Pursuit
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“When you take a 2,500-pound bullet and you ram a deputy who is standing at the apex of a door, this is the end result. Period,” the sheriff said
The suspect, who was driving with flat tires, struck and damaged three cruisers as the pursuit came to a halt
“Hey!” Officer Tierney Tomburo yells as she runs after the suspect; she then screams, “No!” as the suspect turns around and shoots Tomburo in the pelvis
The pursuit wasn’t over until stop sticks were used
An officer was speaking to someone and had their vehicle open when the woman got into the driver’s seat and sped off
“I stopped you because you weren’t wearing your seatbelt,” the deputy says. “I apologize, man,” the suspect responds
The suspect, who was high on meth, later confessed to trying to intentionally hit as many officers as he could
During the high-speed pursuit, the suspect fired rounds from a rifle at officers
Jetarvius Q. Thompson was wanted for murder and vehicular theft
The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office were alerted to the incident after the boy hit an ATM before driving onto a highway
Dashcam video shows a sedan zooming along the wrong side of the road with a patrol car in pursuit
The suspect had carjacked two different vehicles before stealing the truck
Prosecutors had argued the “hot pursuit” exception negated the need for a warrant
The officer was pursuing a stolen vehicle at the time while driving without emergency lights or sirens
The incident was part of Operation Lone Star, a program implemented in Texas to combat drug and human trafficking
Inside the first dumpster, officers located a Beretta M9 9mm pistol with a live round in the chamber and a magazine of 15 live rounds inserted
“A message to those who are stealing lumber, know our deputies are looking for you and we will stop you,” Sheriff Kevin Tolson said
Officer Crystal Sepulveda, 29, was struck three times by the suspect – once in the face, left calf and left toe
More than three dozen rounds were fired by police officers before the suspect was taken into custody
“I said to him: ‘I’m not gonna let you die.’ I created a friendship at that moment,” said Miguel Sanchez
Detective Cesar Echaverry, 29, was shot in the head by a suspect who led police on a pursuit before crashing his car and opening fire
These officers may have secured the title for “strangest pursuit ever”
“This incident should have never occurred because this offender should have still been incarcerated based on his prior convictions,” the chief said
The incident follows of a rash of Kia thefts after a viral TikTok video shows watchers how to steal the cars by using a USB cable
The suspect injured an EMT who fell out of the ambulance and left another EMT locked in the back as he fled from police
Suspects face multiple charges, including robbery of a motor vehicle, fleeing and eluding and illegal firearms possession
“Get out of the [expletive] car! I don’t give a [expletive] who you are,” an officer yells
In the video, an officer is heard warning other officers coming to his aid, saying, “Be careful. He ripped shots at me”
The suspect backed up and sped toward the officer, whose foot became pinned in the door upon impact
When officers spotted the vehicle, the suspect was “swerving erratically,” trying to throw the owner of the SUV off the roof
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