Crash. Crash. Crash. Crash. Start. Hand fire. >> On August 3rd, 2021, Michigan State Police spotted a silver SUV leaving the area of a reported armed robbery outside a convenience store on Sageno's east side. Witnesses said the suspect had fired several rounds during the confrontation. Troopers got behind the vehicle and began initiating a traffic stop. Got it. Going eastbound on Weber. The people left. Taking off eastbound Weber. Passing through. Passing Armland coming up to 23rd. Jeff coming up to 23rd. >> Can you notify a supervisor? >> State supervisor. Can you copy us? >> 3109. He's authorized. >> 3172. Copy. I copy. It's a GMC uh terrain or sorry Aadia 7033 Lincoln 9. 7033 Lincoln 9 coming up to outer. >> Coming up. >> Are you going northbound 721 call here? Right. >> Gotcha. here working right through the red light. Crash, crash, crash, crash. Start fire. Get EMS here now in front of Charter Township. You just down into copy. 3172, we need most rigs right now. >> Watch the wires. >> We got wires hanging across Bunav Vista PD. >> My knees hurt. >> Okay. You got wires all over your car. >> Knee pain right now. He's alert and conscious though. Sit >> tight. >> His whole pole's on top of you. Do you hear me? >> I hear you. You got a wholeing telephone pole on you and it's live. >> I hear you. >> Yeah, he's good. He's talking. >> Can you guys Let's go around and get him. I don't want to touch his car. The whole >> Don't touch the car. Yeah, >> I got consumers in route and he's good. >> Yeah. Yeah. Sitting typer right now, dude. >> It's a situation, man. You're safer in that car than trying to get you out of that right now. >> She's a nurse. >> Registered nurse. >> Hey, I'm a registered nurse. >> I'm a registered nurse. >> All right, I'm here. Okay, you doing good? Hey, get back >> man. Get back >> here with you, bud. >> I got you. >> Are you trapped at all or is it just your knee? >> I don't know if I can open the door now. >> My right. >> Leave it. Leave it. Justing leave everything. >> He's got just knee pain. >> Oh, you ain't lying. >> Yeah, right. Wait till you see thising thing on top of your car. Hey, no, we're not doing this. Back at the speedway. >> Where's the ambulance? All these police, where's the ambulance? >> Yeah, that's what I'm wondering, too. Get back. You got a whole [ __ ] telephone pole on your windshield, dude. It's gnarly. >> Moving back. Let's go. >> You want to get all these cars going out towards Popeye's? >> Watch it. All this still alive, dude. >> Okay, sir. You okay? >> He's good. He's alert and talking. >> Holy. >> This was the guy running. >> Yes. >> As officers engage in conversation while awaiting emergency crews, the suspect is already in [music] custody. At this moment, no one on scene could have predicted just how far this case would stretch or how long it would take to [music] reach its conclusion. More on this shortly. >> WATCH THOSE WIRES. WATCH THE WIRES. WHY? WATCH THOSE WIRES. >> EVERYBODY BACK TO THE CAR. BACK TO the car now. >> Sergeant, I'm still here. >> I know. Neither am I. >> I can only imagine. And there's nothing I caning do right now. I probably shouldn't even be standing this close to this motherucker. >> I can't smoke or not. >> All right. Well, just try not to pay any attention to it if you can. I don't get how your fire department's not here yet to tell us. We were always in the deepest sack and still beat them. Beat them. >> Oh, yeah. You guys drive faster than him though. >> Did he just run into that? >> He lost it coming over the bump here. >> This the This is the guy that was had a gun shooting or whatever. >> Yes. >> Sorry. You got any other pain kicking in besides your knee? >> We have on fire. >> You got to be kidding me. >> He said start everything. >> You guys are going to write them for us. >> I already wrote the one on Holland at the roundabout. So you write this one. I'm kidding. We're writing it. I just want to make sure because I was right there in >> Oh, he's still in. >> No, he's right there. No, we're going to have to write all of it. We might have an AI come in. >> You were the second car. >> Yeah. So, he didn't he didn't like slow. >> No, no, no. When I was calling out crash, Doug, his car was losing control and I could just see he he was going way too fast and he couldn't maintain it. He hit some bump in the intersection there and came clear across. Wish I had some big M. I'd just grab them out of here. That's not even fire either. That's us. What the Harris? I thought they were already coming. Now is this flying Mach 300. >> Hey, Sarge. >> We don't know what the going on. >> Neither do I. [laughter] >> Neither do I. >> All the fire departments are locked up right now. >> I don't know. I'm glad the police are working. >> You You still got consciousness? >> Well, I mean, you're not fading in and out on me though, none, right? Find my damn phone. I'd throw mine in at you if I could. >> As emergency crews arrived on scene more than 15 minutes after the initial crash, it would take [music] them an additional 20 minutes before carefully removing the officer from his vehicle. Both the officer and suspect were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. We've been following this case for more than [music] 3 years now, and you'll never guess what happened after the suspect was released from bond. The suspect, [music] 57-year-old Dwayne K. Smith was later charged with fleeing and eluding, felon in possession of ammunition, felon in possession of a firearm, carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, carrying [music] a concealed weapon, and five counts of third offense felony firearm. Smith pleaded no contest to several of the charges, but left [music] the most serious counts for a jury. His trial was scheduled for October 2023, but when the date arrived, Smith failed [music] to appear. An arrest warrant was issued. The following footage takes place nearly 3 years later as officers arrive at his residence [music] to take him into custody. >> I think he knows we're here. Please render yourself with your hands up. You will not be harmed. You're not going away. >> Hey, you're right. You can break that camera on the front garage. Jumbo can reach it. >> That was my idea. That's what I told Jumbo. >> He's a good boy. >> No. I'm sorry for the inconvenience and uh this individual came to the door like we told him to. You'd be >> Yeah. >> But we're shutting this down right now. Okay. All right. >> I'm sorry for the inconvenience, sir. >> No problem. >> Come out and you will be unharmed. Delaying Smith. >> Despite repeated commands for Smith to exit the home, officers eventually barricaded the garage, calling in SWAT and deploying a K-9 unit. Smith was bitten during the arrest and taken into custody. [music] That portion of the incident was not captured on camera. that man everywhere, bro. >> Yeah, he was really bite me. I kept telling him to get dog. They just let me bite. >> I got I got No, I kept telling you to let go with my dog, >> bro. He was bite me. I'm going to let him go if he bit me. >> Go with your hands. I told you to call me. >> He was biting me, sir. I'm going to hold it to stop you from biting me. I'm sorry. >> That's going to get you bit more. >> It did. >> That's why you got bit in the head. >> It did. I did. >> So, you're saying all this is from the dog? >> Yeah. [ __ ] yeah. >> All right. Come over here for the dog and bite me, bro. He didn't give a >> That was me and I did. That's why I kept telling you to crawl to me. You been here? >> Yes. >> Hand on your leg, I'm assuming. >> Yeah. Man, my butt out your butt. >> You see all that, bro? >> He did. >> That dog beat you up, man. >> Good. He should have. He did his job. >> Listen, it's cute. >> It's not cute. It's just true story. >> After his arrest, Smith was convicted of armed robbery and third offense felony firearm charges that carry a mandatory minimum sentence and the possibility of life in prison. He is currently serving his sentence at Lakeland Correctional Facility with a projected earliest release date of May 21st, 2059. Ever wonder why some people who clearly shouldn't be out end up walking free anyway? We get guys out here with violent charges, firearm prior, and a track record of running from the law. still sleeping in their own beds while the victims sleep with one eye open. That's the kind of flaw [music] that makes every cop shake their heads. The system's designed to protect rights, but sometimes it protects the wrong people. When [music] someone's proven they'll run, lie, or shoot, keeping them free until trial isn't justice. It's a dangerous risk. When a cop spots a suspect's vehicle tied to an armed robbery, that's not a normal stop. It's a potential gunfight waiting to happen. [music] This driver wasn't nervous or confused. He was determined. He went through stop signs, a red light, and slammed into a pole, trapping a sergeant inside. You don't do this kind of stuff because of fear. You do it because you're a criminal. And this is the kind of man who's already made peace with this type of lifestyle. And yet, even after all that, he still ended up back in the community free while the system dragged its feet. This is where street cops and courtrooms collide. Because on the street, actions have instant consequences. Run from a cop, crash into a pole, you're going in cuffs or an ambulance. Judges and prosecutors have to play by a different rule book, balancing constitutional rights, bail reform policies, and overcrowded jails that force them to pick who really needs to be locked up. And they'll tell you they're protecting fairness, not cutting bricks. But the result looks the same to the people on the streets. The courtroom might believe in reform, but the streets believe in reality. If you're reckless enough to rob a store, flee from a cop, and crush a patrol car, you've earned your spot behind bars. >> [music]