On September 28, 2021, police officers from the Anoka County Sheriff's Department in Minnesota were in pursuit of a fugitive from Justice Wanted on a rape charge. There was a warrant put out on him for not showing up to court just a few weeks prior. Earlier in the day, a peace officer ran plates of his car while conducting a traffic stop. During the stop, he sped off from there. The officers formulated a plan to get him into custody. They would first start by utilizing stop sticks and soon pursue from there. 12st now 1830 miss the sticks. 12 miss 1830. Got an assist to another agency. [Music] 175. David 14. You just hit a car. Raise a car on 65 at 117th southbound. Dragging part of his car. Gassing 113. Coming up to 100. I'm going to back off as traffic. 14 southbound. Sticks were a good hit. 153 in the [Music] vehicle. Damn it. Nope. He's in the ditch. Go, go, go. [Music] Damn it. 25. Nope. He's in the ditch. Unsuccessful. [Music] 343 in the media. No tires left. Still driving in the media. No tires. Still driving a ambulance rescue. Thank you very guys. Keep your cover. [Music] [Applause] 17 trying to get cell phone in north wind. [Applause] [Music] 375 trying to get cell phone. At last, the officers are able to box in the vehicle. However, their troubles would be far from over. Put your hands up. Put your hands up. He's got a knife. Knife. Knife. KN. Taser. Taser. Taser. Taser. Taser. After the officer tasers the man, the officer quickly climbs to the roof of his own cruiser, not only to evade the felon's knife, but any potential crossfire from his fellow officers. Taser. Taser. Taser. Taser. Oh [Music] no. Oh [Applause] no. Another [Music] round. Thank you. Nice. Nice. All right, we got them. [Music] I got it. After the man is detained, he voices over and over for several minutes that they are killing me. It is important to note that according to court documents, when the officers asked him, "Who is killing you?" The man's response was simply, "They They are killing me. [Applause] They are coming. Within minutes, he is treated at an ambulance for any injuries that may have occurred during the interaction. He was on a 15 years probation for a crime he committed in 2006 where he was convicted of forceful criminal sexual conduct in the third degree. If you are quick with your math, you will have noted that his 15-year probation for his crimes were nearly over at the time of this police footage recording. He had roughly two more months of probation left to serve when this warrant was put out on him in court. He was changed with the use of a dangerous weapon and with fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle. He was acquitted for both charges due to mental illness. His prior probation has also since been marked as complete. Court records indicate that the suspect had a long history of mental health issues. in his 59 years of age. Since he was teenager, he was hospitalized multiple times for schizophrenia. In 2006, he was diagnosed by a professional psychiatrist to be hearing auditory hallucinations and holding delusional beliefs. He also has a history of being held through civil commitment, meaning he was often held in a post-fense institutional detention for his own and the public's safety. According to court records, he is currently committed at a facility listed as Commissioner of Human Services for an indeterminate term.