On November 26th, 2021, a Santa Fe County deputy found himself chasing suspects wanted for an armed robbery that had just unfolded at a local Starbucks. What began as a simple drive-thru transaction quickly escalated when the woman in the driver's seat allegedly pointed a gun at employees and demanded cash. Moments later, deputies and state police joined forces as the suspect vehicle fled at high speed. Sub shots fired. Shots fired. Subject just shot at me. Shots fired. Shots fired. Subject is shooting. Subject is shooting. >> Shooting at our unit. Copy that. Shots fired again. Shots fired again. Got four more rounds in me. Five miles hour. Two shots fired. Return fire this time. guard again. Don't go again to shoot. It needs to 62 fire. He's out the window again. Return fire this time. Return fire. Slowing down. Vehicle shooting from the back window now. Shoot from back window. Vehicle 45 now. Returning fire. [Music] shots. Multiple shots fired. Multiple shots fired. Still shooting at us from the back window. Returning fire. Returning fire. Down need some more 223 rounds up here. Okay, vehicles about $45. Stand by. Nico is now on the wrong side of 285. 285. All right, now he's back over. Okay, he's about 45 down. 45 down. Down. [Music] The pursuit ended near Klein's Corners after a prolonged exchange of gunfire. The driver, Jacob Mononttoya, surrendered to police while passenger Christy Dimus was found deceased in the back seat. Mononttoya later plead guilty to a reduced charge and received a total sentence of 8 years in prison for his role in the chase. Charges included aggravated fleeing and possession of a firearm by a felon. His sentence runs concurrently with time already being served in another case. On February the 2nd, 2024 in the quiet community of North Fond Dulac, Wisconsin, Sergeant Bryce Luzern, conducted a routine nighttime traffic stop. The driver later identified as 36-year-old Lawrence Drenin was suspected of impairment and refused to comply with commands. Within seconds, the encounter turned volatile as Drenan fled the stop leading officers on a dangerous pursuit up Interstate 41. Dispatchers soon relayed a chilling message. The suspect claimed to be armed and ready to use his weapon against police. >> Hello. >> Hey, what's going on? >> Not too much. I'm Sergeant Lazar, North Finalac Police Department. Reason I stopped you is you don't have any tail lights on. It's not automatic. >> Okay. Should be all good now. Do you got your driver's license on you? >> No, I don't. >> You don't have it on you? >> No, I'm I'm going right up here. Stop. Take a right. I'm right up here. >> Can I just >> Why are you so eager to get out of here? What? >> Why are you so eager to get out of here? >> I'm right around the corner. It's been It's >> been a really bad take a second. Why? What's going on? >> I was homeless. I had a gun prick in my head. >> Kill. >> Um, >> take a second. >> I was I was supposed to death. I was 30° below zero. I was in a homeless shelter. >> This person to bring me in. All I want to do is go around the corner and go home, man. >> Okay. I just stopped you for the tail lights. That's all. >> I got them on now, right? >> Yeah, they're probably good now. Well, I got to walk back there and check. But can you shut it off to step out for me? >> No. >> Why not? >> Why am I stepping on the vehicle? >> Cuz I believe you had something to drink tonight. How much have you had to drink tonight? >> Nothing. >> Nothing at all? >> No. >> Okay. There's an open can of steel reserve behind your seat. >> Oh, yeah. That's for school. >> Okay. And your eyes are glossy and your speech is slurred. >> Okay. >> So, can I have you step out for me? >> No. >> Okay. Don't Don't put it in a drive. Don't leave. Noro 145. He's taking off in the car. Stop. Stop. >> 104, get in front of him and try to box him in. I'll come up on your side. We're at County. [Music] [Music] >> County 911. Where's your emergency? >> Uh, I'm in high speed right now. I'm >> If they stop me, I have a gun in here. >> I'm sorry. What did you say? >> I am in a highspeed chase right now. Head north on 41. Um, not even high speed chase. I'm just not stopping. I'm only going 65 miles an hour. But, um, if they stop me, let the cops know. If they stop me, I got a gun here. I'm going start shooting. >> No, sir. I need you to not do that. Where is the gun now? It's in my lap. >> What type of weapon do you have? >> I got uh I'm not going to tell you what kind of weapon it is. >> You're not going to tell me what kind of gun he that you have? >> No, but if they stop me, I will shoot them all to death. >> Sir, what's your first name? >> Warren. >> I'm sorry. >> It doesn't matter what my [ __ ] name is. I'm going to be dead. I'm almost out of gas. So, as soon as I start running out of gas, I'm going to flip this car. >> Okay, sir. I need you to not do that. Okay. >> Well, that's what I'm doing. So, >> please do not do that. Okay. >> Um, I only got about 10 miles left in the gas and then I'm flipping it. >> And what's your first name, sir? >> Lawrence. L A W R N T E. >> Okay. What's your last name? Lawrence. Brennan. D R E N. >> Okay. And why do you why do you want to use the weapon? >> I'm not going back to jail. They'll have to kill me. >> I'll shoot them. >> Let them know if I stop, have their guns drawn, and get ready to fire a kill. >> Okay. Do that. >> No. I need you to tell them to be ready. Okay. >> Okay. No, I need you to not do that. Okay. We're not going to do that. >> No. No. I swear to God, as soon as I stop, I'm coming out this door. I'm shooting. Make sure they have their lethal rounds in their guns cuz it's me or them. I'm I'm not making it through this. >> Are you in the vehicle by yourself, Lawrence? >> Yep. Yes, I am. And as soon as I start running out of fuel, I'm going to flip it. >> Okay. I need you to stay on the line with me, Lawrence. Okay. No, not right. The car in front of me. [Music] Did you lock my phone? >> Did you lock my phone? >> Did I lock your phone? >> I can't make any calls. >> No, we don't have access to do that. Lauren, >> I'm trying to say goodbye to my daughter. >> Okay. I need you to not do that though. Okay. I need you just to cooperate and listen. >> As soon as I come out of this car, as soon as I come out of this car, I'm shooting. >> Lawrence, I need you to not yell. Okay. Can you tell me where you are? >> Oh, they got me with the spike strip. I got to put this down. >> What are you doing? >> He got me with a spike strip. >> Okay, Lawrence, I need you to put the gun away. Okay. >> All right, here we go. >> Lawrence. >> Lawrence. >> Hey, man. Don't do it. Hey, put your hands up. Put your hands up. >> Listen, we don't want to do that. Put it down. What do you have in your hand? Put it down. What do you have in your hand? >> Lauren, can you hear me? >> Show me your hands. >> Stop. Stop right there. >> Stop. >> Hey, listen. Hey, let's talk about this. Let's talk about this. >> Shots fired. [Applause] >> Norah 145. Shots fired. Suspect is down. Can't see his hands. >> Hey, hold tight here. Hold tight. >> Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. >> Yep. >> The chase came to a sudden end along a frontage road in Wnebago County when Drenan advanced toward officers while concealing his hands. Sergeant Luzernne fired his patrol rifle, fatally striking the suspect. No officers were injured, and investigators later confirmed no firearm was recovered at the scene. The incident remains under review as an officer involved shooting case with findings turned over to the Wisconsin Department of Justice. On July 19th, 2023, just after 8:25 p.m., a Michigan State Police trooper initiated a traffic stop in Niles for what appeared to be a minor equipment violation. The driver of a red Kia, later identified as 32-year-old Joshua Ringle of Southbend, had a warrant for assault. When the trooper attempted to make the arrest, Ringle resisted and fought back, turning a simple stop into a violent confrontation. >> Hey, can you hop on out for me real quick? I want to talk to you. >> All right, go put your hands behind your back for me. Okay. What's going on? >> You got a warrant for your arrest? >> For what? >> For simple assault. Put your hand behind your back. >> No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. I'm not no I'll take it all the way there. I'm not going. >> I don't got one fight. >> I'm not I'm telling you right now, dude. I'm telling you. Stop. >> I'm not going. Stop. >> For what? I'm talking from where? >> Triple assault. Get out of the ground. Go around. [Music] Get out of the car now. Get out of the car. >> Get out of the car. >> Drop the [ __ ] gun. Drop the [ __ ] gun right now. Drop it. Drop the gun. Thank you. loser. Fire window. Got it. Fire location. up there. [Music] No way. Please No problem. >> Nav coming up the west. Coming up [Music] gun. [Music] >> The pursuit continued into Southbend where Ringle struck a police cruiser deploying stopsticks before fleeing on foot toward the St. Joseph River. Multiple agencies joined the search using drones, K-9 units, and a SWAT team. Ringle was later found deceased at the bottom of an embankment near the river. One officer sustained minor injuries, but was expected to recover. Authorities listed the investigation as an officer involved shooting with charges pending review for assault, resisting arrest, and unlawful flight from law enforcement. Shortly before 1:00 a.m. on September 30th, 2022, a Georgia State Patrol trooper spotted a white Jeep Grand Cherokee racing northbound on Interstate 85 in Atlanta. The driver ignored traffic laws, weaving through lanes at speeds exceeding 100 mph. When the trooper activated his lights and siren, the Jeep accelerated even faster, crossing Gore areas and nearly colliding with other vehicles. What followed was a high risk pursuit through the heart of Atlanta that tested every decision officers had to make in seconds. [Music] All right, we're coming up to jump off. Oh, he's going to go back to [Music] continue. [Music] Looks like we're going to be exiting it. 84 [Music] push right there on 800. Come on. [Music] I'm coming around here quick. You can get on [Music] 52 going Clear. Where you going at? >> Boulevard. >> The chase ended when Sergeant Tarpley executed a pit maneuver, sending the jeep off the road and into a fiery crash. Two occupants, later identified as Brick Dunn and a Marian Clott, were pronounced dead at the scene. A third passenger, Montavius Lovejoy, was hospitalized with a prior gunshot wound. A broken AR-15 rifle, was recovered near the wreckage. Late on the night of March 22nd, 2022, a Florence County Sheriff's deputy attempted a traffic stop on a Dodge Ram pickup traveling north on Interstate 95. The driver appeared cooperative at first until the passenger suddenly slid behind the wheel and sped away. Deputies pursued the truck as it exited the interstate at high speed, leading them toward the TV road interchange. Within moments, the chase took a tragic turn. [Music] You hang out. Hang out right up here for me. Okay. >> Can I get my phone? >> No, just hang out right up here for me. Okay. >> All right. >> Uh marijuana in the car. Got another gentleman up front up here. Go and get him. >> David, David, David, David, David. [Music] where you [Music] s I got uh one of my units out on foot with the female at the 166 northbound. Can you get a patrol here at 25 with them? Okay. 69. Getting all that 69. 1050. Where you at? >> Roll fire hot. Roll fire hot. Wait for 1050. Where you at? >> Ain't nothing you can do. Bubba. >> Ain't nothing you can do. >> He was a passenger. I had to drive her out. Had her in my car. Went through the whole interview process. smell the weed. Told we going to search it because of the marota marijuana. >> We got her out. Tommy and him pulls up. We go to walking up on the car and he hops over the console. Tyler tried to tase him >> and he put it in gear and took off and we 10 zero with him and he tried to smash it. >> Okay. >> I'm good with that, but I hate that happening. >> Yeah. I mean I Nobody don't want that to happen. I mean, he did it on his own, but it was like no reason for him to do that at all. None. >> He could have pulled over, got out and ran, done whatever he wanted to do. It's like he when he off right there, he was like trying to kill himself. >> That's the only way you can explain what he did. >> Yeah. >> I mean, what he did there's I mean, there's no reasonable explanation to why you would do that unless you're just trying to hurt. The fleeing driver lost control and collided with the rear of a tractor trailer at the exit ramp, resulting in a fatal crash. No deputies were injured, and there was no contact between law enforcement vehicles and the suspect's truck. The South Carolina Highway Patrol's multidisciplinary accident investigation team later took over the case. pending identification of the deceased driver. Investigators noted potential charges would have included reckless driving, failure to stop for blue lights, and endangering the public. April 10th, 2020 began like any other morning in Sebastian County until a black pickup tore through intersections at reckless speeds, ignoring every red light in its path. Deputies and a Forest Service ranger moved in, but the chase quickly pushed beyond local limits. The driver, later identified as 34year-old Justin Battenfield, showed no regard for the lives around him as traffic thinned and danger escalated. By the time Arkansas State Police joined the pursuit, the situation had already reached a breaking point. Yeah. Get over there. Get yourself here. Just call officers. Uh, go ahead and start EMS. >> Okay, he's got him stopped. Going ahead and start EMS. [Music] Fortunately, we crashed out here right. >> The chase came to an end on Zero Street when a pit maneuver sent both vehicles off the road and into a ditch. Batenfield's truck overturned after hitting a culvert, leaving him fatally injured. The trooper suffered serious injuries but survived. Investigators later ruled the crash as the result of felony fleeing, reckless driving, and endangering the public. The incident remains one of the most analyzed pursuits in Arkansas State Police history. It was August 18th, 2024 when multiple 911 callers warned of a silver Lexus weaving dangerously through traffic on Interstate 40. Witnesses said it was moving faster than anything else on the road over 100 mph and gaining. Troopers from Troop J raced to intercept as the driver pushed east through heavy midday traffic. What they encountered next was a test of both patience and physics. Anybody get some sparks now? 11. Where you at? [Music] 78. Eastbound or westbound? You want to set up here at 78 26 approaching 57 the exit speed 30 traffic. Aware [Music] out. Wreck out. Roll over. Send a 1016. He's in the eastbound lane. Correction. Westbound lane. Go ahead. Firing. He rolled over in the westbound lane. Keith's trapped. Hidden trap. The chase ended violently near the 67mi marker when the Lexus lost control, rolling roughly 15 times before coming to rest upside down. The driver identified as 23-year-old Kendall Jouet was ejected 30 yards from the wreck and suffered severe injuries. He was airlifted to a hospital in stable condition. Inside the vehicle, troopers found marijuana paraphernalia and other controlled substances. Jouet now faces multiple charges including felony fleeing, possession of a controlled substance, and reckless driving. Just afternoon on December 26th, 2023, a red sedan fled a routine traffic stop at 10 Mile and Ryan Roads in Warren, Michigan. Dash cam video captured officers weaving through city streets as the driver ignored light signs and every signal to stop. The pursuit wound through neighborhoods, yards, and intersections before ending in tragedy. >> Okay. All right. Uh what I got to have you do is just hop out for me real quick, man, just cuz you don't have your license on you. Okay. Oh no, no. Still west. Black [Music] and 10 into the grass north of Warren. He's in the grass. Jumping back down north. [Music] Center line's blocking. Uh he's up in the grass. Just just just just parallel. Just parallel. Just parallel. All right, we got the lead again from center line. He's jumping through the grass. Uh just south of 10 and east on Lawrence. Somebody go to Sherwood in uh 10 miles for me. All right, we're uh by the apartment complex uh just east of Sherwood coming out to 10. >> All right, west on west on 10. West on 10. >> You're good. Clear. Sorry. >> Yep. Yep. Yep. >> Approaching Shwood through Sherwood. Through Sherwood. I was never on Mount [Music] approaching Ryan center lane. All right, he's slowing for Ryan. He's a red [Music] 1050 1050 into a uh box truck. He's underneath the box truck. >> Airbags deployed. Let's shut this intersection down. >> In the end, the driver ran a red light and struck both a Ford F-150 and a Penske truck. The driver, the sole occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported, though. Firefighters found a handgun on the floorboard. The case remains under investigation with potential charges listed as fleeing and eluding, reckless operation, and firearm possession. By the afternoon of April 9th, 2024, a be on the lookout alert had gone out across the Atlanta metro area for a Dodge Durango tied to a homicide investigation. Officers from multiple jurisdictions responded after the suspect vehicle was spotted at a gas station along Forest Parkway. The driver fled instantly, pushing speeds past 120 mph and weaving through oncoming lanes. The pursuit soon involved both the Clayton County BAT unit and the Georgia State Patrol. >> Approaching Brown's role. Copy that. Bat 6 GSP is lead on the pursuit. We going to be Jonesboro Road, northbound passing Cleveland Avenue. Speeds about 90 mph. Lane number two, medium traffic. Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. 41 41 41 Stand by hand. I'm six. I'm six. >> Hey. Hey. Go that way. Go that way. [Music] His hands. [Music] >> The chase came to an end near Jonesboro Road when the suspect lost control and crashed into a utility pole. He was later confirmed as the murder suspect linked to the earlier shooting in Atlanta. Authorities classified the event as a pursuit related fatality involving homicide, aggravated assault, and felony fleeing. October 5th, 2025 turned tense for Arkansas State Police troopers monitoring US 412 when a white Honda CBR 600 raced past at nearly 100 mph. Attempts to stop the motorcycle only fueled the rers's escape as speeds climbed to 140. He darted through red lights, rode into oncoming lanes, and blasted through busy intersections, even near a park full of pedestrians. It became a pursuit defined by inches and instincts. [Music] Turns the turn over 244. We got William coming back up the lake view. Cut him off up there in that intersection. Hold it. He's down. He's down. >> When the dust settled, the rider identified as 23-year-old Jimmy Townsen suffered serious injuries and was transported for medical treatment before being booked into jail. He faces numerous charges, including felony fleeing, reckless driving, and failure to yield to emergency signals. The case underscored just how quickly a moment of defiance can spiral into disaster. What you just saw is one of countless examples of how fast routine stops can turn into chaos. The next video dives into another pursuit that pushed both troopers and suspects to their limits. It's the kind of footage that shows why training and timing mean everything. Thanks for watching and hit subscribe to stay with us for the next pursuit.