On July 29th, 2023, Austin police officers responded to a hit and run involving a USPS mail truck in a neighborhood subdivision in Austel, Georgia. [Applause] What What do you guys want to kill the other guy? Where is he at? Did you see where that way? Yeah. He ran towards that way. Yeah, that way. They say he ran down that way. Harris, contact the post office. Let them know straight down that way. What was he wearing? Sir, you okay? You need medical attention? I don't know, man. My bag is starting. I lost my glasses. I I I may need medical. I need I need to hit my boss up though about this ordeal cuz it's 8112. Go ahead and start. I'm scared. At 4 to this location. Oh, just just just relax. Calm down. Just we're going to get this. He ran that way. He just kept running into the truck. He wasn't back pain. He was like a Latino dude. I don't know. I don't have my glasses. Postal service guy. All right. We're going to get medical attention for you. Okay. Thank you. I don't know what the hell happened. I'm just so scared right now. Complaining of back back pains. His back is hurting real bad. It's the male person. Yeah, you have the video. She My daughter does cuz I was on the phone with you guys. I told her to start videoing. I got to call my mom. This is where he gets out. I got to call my mom. Yeah, he just like backing it up. Bam. Anyone call? Stand by. I'm looking at the video now. I'll give you a description. One second. Blue jeans, gray shirt. camo type hat. I think it was camo. I knew dark green the street. They're my next door neighbors. I got I'm on the phone with the police. You need safety? Get in my house. Come here. Come here. Come here. My house. Ash. He's attacking a inside. Inside. Inside inside. Inside right now. Inside. Inside. Inside. There's a man next door attacking a postal officer. Are you okay? I know. I'm scared like [ __ ] Let me get my husband. You got something? Please tell you got it on camera. I We didn't get it on camera, but I I got him on camera right now. He's still there. No, shut up. That was glittering milk. Someone please call no. My mom's on the phone with him right now. Is Ashley inside? Hi. I'm at 18. Not my neighbor. There's a man in a van. We got him. we get over here. Oh, he's just sitting there. He looks drunk. He's injured. I have the postal worker here. He looks drunk. The guy looks intoxicated. Get the dog in the house. I don't need anybody. [Music] [Music] He's running. My phone. Is he Hispanic? I I we thought he was white, but he's saying I thought he was white, but the postal workers saying he was looked Mexican. Thought he might be at the same house for 812. Be advised. It's going to be a Hispanic Hispanic male. You can send that to your sir, sit. Hey, sir, just have a seat. I got I got medical coming right now. Relax. What is your name? Listen, I got hurt real bad. I got shot by a guy on the on the route and he and he he told the truck. He told the truck I got hit by a Latino by um I worked there. I'm hurt. I'm telling you, I'm hurt. I'm going to the hospital. I'm hurt. My glasses are broke. I'm hurt. Okay. I don't know. I'm sorry. I need you I need you to focus on me now. I'm here. I got to figure out exactly what's going on. I got to figure out how that accident happened. So, go ahead and tell me exactly what happened. So, if you can I got medical now cuz I'm I'm working on a I'm working on a U-turn, but I know it's a dude that's speeding at a high at a higher rate of speed and I do a U-turn so I can go to the right side of the boxes and this guy just comes spitting and just hits me real bad like bam. But I knew it wasn't an accident because he was far away. I already cleared my turn. So, as he's hitting my truck, he's backing it up and it's hitting me and it's hitting me. And I'm like, "What the heck did I do?" Because I'm delivering mail. I haven't did nothing. And then he's guilty because he ran away. He he he headed north and I'm I'm just doing I'm just doing my job. So, he just hit you out of nowhere. Hit me out of nowhere. He was coming down on Sylvia Street and then just hit me real bad like bam bam. And I had to I ran for my life cuz I don't know if he even have a gun or he's going to finish me off. Oh, he kept on hitting. He kept on hitting me. That truck is total. Them trucks are indestructible. He kept hitting me. And I just ran off north into the um Excuse me. Excuse me, man. I thought you We got We got fire rescue now. I ran I ran off into the um woods cuz I thought he was going to kill me. We believe we may have him. So, we're going to get a picture of him. If you can identify him, we'll be that'll be good. Just as officers thought they had the story straight, a new witness showed up with a second hit and run claim involving the same suspect. So, well, he explained he was traveling this way. Who was traveling which way? The uh postal service driver. Guy came down Sylvia Street and just ran into him. He said he ran to him about four times. He wouldn't stop ramming. Okay. them and some houses that he was working on. So I talked to him. He hit What do you say? I'm sorry. I'm I'm a person that called the police the first time. He hit me in his car on better memorial about an hour ago. He was running down the road and then he just boom knocked us off. We on Cherry Drive. We reported an hour ago. We called Yeah, we called. Yeah. Nobody came by. So, didn't you say you got a case number? Yeah. No, she just she didn't give us a case number. She just said the police will be there in a minute. Okay. As far as So, as far as that crash is concerned, you have to go back to that location because his family his family is there already, right? But here's what I'm trying to explain. Okay. Right now, you got Cop County Police and and the right agency has to report to where the issue happened. All right, that's where it's at. Um, we're here for this portion and I I'm helping y'all with this, too, because I followed him. I followed him once he hit ours and found him back here. Okay. Get his information. You got your ID? Yeah, I got I got my gun. Yeah. So, I found the truck that hit us and so we went back to wait on the police that never came. So, I wasn't sure. So, I talked to him. I said, um, I asked him about the property he was on. I said, and it was some work on property. Email. We'll get you straight away. Give me one second. Okay. I'll get you the information. So, I tried to talk to him and he about the property, but I knew this was the truck that ran us off that road. I'm right now I'm focused on this. This is I tell you this. Tell me exactly from your point of view what you what you that has to do with us going right there cuz he tried to run me over. I jumped in the car with my this person. What was the mailman trying to The mailman was actually the mailman was right here to look like he was going to put the mail in. So he was right here. He came down there real fast. Ran the mailman. The ram ram. So he was right. The mailman was right here. Looked like he was going to go straight. He rammed him. So the mailman pushed him up there and then he backed up and pushed back up and hit it again. So I told her, the first person I told her to call the police, they were still in the house. They never happened. I was here on the scene when it first happened cuz I seen him drive the man driving fast cuz I had just boom, right? So I actually talked to him before he even ran to me. Hey, you okay? All right. Get get All right. You just get checked out because the way you're moving right now, you could pass out if you slow down. Yes, sir. Okay. I'm sorry. Go ahead and have a seat. 203. Was anything taken mail or anything? Was there anything? Was there anything taken? There was nothing taken. I I'm not going to lie. I don't know. I ran into the woods. I'm tired for my safety. It it was just a collision. It was a collision, but he kept It was like a hidden run. He kept hitting my truck like putting the car in reverse and driving like boom. 8102 to 8203. The post office employee advised that there was nothing taken uh from his encounter with the individual. Meanwhile, officers spotted a man matching the suspect's description, but he claimed he had nothing to do with it. All right, just stand right there for me right quick. Just stay right there. Is that Do you have anything on your body? No, sir. Don't dig in your pockets. Don't do that. Don't dig in your pockets. Oh, so I'm clear 102 to 81. What's your plan? Let me outside with that. Just hold on one second, sir. Yes, sir. Right now, we're just detaining you. Okay, sir. Yes, sir. You're just being detained right now. Okay. Hold my Bible. Turn around real quick. You could definitely hold your B. Let me let me have your Bible for one second. Drive with a dirt road. It's going to be a brown skin holder male camel head, gray shirt, blue jeans, black shoes. Spread your legs for me real quick. And again, you're just being detained. Okay. Just being detained. We're just checking you out for weapons. [Applause] You can put your hands down for a second, sir. All right. You're fine. You're fine. Just stay right there for a second. You're just being entertained right now. Okay. Your Bible is right there. So, you saw somebody run into the woods. Uh where was where did he run into the woods at? Like he came from here. Uhhuh. Around in that road and down into here and then down to here. So down into the woods that way. Yes, sir. Just put your hands down. You're fine. Go ahead. [Laughter] Nah. Okay. So, you freak. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Oh, no. That ain't him. Nah. One of y'all units ran. Unless that's really What's your What's your name, man? You got ID? I mean a younger version of him. Yeah. I wonder how old this picture is. He got blue eyes. That's just my So look at me. Yes, sir. Yeah. This looks just like him. Yeah. Come here one second. Stop. Stop. Come off it. Hey, don't worry about that. We'll get it. We'll get it. That's your van over there, right? Okay. Come on. Yes, you don't. Don't worry. I get it. Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. Just step him back. I'm not bending down in front of him. Yes, sir. Come on. Hold up. Follow. Here you go. I'm sorry. Sure. Have a seat right quick. Boy, this is very tight. Yeah. Just hold on a second. Hold up. Hey. So, why you lie to me, sir? I'm sorry. You're sorry for lying? Yes, sir. Yep. It don't pay, though. As you can see, it Yes, sir. Hold on. Let me come on back here. I'm going to go ahead and completely search you. Okay. At this point, you are under arrest. Turn around. Come on, sir. Have a seat. 471 949. Turn the AC up for you. Okay. Yes, sir. What's wrong? You need medical attention or anything? I'm sure. You sure? Just tired. All right. You're just tired. Why you tired from running? Been up all night. Been up all night? Yes, sir. You have the right to remain silent. Anything? All right. Now that I've read you your Miranda rights, Uh, what happened? Uh, I just my bands the brakes are bad and when I trying to get away from this area, you was trying to get away. Yes, sir. And what happened? I just steering wheel when I tried to turn it my slipp straight into Say that one more time. What happened? Turning out of here. Turning left. You was turning left. Yes, sir. And it and it as I was turning it flipped around. Basically, I let go of it and you let go of what? The steering wheel. Steering wheel. Yes, sir. He let go. Get the mailbox. Why did you run? Uh cuz I wanted to come over here and say a prayer. You said what? Wanted to come over here and say a prayer. You want to come over here and say a prayer? Yes, sir. Okay. So, you knew you hit somebody? Yes. Yes, sir. Okay. All right. Thank you for that. Officers brought the suspect back to the scene hoping to hear his side. But once there, his story suddenly changed that gentleman. Negative. He just declined. I asked him, he he declined. Headed your way now. How you doing, sir? Could you explain to me what happened? Trying to get away from the house over there. I can't hear you. Speak louder. I was trying to get away from the house over there. Uhhuh. And I came this way and around cuz people were after me and I took a left. Who was after you? Oh, I don't know who they are. Okay. Just other people. Okay. So, you just happened to be speeding through. Yeah. Well, I was turning too fast and my arm slipped off the steering wheel and went straight. Let me get your mailbox. Stand by. Well, you can't go. Let me get that video from her. So, so you're saying that somebody was chasing you. You was trying to get away from them. You was going too fast. You tried to cut. You try to turn, but your vehicle No, no, no. They jumped in my van back there. Who is they? I don't know who he was. He was dressed somewhat like me. They're trying to set me up. Sir, so you saying that is not your van? It is my van. Was you in that over there? They jumped in it and took my keys and drove off. That's not what you just told me. What? So you're lying. So check this out. What you told me was you were in your van. You were driving. You were wait hold on one Hold on one second. You said you were turning left and you let go of the steering wheel. Nobody believed you. So don't change your story. Well, don't leave me. Don't never believe. Let me get the evidence from Huh? He's He's already tempered just Yes, sir. He was charged with hit and run, reckless driving, and aggravated assault, then transported to the Cobb County Jail. Yeah. Whatever you do, sir, you're already in the thick of it. So just be honest at this point, okay? This is no game. Somebody is injured because of what you did. So just be honest. It's you're going to make it worse for yourself. It's going to be something cuz every time you lie, we're going to hold you accountable for that.