At about 11:25 pm on July 12, 2018 rookie Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Miller was on duty in Youngstown when he was passed by a car that had its headlights off. Miller initiated a traffic stop, but the driver of that vehicle - 22 year old Jamel Patton - did not cooperate, eventually speeding off and taking Miller along for the ride. Miller had one hand on the driver's door handle and his other hand on the driver as he was dragged 1.7 miles down Kirk Road at speeds that reached 70 miles per hour. Reportedly, as Miller was being dragged he asked the driver to slow down “because it's not worth it,” a tactic that actually worked. Patton slowed down just long enough for Miller to let go and fall into the street - and every second was captured on this exclusive dash cam video. Fortunately (and remarkably) Miller only sustained minor injuries to his shoulder and back. Patton's vehicle was located by Youngstown Police around 7:30 am the following day after an intense search that involved State Police aviation resources, multiple K9 units, the U.S. Marshals, and many local police agencies. Jamel Patton turned himself in at the Austintown Township Police Department at 2:25 pm the day after the incident, shortly after charges of first-degree felonious assault and third-degree failure to comply were filed against him in Youngstown Municipal Court. Patton's bond was set at $100,000, and after a number of continuances to allow for negotiations Patton pleaded guilty to nearly all of the charges. He was sentenced to serve four-and-one-half years in prison, followed by five years of community control. To read the judge’s sentencing order: http://tiny.cc/sentencing To read Patton's guilty plea: http://tiny.cc/iamguilty Patton had already been serving time 'in' outpatient rehab / community control (in lieu of jail time) for a couple of possession charges he had picked up in 2017. That was, of course, revoked as soon as this incident happened. To read the revocation and re-sentencing associated with that case: http://tiny.cc/revoked