. The driver, Kevin Caldwell, maintained speeds of 115 mph through a heavy rainstorm while weaving recklessly between other motorists. still right away. I'm still swe I can run 185. [screaming] Make 185. Shots fired. Shots fired. Shots fired. Shots fired. >> Shots fired. Shots fired. >> Marshall, back up to me. Back up to me. Back up to me. Back up to me. >> Shots fired. Shots fired. Shots fired. Shots fired. Shots fired. Shots fired. What you got? >> Okay. Okay. Hang on. Hang on. I'm with you. >> The pursuit concluded when Caldwell crashed into another vehicle after crossing a raised concrete median at an exit ramp. A violent confrontation occurred when the suspect produced a firearm leading to an exchange of gunfire with TFC Moore. Caldwell survived the incident and was transported to Midtown Medical for treatment while his weapon was secured as evidence. March 15, 2025 saw the Clayton County Sheriff's Office respond to reports of a large-scale street takeover in progress. Jaime Alamio attempted to flee the scene in a vehicle registered to his mother leading deputies on a chase through several local roads. >> Oh yeah, there's a lot of cars out here. A lot of cars. I got one. There's a lot of cars out here. Hey, they coming out towards you. 4428 5843 North Castle Gate Drive 5843 We have lock. >> Give me the radio. Stand by for a pit. >> Okay. Okay. >> Pit unsuccessful coming up to uh old crank road. Pit pit pit on pit. Clear. >> Let me see your hands. >> Get out the car. >> Get out the car. Get on the ground. running. >> Get up. >> Dumb ass. >> The 19-year-old driver eventually surrendered and admitted he kept running simply because he had already started the pursuit. Records checks revealed Alamio had an active warrant for reckless stunt driving from a neighboring county. He was booked on a long list of offenses, including participating in a street takeover and felony fleeing, which carries a mandatory license suspension. Thursday, February 15th, 2024, involved a white Toyota Tundra that led Arkansas State Police on a chase through the city of Hot Springs. The driver sought to evade capture at all costs, eventually steering the truck toward a grassy median to escape the pursuing units. Take five7 9:30. 104 county advis you copying 104 as well 934949 K5 returns on a 2016 Toyota. >> What's your mom? Another 70 out. He's in the meeting. He keep running. >> Send an ambulance. Send an ambulance. >> 42. You close. >> I'm on 67. on KY road right now. >> The fleeing suspect suffered a self-inflicted injury when he attempted to jump from the moving vehicle while it was still traveling at 40 mph. He landed face first on the concrete pavement and was rendered unconscious by the impact. Emergency medical services were called to the scene to provide treatment before the individual was taken into legal custody. November 5th, 2022 marked a strategic intercept when Shambblei police officers surrounded a stolen Dodge Ram at a gas station. As the driver realized he was trapped by four different patrol units, he briefly considered a desperate escape before surrendering to the overwhelming police presence. Get out. Get out. Get on the ball. Get out of the car. Get out of the car. Get out of the car. Turn it off. Turn it off, [ __ ] >> Get out that side. Get out that side. I got I got to you mother it out. Get out. out. The suspect expressed immediate regret for his actions while being handcuffed by the arresting officers. A search of the truck uncovered a firearm and illegal substances leading to charges of theft by receiving and possession of a weapon during a felony. He was later booked into the Decal County Jail to await his initial court appearance. The early hours of February 15th, 2024 began with a violent incident where an offduty officer was targeted by gunfire from a small SUV. Michigan State troopers later located the vehicle and initiated a pursuit that spanned several miles across the Detroit metropolitan area. [ __ ] Last year. He just crashed out. Going to be in conjunction with 911. >> Crashed out. >> Stop with that car. Stop with that car. Just accident. He did a minor minor collision going. Speed 65. >> We have a unit from Clover. >> All right. North field drive. Speed. Hit a pole that kept it together. Coming to a stop. All right. Up. MOVE. I'M GOING TO KILL YOU. DON'T MOVE. KEEP YOUR HANDS UP. >> DON'T MOVE. DON'T MOVE. DON'T MOVE. >> Trying to break out window. >> LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS. KEEP YOUR HANDS UP. >> BREAK OUT THE DRIVER WINDOW. BREAK OUT. DRIVER WINDOW. Break out. Driver window. Driver window. Driver window. I got it. Break it out. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Reach. >> Cover. COVER. I'M >> SCARED. I'M SCARED. He's coming out. >> All right. >> MORE HANDS RIGHT HERE. RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY CAR. Right in front of my car. >> Hands in front of my car. >> I need hands in front of my car. >> Come around front. me. >> No, we're going to the front in front of my car. >> I got right here. Going up. Don't move. >> Here's C. Watch your hands. WATCH YOUR HANDS. I GOT IT. IT'S IN THE CAR. IT'S SECURE. >> JUST keep your hands on the deck. Don't move it. >> The suspect was safely taken into custody after a tactical maneuver ended the chase and disabled his vehicle. Law enforcement recovered the firearm used in the initial shooting directly from the suspect's person. He was processed for multiple felonies while the community was reassured that the individual responsible for the unprovoked attack was off the streets. A late evening in Michigan saw a white Dodge Charger attempt to outrun state troopers at high speeds on Interstate 96. The driver, who was reportedly armed, led multiple units through a series of rapid turns and maneuvers in an effort to lose the police in moderate traffic. West shot or east shot rather on orange. So we are east orange from Ever East Orange evergreen still through speeds are 55 miles an hour traffic. He is he is dark outbound. Get out there. >> GET OUT OF THE CAR. GET OUT OF THE CAR. group limit. Traffic is still light. Speeds are approaching 90 mph. >> 90 mph. Northbound evergreen. Going through 96 northbound evergreen. 96. Looks like he's going to try to jump on the ditch on 96. Pearson missed the turn. Pearson, did you see where he went? >> I missed it. I'mma go west. Go east. >> Look over. >> He wrecked out. He wrecked out on the service drive. Still movement in the car. Service drive in Kentfield. Box it in. Box that door. >> Drivefield. above the cap. >> I can't see. I can't see. >> Get cover. Get cover. Get cover. Get cover. Get cover. Get cover. Keep me covered. I'll post. >> Good. >> We got DPD out with us. There's multiple and you better come up with them hands raised and empty. You understand me? Make it happen. GET UP. >> GET UP. CRAWL OUT THAT WINDOW NOW. >> All right. As soon as you get out, if you run, we're going to scuff you up. We don't want to do that. So, you walk towards walk towards that side of the car. >> The window on that side. >> Get out of the car. >> You come up the front. >> We will talk later. Get out. Walk toward those officers. >> Roger that. >> Hands on your hand. >> Face that way. Face. >> HANDS ON YOUR HEAD. >> TURN AROUND AND walk backward. >> Back up. >> Walk backwards. >> All right. >> Walk backwards. Stop. Get down on your knees. >> Put your hands. >> The pursuit ended abruptly when the driver lost control and wrecked the Charger on a service drive. Both the driver and his passenger were ordered out of the vehicle at gunpoint and were eventually detained without further incident. Detroit police took over the scene to identify the suspects and manage the subsequent criminal investigation. On a clear afternoon in Canadian County, a routine traffic stop for speeding in a construction zone took a dangerous turn. When Andrew Sawyers was asked to exit his vehicle, he brandished a handgun before jumping back into his car and fleeing at speeds exceeding 100 mph. Just go ahead and have a seat for me right back there on the passenger side, please. Hey, sir. What did What did you put in your pocket before when you were getting out? Not that pocket in here. You don't have any weapons or anything on you, do you? >> No, sir. >> No guns, knives. >> No, don't don't you reach for it. Drop youring hand right now. Oh, man. Have you lost your mind on the ground on Don't you touch it, >> sir. >> I will kill you right now, >> sir. I just want to go home. >> I willing kill you. GET ON THE GROUND. >> WANT TO go home? >> Get on the ground. >> Go home, sir. >> Get on the ground. and you go for it and I will shoot you dead. >> I want to go home, please. I go home. >> On the ground. >> I just go home. >> On the ground. >> I just go home, please. >> You're going to get tased. >> On the ground. >> GO, GO, GO. >> You got the radio. Go. 4684 is going to be in pursuit of that he's looking at one. We are back. >> Somebody go back there and get that gun off the side of the road. He pulled the gun on me. I'm taking him now. 40k headquarters. We're at 80 mph. I need a vehicle to return. >> I know. I know. I don't know. Look big at this point. Texas 132. >> Okay, that is cracking down. Let's go. >> Hands up. >> GET YOUR [ __ ] HANDS UP. >> LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS. >> YOUR HANDS UP. >> GET YOUR HANDS UP. >> LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS. >> HANDS ON YOUR HEAD. >> Don't move. >> Watch your right. I got it. Got you. I got your left. He's He's out. He's out. >> I got the vehicle. I got the vehicle. I got it. >> There's only a dog in the vehicle. There's only a dog. >> There's a dog in the vehicle. >> 1129. Tell us 10:15. Gun under the car. >> The pursuit lasted for 25 miles before Sawyers crashed his car into a group of trees near the Simmeron Road exit. [music] In addition to the handgun, agents discovered two rifles inside the wreckage during the postc crash investigation. Sawyers was treated for his injuries at a local hospital and now faces several felony counts for eluding and weapons violations. Friday, March 1st, 2024 involved a Ford Fusion driving through a store parking lot with its lights off before accelerating onto West Vanzant Road. Trooper Ramsay pursued the vehicle as it reached 80 mph in a residential zone, eventually losing sight of it over a hill. Heat. Heat. I'm on South Car. Adam Henry board 53 Frankly crashed out. HANDS, HANDS, HANDS. GO ON THE GROUND. ON THE GROUND. >> How many others are in the car? >> Ma'am, are you okay? >> I think so. >> My mom's >> after you tried to kill her. You bet. Just go back up here for him. >> All right. >> Listen here. Come back. Slay right over here for me. Let's go over here. I need you to go sit over here in this driveway for me. There might be uh there's a empty can I stop it from igniting please. Sir, can I >> get a return on that flight? >> Sir, I'm about to stand up right now. Can I stop? There's no way to stop that. >> Yes, there is. Yes, sir. No, there's no way to stop that. >> Please, sir. Please. Please. >> No. >> It is way too far gone. >> All right, sir. Sir, stand up. I I won't run to it. I won't I won't run to it. listening. >> I got it right here. >> No, we go over here in case this tree catch up. >> That tree ain't going to catch up, sir. >> Stop it. I promise. >> There's no stopping that. >> The driver, Grant Thomas, was arrested after his vehicle veered off the road and struck a large tree. Shortly after Thomas and his mother were pulled from the wreckage, the car's engine bay caught fire and completely engulfed the vehicle. Thomas was found to have a high blood alcohol content and was charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving resulting in injury. December 14th, 2023 started with a report of a road rage incident involving a blue Silverado that had forced a victim off the road. Sergeant Dutlinger located the suspect, Eddie Simmons, and initiated a pursuit that was initially terminated due to extreme speeds in the wrong lane of travel. hour 35. Watch out for these intercom. report from eastbound. >> Good on the right so far. Good, good, good, good. 35 COMBINED LOCATION NORTHBOUND. PLEASE STOP. >> YOU'RE GOING TO GET SHOT. >> Right there. RIGHT THERE. GET AWAY. SHUT YOUR HANDS. YOU'RE GOING TO GET SHOT. >> STOP. STOP RUNNING. STOP. >> Get on THE GROUND. ON the ground. 3542. We got one in custody. Simmons was eventually located an hour later and fled again in a different vehicle before finally crashing after a tactical intervention. He was captured following a brief foot race with troopers and was lodged in the Jennese County Jail for multiple felonies. While Simmons is in custody, authorities continue to search for a passenger who managed to disappear into the surrounding neighborhood. Monday, June 24th, 2024, featured a highintensity chase of a stolen Nissan Kicks through the streets of Little Rock. The suspect, William Darren Barnett, led authorities on a dangerous route before the pursuit moved onto a bridge. 38. 11 road capital 52 in front of me. We are heading northbound [music] 235 capital and it's coming. down to the 30 rock. I'm out with the vehicle 630 under the wood over 10. >> Hey, can you see that car that side? Hey, what's going on? I can't breathe. >> The incident reached a dramatic conclusion when the suspect's vehicle was forced off the bridge and landed on the interstate below. Barnett survived the fall and was immediately surrounded by troopers who used a window punch to gain access to the locked vehicle. He was subsequently booked on charges of theft of property resisting arrest and fraudulent vehicle registration. Every arrest marks the end of a chase, but the start of a much more complex legal journey. The evidence from these scenes is just the beginning of a larger pattern of reckless behavior we are tracking. 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