Edit Transcript

Language

Format

Source

Auto-generated

Yes

Confidence

Content

In Columbus, Ohio, multiple 911 callers reported [music] a driver behaving erratically. The suspect was tracked on highdefinition traffic cameras before [music] continuing to drive northbound on I71. About a mile north of the initial crash, the vehicle was spotted again on camera, this [music] time with the passenger door open. Then, without warning, the vehicle made a sudden turn off the interstate and [music] into the median. The situation took a dark turn when someone exited the vehicle and [music] began walking into oncoming traffic and Columbus Police Department officers were completely [music] unprepared for what the suspect did next. >> Covering for one thing shooting at cars 71 southbound 122 which is about Gemini black and red hoodie standing in the median. showing up that way. >> Crashed into the wall. Driver is on the opposite side of the freeway walking on the BM with a black and gray handgun in his hand in his left hand. >> 57 dreadlock 180. Where we going? >> Another caller saying the rest area but north of Gemini >> 17. >> Yeah, they're following us. They're aware of it. >> Just follow the cruisers, >> huh? >> Yes. >> Please be careful. And I was saying at Gemini in the middle of the highway continue over 172 channel one. Go ahead, man. I didn't. >> She's asking if traffic has stopped. No one's at scene. >> No, traffic is still flowing both directions. Neither one of the individuals look like they're pointing anything at any passing cars are just standing there waiting in medium. >> Another 911 call saying their window was shot out. 1 A, please. This is from OSB, Delaware. Wagon 18 will be pulling up here in about 20 seconds. >> Where exactly are they? >> Are they north of Gemini? >> Um, we're going to have to once we get north of 270, we should probably think about shutting down traffic. Are they on the northbound or southbound side? Southbound. >> All right. Wagon 18. Give me the description of the guy's gun again. >> Clothing dress. >> All right. >> Are we passing? >> 63. You say that somebody's following. They got their window shot out. >> Yeah. >> You know where that red car is? >> Yes. >> 181 straight ahead of you there in the northbound lanes. >> Yep. Take take the right hand. Yeah, we need to stop this. >> Does it confirm that we have 43A or a 43? >> Anyone advising a 43? >> Stop, Joe. >> STOP. >> GET YOUR HANDS UP. [screaming] I KNOW. >> PUT YOUR HANDS UP. >> MOVE FORWARD. Del County TRAFFIC. >> PUT [screaming] YOUR HANDS UP. >> PULL FORWARD. Pull forward. >> 181. >> Pull your cursor back. >> Slow, slow, slow, slow, slow. Slow. >> GET ON [screaming] THE GROUND. BACK UP. Joe >> 18. Give us here. We got a male black standing out on the median, NOT FOLLOWING ORDERS. >> MA'AM, GET [screaming] BACK. GET BACK. MA'AM, GET BACK. >> GO LEFT. >> Stand by. >> GET BACK. GET DOWN [screaming] ON THE GROUND. >> Do you want me to stop here? I locked the door. Advis the chopper cannot come up. >> 18 radio. We're going to need the cali. >> He's walking north. >> He's got his right hand, both hands in his hoodie pocket. You need to GET BACK. >> I'M NOT GOING TO [ __ ] TELL YOU AGAIN. >> COME BACK HERE TO US. Come back here to us. >> We need to get up there. >> We can't. We can't. Just walk over here RIGHT NOW. HE'S GOING TO JUMP OVER THATING FENCE. >> Is the subject still by the rest area or north? Someone want to grab her? >> Subject is well south of the rest area. North of Pal Road. Probably about a half a mile to a mile north of Pal Road. Not following directions. Still walking northbound. Let's get Somebody get up behind me. Get another cruiser and pull it up. >> If we can get another cruiser up here, please. He's probably going to jump over that fence to the east of us. >> You Who's going to rip? Yeah, you go ahead and deploy. I wasn't dropped this. >> This is hot. Okay, >> you got a rifle. >> Hey, get behind him. Get some cover. Hey, he's he's starting to take off. Hang on. >> Now he's running. >> Oh my god. Oh shoot. >> Yeah, he's fired shots. Shots fired. Shots still running northbound. All black. Shots are being fired. Red shoes, all black dress northbound. He's got his hands in the air now. He's stopping. He's on the right side of the road. Still got the gun in his hand. He's He's down. Start a sematic. Start a sematic. >> Coming up behind you. >> DROP THE GUN. >> DROP. >> All right. OKAY. OKAY. >> DON'T MOVE. >> Don't stay right, >> Rippy. Right. Move to your right. >> I got I'll glove up. >> Okay. Okay. >> I GLOVE UP. >> RELAX. RELAX. >> I GLOVE >> UP. >> SIR, where you hit? >> Where you hit? Where you at? 179 >> in a leg. >> I shot >> I shot. Yeah. >> I think I'm the one that dropped it. >> Who's in charge of you guys? >> Uh, we got supervisor. >> Okay. Get accountability for all your people. Make sure everybody shutting down. I didn't I was too far behind >> you. Just you and I shot >> when he turned and shot back. >> No, no, >> I don't find anything else. He's got one at least here. Put pressure on him. >> I got pressure on somebody. What do you need? >> It's in his hip. There's not a whole lot you can do there. >> You can't tourniquet this. >> He's in the hip. Call me anyone from the UPS. >> Hey, keep talking, man. What's your name? You okay? >> I bet he's trying to show I'm not crazy. What? >> What? >> East right now on 270 coming up. >> Where's Where's she at? [screaming] >> I think she's trying to show my crazy. >> Okay, stupid. >> Do you know if you're hit anywhere else? Can you feel me? and uh let us get things figured out. >> God didn't want to die. But based on dying, basically you don't you're not going to die, buddy. Just hang out with me. >> On the way up there, >> you can't get that tourniquet. It's too high up on his head. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> No, she was standing over here when I went to back to get the wagon. the uh tactical if you uh delete. >> Would you add that tag and let them know that there was >> this was damaged prior to our involvement? Yeah. >> Channel. >> Yeah, we're good. >> Go ahead. >> Yes, ma'am. We cop. >> What's your last name? He He's down. >> You guys good? >> Yeah, it was me and Valiski, I think. >> Okay. >> What's your last name? >> He's down. >> Huh? >> Yeah. >> I'm not sure I ain't crazy. >> Basically channel one. >> That's probably >> I'm heading up there for >> He shot my car. >> Hey, I'm heading up there for >> Damn. that out. What the >> problem? Henry St. Robert. >> What's that? [snorts] I just imagine Renie, too. >> She didn't shoot, but she's with me. Okay, >> we'll get you guys back here. >> He shot my car. >> I got a bullet hole right in the front of my car. >> Oh, car. >> Yeah, in the hood. >> We had her. >> Do we have the girl? >> It's going to hurt, man. What you want? >> We're trying to stop the lady. >> We're just trying to minimize some vehicle. >> See anywhere else? >> Were you just hit the butt? >> Oh, no. >> Nothing in your legs. >> It's going to hurt, buddy. >> We're just trying to stop the bleeding. [ __ ] >> We're going to take your pants off. Okay, >> relax. We just want to make sure you're not hitting anywhere else. >> You're going to be all right, buddy. >> Yeah, it's right there. >> Anywhere else? >> I don't see anything else. [groaning] [screaming] >> Make sure he's not >> to go ahead. >> His leg's broken. Hey, are we are we good? >> Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. Send them in. >> We're good. Thank you. >> It's right here. [screaming] >> No, he dropped it. >> I'm out here with the officers as well. >> I think I'm the one that dropped it. >> You good? >> Yeah, I'm fine. Okay, >> I'm looking for monitor back here. Y >> they're setting it up being set up and she's taking it. >> Hey, what's your name? >> Copy that. >> Get make sure they got that female. They got more. [snorts] >> Can you tell me? >> What? >> It's too long. Yeah, we know. >> You'll be all right, man. Listen, be >> Hey, you're going to be all right. All right. >> Okay. It's going to hurt. Listen. Paramedics. >> You got hit. >> What's that? >> Keep them on the side, though. >> I basically know I'm not crazy. >> You're not saying you're crazy, man. Just try to relax as best as you can. All right. >> Head on my foot. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Can we just confirm that there was only one suspect left coming in? >> The medics are on the way. Okay. >> Take over for you. >> It's okay. coming. >> All right, man. We're keeping pressure on this blood. All right. Hey, look. >> Medics are here to treat you. All right. Don't give him a hard time. Let them do what they got to do. Okay. >> All right. >> All right. Yeah. Yeah. >> Yep. It's all good. >> You good? >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I don't know this is my shot or uh the other rifle already shot. >> Well, I found one casing already. One rifle casing supervisor at scene. We want 71 down by Delaware. >> You start you start shooting back. I know. The whole way down. I'm like hit it from behind or go to the front. Um I think I think he was facing us when when he got shot. So >> yeah. >> So whoever shots fired did a really good job. >> Contact me. >> Good job. >> You didn't sound overly desperate. >> Anyone else? >> Thank you. I'm going to ride with you. >> You want me to call you wife? I already called her. All right. Text her. Okay. You want to call her? Are you sure? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> The other occupant of the vehicle who turned out to be the driver was taken into custody before shots were fired. Later, investigators questioned her and obtained a recorded statement. >> Yeah. I'm I'm uh special agent James Gore and and is this >> I'm Sergeant Hen. I'm with the highway patrol. >> Okay. With the AG's office. Uh BCI. Is that your vehicle? >> Yes. >> It's registered to you. Who Who was driving? >> I was driving. >> You were driving. How did all this happen? >> Basically, he was just paranoid and like somebody was following us, but wasn't nobody following us. >> Oh. So we arguing and he just grabs the wheel and I end up breaking the car and then he just got on and this man was pacing. >> Did he shoot at any any passing cars? >> That's what the the police was telling me, but I don't remember hearing nor seeing him shoot. I don't know if it's because my ears is ringing or or what. I >> I think what's going on is I think you're kind of you're nervous about what's going on and that's completely understandable. But you haven't told us everything. >> There's a UPS truck back there that was struck by gunfire. I heard on when I arrived here that there were some other vehicles like a van that were struck by gunfire that are down the road. So that that's why I'm wondering how all that happened. >> Can't force you to talk, but this is this is what I'll caution you. You would be facing criminal charges if you took part in what they're alleging and they can prove it. >> We're going to take your phone on my phone. >> It'll it'll behoove us to to um validate your story. Okay. >> Basically, it was cool. Like basically just crashed out like that's how I crashed my car. >> And and I'm going to ask you why it is that you didn't stop. I couldn't. >> You couldn't stop? >> No. >> Why? >> Cuz somebody got your leg and pushing it down on me. I gas stop the car. >> After the first crash, he had to open the door and fired I think two or three. >> He fired two or three. After the first crash, was he firing it at? Did you see who he was shooting at? >> No. The suspect, identified as 21-year-old Jonathan Meyers, was taken to the hospital in critical condition, but was stabilized after treatment. He was then taken to Franklin County Jail 5 days after the shooting, where he was questioned by investigators. >> Since you're in custody here, before we talk to you, I have to read you your rights. >> Okay? So, you have the right to remain silent. Do you understand those rights? Okay. You would do me a favor sign right there just stating that you understand them? Okay. Hey, you willing to talk to us about this? >> That was one of them days I was up for days high. Okay. I really don't recall everything that happened. I was up about 4 days. >> So, what are you taking Friday or Thursday night leading into Friday? >> I don't know. It was a little bit of uh bump of ecstasy. >> Okay. >> The perks. >> Perks. Snort them or take them or shoot them? What do you do? >> I take those. >> You just take pills? >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, you got in the car. Where were you guys at, >> man? We was everywhere that day. I was up for days. I'm thinking people fall on this like for real. I just seen little weird cars and all that like my situation. I was already out on bomb. You got to think I was I'm out on a half a million dollar run. >> Okay. >> So, I know Marshall, everybody else coming. I then I just be >> So, you thought it might have been Marshalls. It might have been undercover cops and stuff. >> Yeah. Literally, I remember I took all my my whole pill bottle. Like >> you took everything you had, >> man. I took the whole pill bottle. I don't remember [ __ ] after that. My kids, I can honestly say that. >> I'm trying to find an easy way out. That's why on the freeway I >> I remember certain little >> Okay. >> But I didn't want to hurt nobody. You know what I'm saying? >> That was my last >> That's fair. >> I wanted to hurt myself before I hurt somebody else. >> The only thing I remember is this. >> What? >> This shot. Like I remember this shot. Yeah, that I don't know that was snap back in reality for a little couple of minutes or what. >> It'd be hard to forget, wouldn't it? >> Man, I felt that. >> So, you know, on the freeway they got cameras, right? >> For traffic and whatnot. >> Yeah. It picked all that up, man. >> Mhm. >> Up on 71 to Polaris. You remember being up there? >> I'm telling you. So, I >> Yeah. >> I rather speak to my lawyer so he can >> You need one lawyer now? >> Yeah. Like I I it seems serious like >> So So you're going to be charged up there with >> Right. Now you've been charged with attempted murder. Okay. >> Of a police officer. >> See like that, man. I don't know. I know my situation. I know. >> All right. Well, I tell you what, like once you get an attorney, I'm sure the prosecutor would want to talk to him. Okay. >> Ohio is one of five states that [music] records its traffic cameras. The others being Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and an East Coast outlier, New Jersey. In a case [music] like freeway shootings or fatal crashes, the cameras have proven invaluable to victims and survivors. Jonathan Meyers was transferred to Delaware [music] County Jail. According to court documents, he was charged with 27 felony counts. [music] First-degree attempted murder, attempted aggravated murder, seconddegree felonious assault, [music] discharge of a firearm on or near a prohibited premise, and having weapons while under disability. Initially, Jonathan pleaded not guilty to all counts, but [music] later changed his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. A psychological evaluation was conducted, and Jonathan was found fit to stand trial. The [music] trial continued, and he ultimately entered a plea deal, which resulted in convictions for attempted murder, discharge [music] of a firearm on or near a prohibited premise, seconddegree felonious assault, and attempted aggravated murder. He was handed down an aggregate 25 to 30-year sentence, [music] which he is currently serving at Trumbull Correctional Institute in northeastern Ohio. His female companion is not suspected of any wrongdoing.

Cancel