On June 3rd, 2024 in Steuart, Florida,
officers respond to their own county
jail as someone is actively attacking
the building and ramming it with their
vehicle. What they don't know is the
suspect is trying to bring the entire
building down.
Hey,
turn around. Be naked. Hey, don't get
away from the car. Come here. Step away.
Step away from the car. The suspect is
currently holding motor oil and a
lighter. He's already poured motor oil
all over the jail lobby floor and on the
vehicle. At any moment, he could set
everything, including the building on
fire. Step away from the car. Come here.
Come here now. Get on the ground. Get on
the ground. Do it now. Get on the ground
force.
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Turn around. Going forward. The devil
made me do it.
The devil made me do it. The devil made
you do it. Yep. Okay. Put your hands
behind your back. I can't do it. Put
your hands behind your back. Put your
hands behind your back. Do it now.
Stop moving. Let me see your other hand.
Put me out with you.
Charlie and Fox.
Can I get your car? Can I kill you?
Get the car. Let me get it.
Reports indicate that after the suspect
rammed his vehicle into the building, he
threw rubber snakes on the jail lobby
floor while expressing his desire to
quote, "Kill everyone." While we have
more info about this incident and the
suspect's backstory that we'll reveal
later, his strange behavior only gets
crazier from here.
Holy, I'm going to go get the car real
quick.
We need a car up there. We need a car up
there to put him in. Hey, want to bring
your truck all the way up? Bring your
Bring your truck up. We need We need a
car up there. Truck up
there. Buddy,
he's about to light the on fire.
Hey, can I kill you? Watch your leg.
Yeah. Don't Don't uh No. Back over here.
Back over here.
Jesus. Jesus, guys. Stand up.
For real. Sit in the car. So am I. No.
Hey, put under my hat right
here. [ __ ] me, daddy. I'm princess. Hey,
I saw you out there. You're a princess.
You're funny. Me, sir, get in the car.
Um, no. I'm trying to get in the other
door. You're trying to put me in this
door. [ __ ] you. Tell me go get another
vehicle.
We got a single floor up there at the
front entrance.
Is somebody on foot we're looking for?
No. Huh? He single forward into the
front. Okay. All right.
No, calm down.
You guys got to be my I haven't done
ketamine. Do it. Do it. Do it.
Joseph, relax.
Come on. Stop resisting. Come on. Hey,
Joseph. Take a deep breath, buddy. It
hurts a little too
much. Put him on the ground. around. No.
Come on. You want me out now? You want
me in? No. What is
that? Jesus. Come on. Come on.
Oh, that's so nice.
Watch his hands. Yeah, he's got a bunch
of blood. He was uh going up his own.
So,
hey there. How are you?
Super Academy. Yes, please. Can me
daddy? He was trying to He was trying to
set the So, he was pouring he was
pouring oil or some sort of acceler.
Yeah. Said the devil told them to do it.
Oh, yes, they did. They did. Uh, I'm
only legal drugs, by the way. Only legal
drugs. You take on TCA, dude. I I'm on
nicotine. I am on this is wild happen.
Never second day. Does this happen? No,
this does not ever happen. Come on. This
is this is a very rare occurrence. I
want s mind body and mind skirt. Is this
how many it takes to kill someone these
days? He has a really bad mask. Come on.
Come on.
Oh, that feels good. Actually,
I got I got him stable here.
A only on the legal drums, you guys.
Come on, dude. I'm bored. So, his his
fingers and he was going up his uh he
was going up his face. Yeah. I thought I
thought this was a parking lot crash.
I'm a platinum Door Dasher. Actually, I
delivered Door Dasher last week. I am a
platinum Door Dasher. You guys should be
proud of me. I serve. Let's try to
relax. Okay. So, I'd rather him be like
either out cold or completely calm with
you guys. Cool. Cuz I don't want him to
go again when you're either transporting
or in route. What? Huh? What? For what?
Okay. No, I mean, we're we're going to
be riding with you as well, but I'd
rather him like this or be like out
cold. Roll him to his side. And then
two. You want to go back the other side?
Yeah. Okay. Let's see. All right. Ready?
One.
God.
Ready? Oh, this is good. This is nice.
Should I sleep like this forever?
Oh, wow.
Wow.
This suspect was identified as Joseph
Ley, a 40-year-old homeless man. After
crashing through the doors of the jail
lobby, he got out of the vehicle and was
completely nude except for a woman's
blouse. Although he did cause thousands
of dollars worth of damage to the
building, he was not able to breach the
steel doors. And fortunately, no one was
standing in the lobby at the time of the
crash. In response to the incident, the
Martin County Sheriff's Office plans to
install concrete ballards in front of
the jail to prevent similar occurrences
in the future. After Ley was restrained
and given multiple doses of ketamine to
sedate him, he was taken to a nearby
hospital and was still uncooperative
with personnel. Due to his resistance to
ketamine, authorities suspect Lei was
under the influence of a controlled
substance. He was medically cleared at
the hospital and then taken back to the
same jail he attacked. He was charged
with four counts of aggravated assault
on a law enforcement officer, criminal
mischief of over $1,000, and resisting
without violence. He is presumed
innocent unless proven guilty in a court
of law. Now, this is something that I
don't think I've ever seen. A suspect
who's mentally disturbed and for some
unknown reason, he crashed into the
lobby of the jail. This is definitely
different. And what followed was a
tense, unpredictable encounter. Because
by the way, this man was acting, he
definitely needed to be mentally
evaluated. Now, these officers were
quick to arrive, but they had no clue
what type of person they will be
confronting because he had motor oil and
a lighter, which he already poured
pretty much all over the immediate area.
So, this could have turned into a
catastrophe quick. And these officers
are doing their best to deescalate. But
when you're dealing with a mentally ill
person, it's not a quick fix because
they could be hearing voices which can
set them off at any minute. The officers
did take their chance and tase the
suspect. And I do agree because they had
to act before the suspect used that
lighter. And the suspect did say that
the devil made him do it. And in his
mind, that may be very real. And I've
dealt with countless people suffering
from mental illness. And that's why it's
important for officers not to become
jaded when dealing with these people cuz
it can happen. In the end, the suspect
was taken into custody before he could
start a fire that could have caused more
destruction. This wasn't just a strange
call. It was a reminder of how quickly
desperation can turn into disaster. Be
safe. Thanks for watching.