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This sergeant has no idea that he's about to be thrust into one of Ohio's most notorious criminal cases. >> Let him stop now. >> Traffic stop. >> Hi, puppy. It's okay. >> Hi. >> Hello. >> Hi, Sergeant Norwood. Atlanta police. We stop. You have zero tail lights in the back of this thing at all. Oh my god. >> There's not a light on it. >> You just came from the >> I just came from the ER. [clears throat] I poked myself in the eye. >> Oh gosh. Do you have an ID? And then I got to get the temporary plate off the back. I didn't see it. >> I sure don't. >> You don't have an ID? >> No, I sure don't. >> You don't know your social? >> No, I sure don't. in my store purse. My social security, my license, everything was in that. >> Wow. >> It's never happened before. >> 30 years of marriage. >> Who owns the van? >> Uh, the van is still, you know, 30 days. So, nothing's came back. >> To get the 30-day, you'd have to have the title and it signed, right? >> Right. >> So, you have that with you. >> Do we have that in the glove box, sir? >> I don't think so. >> What's your name, sir? >> My name is Ronald. Ronald Taylor c. >> And then what would be your last address on your ID? >> Um Oh my gosh. >> So, is your ID out of Kentucky or is it Ohio ID? >> Exactly. >> Ma'am, what's your name? >> Barbara. >> Barbara. >> Yeah. Taylor. >> What's your date? Barbara. >> Uh May. >> Yep. Um >> 19th. We're >> going to be right back. Okay. Okay. What's that about, dude? Five. They're taking off. It's Colorado signal 7 temporary. They're taking off. Head northbound Lafayette. He's got no tail lights. Pass Eagleton 90s. It's a male white driver, female passenger. They say they just left the ER. There is a K9 in the car. seem friendly as a uh small dog. We left the center and passed into Spring Ring Valley. Still on 42. Just passed over 42. Speeds 81. No traffic. Looks like we're getting on 40. Disregard. Stay on 42. Are you >> We're northbound 42. Still northbound 42. Pass the semi on the bridge. >> OP. >> We're on 42. Getting ready to be at the truck stop. He's on wrong side of the road. He does have headlights. He just doesn't have tail lights. It was a Colorado Signal 7. I never got it off of it before he took off. Uh, dispatch, we look up a Ronald Taylor is what his name was, and her name was uh another chopper. We're going to head your way. >> Okay. Did you have our uh aviation route to you? >> Pulling in the TA. Pointing the TA over a curb, heading towards the building. We're going to be right at the front of the TA stopping. YOU BETTER STOP. YOU BETTER STOP. STAY. I'M GOING TO TASE YOU. YOU'RE GOING TO GET TASED. GUN OR SOMETHING. YOU GOT TO DROP IT RIGHT NOW. HE'S GOT SOMETHING IN HIS HAND. IT MIGHT BE A GUN. HE'S GOT A GUN IN HIS HAND. DROP THE GUN. DROP THE GUN. DROP THE GUN. HE'S GOT A GUN. HE'S GOT A GUN. >> GET [screaming] ON THE GROUND. PUT IT DOWN. HE'S GOT A GUN. WE'RE IN THE TA parking lot. White male, no pants on. Heading towards semis. heading towards 70 by the water tower. They're getting in a semi right now. Over here trying to take off in a semi. Male and [music] female there can't be any semi drive. Incoming units were held up here. You see our cars to drive. Uh we're in the back towards the water tower as a semi trying to get driving right there. BACK UP. BACK UP. BACK UP. HE'S GOT A GUN RIGHT THERE. HE'S GOOD. >> You say he's got a 40? Yeah, I pulled a gun. >> Get back. Get back. Go back. >> I don't know if we had a truck driver inside or not. They're still trying to steal. They're revving it up. All right. Looks like he just got the air brakes off. a small code 40. >> Looks like we have a truck driver that is also in the cab with it. Dude, 515 left. Chef, can you try to get that seven off that van that's in front of my car? See if you can ID out of the semi now. >> RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. It's right there. >> Driver, step out of the semi with your hands up. the stop sign and he takes off. >> I got him in mine, too, up front. >> His van's right here, my right, so he may try to go that direction. >> Hey, slow down. >> WATCH YOURSELF. WATCH YOURSELF. >> HE'S GOT A 40. SLOW DOWN. >> BACK UP. >> INCOMING UNITS. Be advised, he does have a 40 with him. I guess he's got that side block, so he has to throw spikes over there. You got that dumpster for cover. >> Once you're ready, get yourself kicked out. Keep the cops or whatever. Come on, move. What are you doing? We have a shield in car one. I don't think he's going to be able to go that way. Let's go this way. >> 51 is on his way. >> Hey, you can keep talking to him on the PA. Try to keep him calm until we can do this peacefully. >> Driver, this is the London Police Department. I need you to step out of the semi with your hands up for me. Everyone out here, be aware. It looks like the truck driver may be in the back with him in the orange shirt. >> It is later revealed that the truck was occupied by a driver who demanded the couple out of his truck while wielding a hammer. Officers are not yet aware that the male suspect shot the truck driver in the right hand, who is now being held hostage. >> I need you to step out of the semi with your hands up. >> Dispatch, can you notify the TA? Shelter in place. >> I need you to step out of the semi with your hands up. I'm going to go recover my taser. I'm going to mess up everybody before we go. >> We're at a standoff right now. >> Single 7 on the van is out of Colorado. It's 021. Driver, please shut the semi off and step out and talk to us. >> Turn off. Driver, can you get a sound of my voice? Shelter in place. >> Oh, whose car is this? It's throwing a shadow on me. >> I'll move it. I'll move it. >> He's trying to stop us. It's me. Um, what do you think about getting stop sticks? I don't know if they're going to do any good. >> I don't know either with that. Just depends. The slow roll over. It may work. If they go fast, it probably won't with what we have. >> I was thinking about putting the set underneath the tires now while it's parked like flanking from the side. But you said he has a gun. He >> does. >> So, we have the driver of the truck in there. >> The driver of your van. >> Yep. The female passenger. >> So, we have at least three occupants. >> It looks like a Warner guy in the orange. >> Orange. Sure. We have a hostage situation essentially. If we can work our way around, >> maybe go back behind that fence, those trees. What do you think? >> I'm good with it. It's >> in charge. >> I'm good with it. >> Cover darkness. >> Yeah, I'm chopper two west. We're rolling up right now. We've got all the flight. >> Going to the east and approach from the rear. >> Hey, let's go real deep. >> Chopper two to the ground. Which bomb tail is it? >> 1 2 3 4 5 in. It's the fifth one in, right? Yeah. >> 61 in with the lights on. Right. We got eyes on it now. Occupied by three, two suspects, one hostage. >> Takes off. Be ready to chase. We'll let the chopper follow from above. We'll just stay back. >> Let's work our way back. We'll find one semi off and work our way beside it. >> All right. Move, move, move. Two more over, isn't it? Two over. Two over. SET. SET. WE'RE GOOD. YEAH, they're set. But we probably need to hang out somewhere over here. At least get a flank off. They're set in front of him. >> Is anybody in the driver's seat? >> All the windows are up right now. We can't see through the glass. >> From my angle, it doesn't look like anyone's in the driver's seat. >> Clear. >> I cleared it. Do you have binoculars? I don't have any in this car, dude. >> All right. It's moving. It's moving. Got eyes on it. It's moving. He ran right over your stick. >> Oh, he's going to hit our car. Nope. >> Crossfire. Crossfire. Damn it. Oh, he's going to hit our car. Nope. >> Crossfire. Crossfire. Damn it. >> Oh, he's going to hit our car. Nope. Crossire. Crossfire. Damn it. >> I did. High cruiser. >> All right. Choppers got the traffic. You're going to take a turn on 42 here. >> Northbound 42 470. [music] >> Continuing on northbound 42. >> Hey, I'll stay with our car. I guess five. Dispatch, start me at 31 TA and get this car out of here. >> Over 702 gas station. We have one behind it. 42 cruisers behind us. Start flank into the other road. We'll [laughter] keep coming in still 42 crossing left to center. He's passing at another semi left to center right now. Making a right turn on Bill Miller Mill. We're coming up to Goodson. There's no traffic coming around the curve right now. Turn across around [screaming] Goodson. The road up there. Get your spike straight. He's coming right at you. Hey, when you approach your guys cruisers, watch yourself. You ran the one already. Still on good eastbound about 45 mph. Right turn down through the grass around the cruisers coming up on Taylor Blair Road. He's going to be eastbound. Eastbound on Taylor. He's eating up a little bit. He's about 55 mph, guys. We're going over 70 still on Taylor. >> Hey, should we terminate or no? >> We're coming back to uh village now. Yeah, >> you got traffic coming at you on Blair. You know, just so you're aware, you guys give yourself some extra space coming up that bridge pit. Going through the bridge right now from Taylor Blair coming from 40. It's going to be a right turn to head west. We verify that we have a hostage in the truck right now. You have three occupants. The driver's a hostage. What's your fuel situation? Flight left. Right. We've got 2 and 1 half hours left. What do you think about letting chopper track here? Back off. I agree. Back off TRACKING FOR A WHILE. Chopper 39 westbound on 40. He's coming up road way down. He's still west. His front tires are pretty much down. Rolling up there. He is now officer coming down. He'll be heading about a half mile. Watch yourself. Watch yourself. He's 31 already. We got 40 traffic coming right at you. >> He rammed me. >> Oh. All right, stay with it. Okay, >> drop down here. Back off a little bit. He slowed way down. Still just crossed under 70. I know around the parking lot westbound traffic on 70 clear on the right side of the road now. >> Officers plan to use stopsticks in the pursuit. However, the suspects thwart their plans with a simple tactic. Not >> waiting for that crossover. We're heading across over heading back eastbound. Eastbound on east on somebody right at you. out there. Getting off on 72 going east going north on 72 72 lights off see where it goes back way off. I don't think we got >> you getting into >> He hit my cruiser >> another one. Yeah, >> we may be coming to a stop here or flip back around. Back south on 72. Back south on 72. He changed directions on us on the air after we driven. He slipped around both times right when I set up in front of it. >> It's not clear if the suspects were listening to police radio. Regardless, the suspects did not circumvent the next stop deployment area. >> Back off. Back off. Left front tire. You got a westbound on. >> Even after running over two separate stopsticks, the semi is able to keep pushing forward >> for sticks up here. They got sticks. >> Can we confirm whether or not they got the sticks out? They got the next ramp block as well. They may have another set of sticks out. Another set of sticks out. There should be two sets. >> Another successful set of sticks there. He took that one with him, but I think they fell off the back. They went under most of the tires. They're on the center lane. He's crossing under. All the stop sticks are on the left shoulder. A bunch of tire debris. Uh, watch yourself. It's going straight back toward the cruisers. Have you given Indiana a heads up just in case we make contact with Right. Now, just know we do not have a way. >> Left lane clear. Left lane clear lane. He is not exiting right now. We're stopping the center lane. >> He's cracking the driver's side door. Uh looks like he shut it again. He cracked it for a second. He's still sitting in the center lane. Both doors and windows are still closed. Once I get like two more SRT, we're going to go parallel with the truck and just try to visually make contact. How much time you have left? >> About an hour and 15. Hour 15. So, you got some time. >> I don't know why they don't just put a slug through the radiator. That would shut the truck down right away. I should have put it right in front of that thing. So, I can't think nothing but tires. So, he's communicating with us through the window kind of checking scratch writing on some notes. pay that super cream cold mountains and cigarettes. If we're able to get some Mountain Dews and some cigarettes, there's a chance you might let somebody get a negotiator. >> Yes, please. Some Mountain Dew and a bag of cigarettes. >> I got Okay, perfect. >> He wants a box of Maros and Mountain Dews. I'm not saying he's going to get them right away, but if we can still work on getting those two items. He wasn't too happy with the marks that he was given. I want those items where at some point if we can use them to get something if we have him on standby to use at our discretion. Any luck on OAS negotiator? >> Be advised on the phone that he's not going to really talk or do anything until you get those items. So it just let me know when they're here. We can go from there. He's trying to off me a couple times now. >> Officers have now identified the two suspects as Rodney and Elaine Helman, a married couple with extensive criminal histories. Investigators also learned that both were wanted on multiple felony warrants reportedly tied to drug and theft offenses. With that information in hand, negotiators know the stakes are high. The Helmans may believe they're facing years or potentially the rest of their lives behind bars if apprehended, making the situation even more volatile and unpredictable. With a hostage driver involved, they need to ensure their safety comes first. >> We're going to go get fuel. >> They're trying to stay off the radio. The media is monitoring. >> Cutting the airlines. Keep the brakes engaged. >> Hey Jason, we'll go ahead and cut you loose. Get search warrant. Search the truck. >> Right. >> Good morning. How are you? Good. You look at this guy. >> Oh, look at you. >> How are you? >> Good morning. >> Before I head out, charge. >> I don't think so. >> Have fun. Probably be here a while. >> They'll reach out and get a statement from you at some point. >> I was never here. >> How works. Lieutenant Thompson was wanting to get some coffee. >> Oh, I guess all that now. >> Yeah, I can go handle that. Somebody already sold video from TA and took place at the DA truck stop. This is video that we received from a clerk there. As you can see, the suspect taking off. Law enforcement is closely behind. >> Start around 1:00. As I mentioned, >> you start getting pissed off. >> I know. >> At this point, the emergency response unit plans to move forward and breach the truck in an attempt to save the hostage and apprehend the suspects. I have control. Assault. Assault. Assault. >> Let me SEE YOUR HANDS. HANDS. LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS. Where your hands? Let me see your hands. I can't I can't see. Get the see our suspect. Let me see YOUR HANDS, EVERYBODY. LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS. LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS. YOU GOT GUN. GUN. GUN. Just pointed at me. Show me your hands. If we don't have anything, we can back up. >> You want to get out from there? >> If there's nothing, we can back up. You have anything? >> NOTHING. GOT BACK CROSSFIRE, GUYS. >> BACK UP. Sorry now, guys. Coming out. >> How many more people are in there? >> We got two. We got two. Male, female hostage is out. a little bit on the passenger seat. They get back in the sleeper. They're both still alive, moving inside. >> They're up and down, but they both Every time they come up, they're empty-handed. I do not see her, though. Just watch her. >> Trying to get a cigarette. We're going to try to get you out by hand. Get on your stomach. >> No suspects are out of the vehicle. After the incident, both suspects and the hostage were brought to the hospital. The hostage was treated for their hand wound and released. Later that day, both suspects were pronounced deceased at the hospital, each reportedly sustained a single gunshot wound. This officer involved shooting case was handed over to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. In conclusion, the investigation found no charges would be filed, closing the case.

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