on August 31st 2022 a teenage officer
from the kium police department in
Wisconsin witnessed a teenager run a
stop sign on a motorbike according to a
Facebook post made by the police
department this officer just completed
his field training program within the
same month he is about to experience
what is possibly his first felony crime
in the field on his
own go ahead something to stop dir by
going on Broad from Edgewood vehicle's
accelerating speed I am not in Pursuit
trying to catch
up sus back driving on sidewalk white
mail blue shirt black
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pants dirt bik's continuing back heading
towards Edgewood
and I am not in
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Pursuit it's County killing lights and
sarin suspect vehicle is contining UN BR
from Edgewood I'll take a second in the
area
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down
Stillwood County ATT and Gavin parkl
going out towards Ed now
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that way the officer is informed by
several bystanders that the suspect
turned down a road that only has one
Outlet he decides to block the road with
his Cruiser and simply waits for the
rider return to the only
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exit he's still
continuing parway dwood
just confirming you're not in a
Tony he 10 con I'm currently posted by
BRZ and Edgewood I am not following the
vehicle at this time he's still going up
and down BRZ right by G
Park what was the reason for stop
originally stop get a
ground get out the car now get down get
down drop the m get off the bike
now get on the ground the reason get on
the ground get on the
ground gun
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pointed don't move stay
stay where you are put your arms up like
you play
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now what's
that that I can see he pretty much
blooded me from me when I was trying to
stop him don't
move what's your name boss
CJ you're under
arrest yes you are for felony
looting I'm pretty injured I crashed the
bike not to long ago got anything on you
no
I did you crash
it sear this other side here at all why
you
running actually don't answer that can't
afford any more tickets man the
suspect's record indicates he received
one speeding ticket a month prior where
he was issued a fine of roughly
$275 for going at least 20 mi over the
posted speed limit seemingly for that
same incident he also violated a gdl or
graduated driver licensing restriction
by having an unauthorized passenger in
the vehicle resulting in an additional
fine for a total of roughly
$475 are you running from the police I
said I
can't okay now you're going to get a
phony charge
ready FP flops
too
pH that's
one I'm get right on this Miranda W and
just move my car all the way so these
people can get
through what would have happened if I
would have stopped
he doesn't want to take it but since he
make that statement without Miranda he
can't use that unless he makes it again
with Miranda
right all right my man um so I got to
read your Miranda rates and I need to
identify you okay um so you have the
right to remain silent do you understand
that okay so I'm going to initial each
paragraph As I read it to you anything
you can or sorry anything you say can
and will be used against you in the
court of law do you understand that
yes M okay you have the right to consult
with a lawyer before questioning and to
have a lawyer present with you during
questioning do you understand this
right if you cannot afford to hire a
lawyer one will be appointed to
represent you at public expense before
during any questioning if you so wish do
you understand this right y if you do
decide to answer questions now without a
lawyer present you have the right to
stop questioning and remain silent
anytime you wish and the right to ask to
ask for and have a lawyer um at any time
at you wish including during questioning
do you understand it m all right
realizing that you have each of these
rights are you now willing to make any
or now willing to answer any questions
or make a statement this is your time to
give your side the story do you want to
make any
statements no
no all right man I'm gonna identify you
now
so you live around here of I'm probably
not get Tom what county I have ready
somebody can come pick up your dirt bike
yeah but not at the moment all right I
will call your mom and let her know
you've been place under arrest so just
uh just so we're clear your under arrest
for felony alluding from an officer
okay no reason for
that
okay want me get
for um let me call Mom see if we can't
arrange for her to get picked up
otherwise yeah the village doesn't like
when we talk cars
yeah so I wonder if there's any vehicle
identity information on it perfect thank
you all right got a shop light for his
drive light she a Le do you have
insurance on this dirt bike I do not is
it registered no
okay his light were completely off the
whole time uh if I can't get someone to
pick it up tonight then yeah I'm going
to end up telling it while apparent
residents of the neighborhood gather
over the commotion the suspect's father
arrives on scene
holy all right you're dead yeah okay M
talk to me over by the dirt bike just
over in front of a bunch of other people
here excuse
me
sir excuse me
no this is good right here okay so I
tried stopping your son so I was
watching a stop sign intersection they
heard your son's motorbike dirt bike
here I could hear the so I was paying
extra special attention he blew right
through the stop sign and then he pretty
much fled and then he was driving on the
sidewalk to avoid me came back down here
I tried following where he went and a
bunch of people started coming out their
houses pointing where he was so then I
caught up to him again right on this
little side street Gavin Parkway right
there and then he came out and I held
him at gunpoint and ordered him on the
ground and he obeyed my commands and
then now he's taking in a custody for
felony looting and a bunch of
traffic correct yes well that's felony
alluding so yeah he's gonna be a
gunpoint
yeah he's a kid well it doesn't matter
yeah it does matter it doesn't it does
matter it does I know y y'all got them
rights I know so I know but I'll see you
in cour I got the right to see you for
too all right go
ahead we don't know who it is you can't
see it's a kid what are you how do how
do I tell how do I tell who someone is
by their
helmet right so you can you see any
grown men doing that you tell me you
tell me you tell me you're do you see
any grown men doing that do that people
do any grown men doing
this do I know kids do it kids do it
you're right grown men don't do shut
mouth are you gonna get a DC ticket for
what you're getting loud I'm not my
voice carries leave now where do I pick
him up at he'll be down at County Jail
in Washington County so okay how much is
his bond you're going to have to find
that out it's a felony he's not going to
get bonded out well he's juvenile it
doesn't matter I don't care so juvenile
you want to pull your guns down boy I'm
glad you didn't shoot him guny you
trigger happy no it's a training so it's
not training yeah it's you ain't
training to pull G ons why don't you
walk away before get yourself I know
training get yourself away or you get
talk yourself into a
ticket walk away walk away good boy all
right my man you're going to get
transported by the Sheriff Deputy here
and you're going to be place in a
holding cell and then I'll meet you down
there all
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right the suspect was issued citations
for five counts of failure to stop at a
stop sign one count of reckless driving
and endangering safety one count of
unreasonable and imprudent speed one
count of driving a non-registered
vehicle one count of driving a vehicle
with no insurance and one felony count
of knowingly fleeing or eluding an
officer according to a report released
by The Village of kium this was the only
felony charge issued in the town for the
month of August the state requested a
$500 cash Bond while the defendants
attorney requested a $200 signature Bond
however the judge ordered a
$7,500 signature bond for his release
which he signed the following day in
court prosecutors seemed to only pursue
his felony charge 6 weeks later the
defendant entered a plea of not guilty
for that charge after another 3 months a
plea deal was made the felony charge was
amended to a misdemeanor charge for
failing to stop and the defendant
submitted a no contest plea for this he
was sentenced to 9 months in jail but
that was imposed in stay for one year of
probation instead during his probation
he must complete 80 hours of community
service he is prohibited from operating
motorcycles and he must participate in
programs directed by the probation agent
along with maintaining a clean record if
the suspect follows through probation
requirements the charges will be
expunged from court records however a
year after his sentencing it appears the
defendant didn't meet all the
requirements for expungement and the
charge will remain on his record records
show this was likely due to him failing
to appear for his past speeding and gdl
violations and neglecting to pay those
fines what is going on everyone welcome
back I am John and today we have a
situation involving police and a dirt
bike these situations can get tricky
these dirt bikes can maneuver onto
sidewalks and every which way right so
the police says over police dispatch
that he is not in Pursuit he is just
following this dirt bike in Pursuit and
I am not in Pursuit it can get tricky
because you hear his lights and Sirens
but he says he is not in pursuit in most
departments police officers can only do
Pursuits when the officer believes it is
necessary to prevent death or serious
bodily injury so the police officer
states that he is not a Pursuit he's
just following this dirt bike now I
believe at some point in the video in
his body cam he loses sight of the dirt
bike now he is fortunate enough that he
gets a witness that states that they see
the dirt bike go a certain way so he
takes his vehicle and then blocks the
roadway now this is where it gets
dangerous when I was a police officer um
back in uh Philadelphia we were not
allowed per directive 9 to place our
vehicle as a barricade to prevent
vehicles from uh passing us because
think about it if the vehicle doesn't
want to stop this can get deadly now
he's fortunate that at gunpoint the guy
did get off the dirt bike and he was
able to you know take the guy into
custody but if you really think about it
is it worth it just for a vehicle
speeding right you can always um catch
this guy at a later date and go home
safe but the officer was able to affect
the arrest and took the guy into custody
safely in 2008 back in Philadelphia
Police Department an officer tragically
lost their life over a vehicular Pursuit
so a lot of times these Pursuits can get
dangerous right so we got to be very
careful as police police officers out
there getting in Pursuits with these
vehicles because they don't have to
follow the rules and regulations we do
as police officers now I am retired but
you still have to be you know operating
these vehicles safely because you know
what our first directive is to make sure
that everyone out here is safe that's
what we're charged with is protecting
life but thank goodness the arrest was
made and everybody went home safe that
night now the officer did get into a
little bit of back and forth with the
father over you know if it was an adult
or a child but you know what the doesn't
fall far from the tree all right this
happens all the time cops see this every
day when you have to arrest people and
you're in um constant communication with
the public just got to be professional
that's all I have for today guys and
I'll see you on the next one remember to
be safe