on August 1st 2024 deputies with the
Frederick County Sheriff's Office in
Maryland were dispatched to the Super8
motel in an attempt to locate
45-year-old Jack Edgar primer of Freedom
Pennsylvania primer was wanted on a
felony warrant out of Beaver County
Pennsylvania for child sexual assault
abuse and possession of child
pornography deputies located primmer's
vehicle in the parking lot confirmed
which room he was in and moved in for
the arrest unknown to officers at the
time primer was armed with a loaded
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gun Sheriff's Office Sheriff's Office
come to the
door what do you want we need to talk to
you about what you know what open the
door now tell you right now I got a
gun so do we open the door with your
hands up now
now3 no open the door now we'll figure
that out come out
now open the
door yeah come closer get behind over
there open the door come now hey get
last you got your camera
on Mr Brimmer open the door
now come out with your hands up we don't
want anybody get hurt Mr
primer it's time to open the
door jar you got
hands you open the door I'm moving over
there all right switch your
hands come out
now come out now you know you have a
warrant come out
now right now you have a warrant you're
under arrest come out right
now open the door and come out
now with your hands up
slowly yeah Mr primer we're not going
anywhere let's end this peacefully
through the next hour officers held
their position and waited for heavy
armor additional units and for SWAT
teams to take over officers then took up
firing positions ensuring that primer
could not escape from his window what
happened next next took Everyone by
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surprise drop it drop
it you have gas drop the gun drop
it drop it a second angle from a hotel
security camera Capt a better view of
what appeared to be the suspect
brandishing a
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handgun drop the gun all right guns out
in the hallway come out
now all right we're we're not let the
dust settle gun in
there hang on
that's right
yes yeah I think I don't know know
anyone else here what did you just come
on man I'm Not Dangerous he's out he's
in back in his room all right it's fine
we're not doing anything hey keep your
hands in the air hands in the air get
get in here get your mask hands in the
air get in here get your mask
that's all
right that's all
right do not D don't
move all right listen he's down over
there we need to move up and hands okay
who's got
hands hands you guys got hands ready no
whoever's got hands mes come out we're
coming do not move do not move don't
moveing
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move do not move do not move do not move
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room
Stell all right you're good you're good
you're good we need
a one for this
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need right here
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more we have
more we need to we need to check the
other side
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too we need to check the
others EMS is coming
in my stomach in your stomach he says
he's hit in the stomach somewhere I see
a hole there where one hole in the
stomach no that's that's not a hole oh
yeah it is it is a hole one there one
here I think one underneath the armpit
maybe right there it could be exit or I
don't know put me in the foot in your
foot he's got something in his turn AIT
on a leg the handgun that primer
brandished turned out to be a Crossman
SNR 357 which is designed to shoot BBS
or pellets according to a press release
put out by the Frederick County
Sheriff's Office primer was transported
to the University of Maryland Shock
Trauma unit in Baltimore by Maryland
State Police Helicopter where he was
stabilized and survived his wounds
according to Maryland court documents
primer was extradited to Pennsylvania on
August 27th 2024 Pennsylvania court
documents revealed that primmer faces 31
felony counts of child sex abuse by
photographing a sex act 230 felony
counts of child pornography one count of
criminal use of a communication facility
and a misdemeanor count of Corruption of
minors he also faces a second case
stemming from previous criminal acts
allegedly committed in 2021 which
involve a laundry list of felonies
including two counts of involuntary
deviate sexual intercourse of a person
less than 16 years of age two counts of
rap threat of forcible compulsion two
counts of sexual assault aggravated
indecent assault of a minor statutory
sexual assault of a child 8 to 11 years
old unlawful sexual contact with a minor
two counts of Corruption of minors two
counts of rape of an unconscious victim
and 51 counts of indecent assault of a
person less than 13 years of age primer
also faces a third trial where he was
charged with 15 felony counts of child
pornography and a single felony count of
criminal use of a communication facility
stemming from alleged crimes committed
in 2017 as of March 3rd a hearing was
scheduled for April 1st 2025 to
consolidate all cases for trial Midwest
safety independently verified that Jack
primer is currently being held at Beaver
County Jail awaiting trial he is
innocent unless proven guilty in a court
of law now there's absolutely nothing
like responding to a call to apprehend a
wanted Fon and of course we know that
all crime is bad but when the suspect is
Wi on crimes that possibly involve
children it's especially tough for any
law enforcement officer to have to deal
with and it took me years to learn how
to separate my personal emotions from
the calls that I responded to and
honestly I never mastered it however I
always knew that even though some calls
made me extremely angry losing my
composure wouldn't be a smart decision
so today guys we get a view of the
Frederick County Sheriff's Office
arriving at a motel and they're trying
to apprehend a white male Jack primer
who's wanted on a felony warrant for
some very disturbing things and this is
why these calls have to be conducted
with planning and strategy and the
deputies likely gathered all the intel
on this guy they confirmed that he's
there and now they have to ex and as the
deputies knock a few times a male does
acknowledge them and asks from behind
the closed door what do you want and we
do see that there's multiple deputies in
the hallway on either side of the door
which is smart because you never want to
stand right in front of the door cuz
many times these people are armed after
realizing that he's not coming out
peacefully the deputies along with the
Frederick City police Evacuate the area
because this is now a barricaded one
fell so they cover all of the exits
making sure that he can't escape and
then gunshots are heard from the
suspect's room so the deputies used the
40 mm sponge route and as a suspect
leaves his room briefly with a gun in
his left hand the deputies are forced to
fire their weapons and after a wounded
suspect throws his gun down which we
learn was a BB gun he lays down in the
hallway and the deputies use a tactical
approach and cuff them up and this is
why police have to remain in control of
their emotions cuz now they have to
provide first aid now on the end guys
none of us are judge jury or executioner
and when I hear of people committing
crimes like this I do get angry I'm
human because I have three children
myself and yes they may be adults now
but they were children once and they
have children of their own but do
remember this the Fifth Amendment of the
United States Constitution guarantees
citizens that no one should should be
deprived of Life property or Liberty
without following the due process of the
law and what is due process it's a
fundamental principle of fairness in all
legal matters both civil and criminal
especially in the courts and even though
it might be difficult we have to trust
due process and not take the law into
our own hands because if we do we're no
different than the criminals