A local racetrack gas station became the stage for a white Ford F350's grand escape on August 26th, 2024. The driver was sporting a stolen license plate from Pennsylvania. A bold-fashioned choice for someone trying to keep a low profile. 93. Yeah, 96. 93 over there. Somebody's head. Eastbound on Matan's Woods Parkway. Getting back northbound in progress right now. >> Yeah. Uh there's no violation. Can you code it out or >> driver is now backed up in >> continuing on the highway northbound? 99. continue. That's pretty good. Good. See your hand. See your hands. Sergeant A1. Do not let him back up. Conducted A1A just south of Jelson Road. Two occupants. Two occupants. >> Let me know if he keeps coming north. I'm at the top six. >> They got him. It's They got him. >> We're working on getting out. Hey, Misty. >> Yeah. >> Sit up. I'm putting your buddy in here with you. >> Can you crawl to that side? Is that your Okay. Can you crawl to that side? >> I'm I'm putting them in here cuz we got AC. You're hugging all the AC from >> Thank you. I love her. >> Let me see again. >> Love my life. >> Now tell me that don't feel better right there. >> No kissing or none of that crap. Just sit here normal, dude. Please. >> I mean, >> are you? >> I'm not sure yet. >> Samuel Martin Roads eventually traded his heavy duty truck for a set of matching steel bracelets and a fresh booking photo. His passenger, Misty Stover, also joined the party once officers discovered the vehicle was essentially a mobile pharmacy for drug paraphernalia. It turns out that having an active warrant for eluding in New Jersey makes for a very poor [music] reference on a professional resume. April 16th, 2024 began with a routine traffic stop in Akran that was anything but ordinary. Doss Irvine decided that a polite conversation with the Ohio State Highway Patrol was the perfect time to test the limits of his wife's sport utility vehicle. >> Man, you got a lot of stuff, >> man. I know. I am so sorry. >> Do me a favor, man. I'll have you come back to my car. We'll go over all your stuff back there. Just take your bags off for me and come back to my car. Come back to the car. >> Yeah, we'll go over everything back in my car. Dude, what are you doing? in pursuit with that vehicle. He's found 65. Coming back up to He just 31. >> Okay, we're still uh eastbound on Will. His airbags are deployed and his uh car is messed up. Going 40 mph. Hey, where he's east on wheel at Brown. I need some units. He crashed, but he's still driving. to active dispatch coming up to Arlington. Hi, >> I'm pursuit with a vehicle at Arlington and Wilbis. We have units of homies about to bail on foot right here in Arlington. Stop, dude. Stop, dude. Drop the gun, dude. Drop the gun. Drop the gun, man. You're going to get shot. Okay, we're in the plaza or the [ __ ] plaza. >> In the plaza. J Rail Trucking or whatever it's called. Running eastbound blackmail pretty shirt. Drop it, dude. Drop it. >> Drop the gun. >> Get on the ground. Get on the ground. >> Get on the ground. Get on the ground. >> Get on the ground. You're going to get tased. Get on the ground. >> Get on the ground. Get on the ground. [screaming] >> Put your hands behind your back. >> I tripped, bro. >> Put your hands behind your back. >> I'm in the Jail Plaza trucking. >> Don't move. >> Don't move. >> Can you still see them? >> One detained. You're not talking about the gun that's in here. Come on, dude. In my first day, I saw it in here when you were talking to me. The car. >> Mr. Irvine's grand foot race through a commercial plaza was cut short when he learned that electricity travels much faster than he does. He was eventually found to be carrying a Glock handgun, a souvenir that certainly did not help his case with the authorities. Perhaps his next marathon will be in the prison yard where the competition is a bit more confined. Missouri state troopers found themselves in a deadly game of cat and mouse on September 6th, 2024. Ryan Phillips was the man behind the wheel of a red Range Rover, a suspect wanted for a terrifying arson, and the disappearance of his former partner. all over. >> He just took off from the traffic stop on approach eastbound 44 in the far right lane took off on approach behind him and he's passing my shoulder. Traffic's heavy. And he just ran a stop sign. He just ran a red light at Watts and we're still south. >> And what's your speed? >> I'm at 60 right now. We're passing party road. 1050. Rolled over. Start EMS. Put your hands [screaming] up right now. Put your hands up. Put your hands [screaming] up. Put your hands in the air. Drop it. 68 well shots fired. We still hold fire. Hold fire. He dropped it. 68 well. And I believe he's been shot in the head. He dropped the gun. I don't know if anyone else is in the car. Put your hands up [screaming] right now. Put your Get him. Hold fire. He dropped it. >> 104. >> Shots fired. >> I believe he's got the head. He dropped. I don't know if anyone else in the car. >> This tragedy serves as a grim reminder that a history of violence rarely leads to a quiet retirement. Both the suspect and his passenger were gone by the time the dust settled on that Missouri roadside, leaving a young daughter to pick up the pieces of a shattered life. Investigators later determined that the victim had likely passed away well before the high-speed drama even began. St. Louis residents were treated to a high-speed parade of poor choices on December 18th, 2024. A stolen Toyota Corolla had the audacity to flag a license plate reader, sparking a frantic dash through the downtown streets. That means we don't want to tire. We're going to be stopping traffic here 40 highway. They are about to hit the center or the right medium. They're saying they got a straight steel west towards right be at 902. They're wrecked out. They're wrecked out. >> Stop. You're going to get tased. You're going to get tased. >> Stop. >> 8710. They're running into the park. White male, black jacket, jeans, black male, gray jacket, red sweatpants. Cars wrecked out in the middle of the highway. Give me some cars up the Forest Park. >> Where are they running? jacket and jeans. >> The park's right here, right? >> Yeah, bud. >> 9037. >> Right here. Right here. Right here. >> I'm on the highway with the vehicle. >> Hey, get out of the park. and black male gray and red. He's running west the opposite lane. >> Hey, major. Come on. I'll put this in park. >> You're good. >> Where's the other guy? >> Body down. Ryan, >> the other guy >> supervisor know there's a District 2 vehicle that's in the park trailing that suspect. It's a black male, gray hoodie, maroon or red pants. >> That's him. >> That's him right there. >> Right along the rear of these baseball fields, >> there's a right to get out. >> I'm not sure. I believe we have the white male. It looks like I'm >> attention from 87 that passgers in the rear of the baseball field in Forest Park. It's going to be a black male gray hooded sweatshirt or jacket with red or maroon sweatpants. 905 >> 301. Can you get some traffic up on the highway to assist him? >> Clear 79. Let me see your hands. Do not move. Do you hear me? >> Go ahead. >> Yes, sir. >> Do not move. >> Yes, sir. >> Devin McCollum discovered that crossing multiple lanes of interstate traffic on foot is not a viable strategy for professional athletes or fugitives. As a convicted felon on parole, he now has plenty of time to explain his brilliant escape plan to a judge. He was found with suspected narcotics, adding a few more chapters to his already lengthy criminal biography. A motorcycle enthusiast decided to turn Interstate 10 into her personal drag strip. On February 19th, 2024, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper spotted the rider cruising at 92 miles per hour, which apparently was not fast enough for this aspiring racer. I think [music] 77 Heat. Heat. Get out of here. The writer later explained that she ignored the flashing lights simply because she did not want a ticket. An excuse that worked about as well as her escape attempt. Her career as a corrections officer is currently on a very awkward pause after her bike was impounded and her freedom was revoked. She traded a simple fine for a felony charge, proving that math was never her strongest subject. On March 5th, 2024, a black Hyundai became a rolling demolition derby on the Interstate 95 corridor. Felipe Steve Martinez was fleeing from a charge of felony battery and he seemed determined to leave as much debris as possible in his wake. >> He's not pulled over. I'm going 87 mph right now. I said 49 backup so I have to try to pit him. middle. He's trying to go the opposite way. Southbound now. He's southbound. >> Southbound now. We're going southbound. Hit him, but he managed to get the vehicle under control. Got to catch him. We got to try him. [ __ ] He just speed is about 80 90 miles per hour. They're going to try to pit him, but Miss him with the stiff sticks. All right. One of my my windshield. He threw something out the window. Hit my windshield. Is it the roadway? Try to pay down here. Run away. Make the fish. The battered Hyundai eventually gave up the ghost after several heavy-handed encounters with patrol cars. Mr. Martinez's adventurous afternoon resulted in a laundry list of charges, including aggravated fleeing and throwing deadly missiles at a cruiser. After being medically cleared, he was introduced to the comforts of a jail cell where his driving privileges are strictly prohibited. A white Dodge Ram transformed a Kansas City gas station into a launchpad for chaos on December 6th, 2024. Jonathan Davis Marin decided to skip the pleasantries of a traffic stop and instead lead deputies on a tour of the local neighborhoods. >> Right. Spe about 70. No traffic in our lane of travel at the moment. >> Is that the track buck firing or was that a gunshot? >> North on white from 48. Think's blacked out now. >> We're going to make a westbound 50th from White coming up to Toffee. Sorry, Bair. We're going to be northbound Bel Air. Copy. We're going to make a west on 49. >> Still west on 49 through Denver. >> No. North on Brighton from 49. He's blacked out. He's going the other way. All right. Southbound wind from Brighton. Speeds are right around 90 95. exit to Antioch. This light's going to be here. There it is. 10:50. Um, he's still taking off. He's north on Antioch bomb 35. There's a silver SUV involved back there. >> I can't tell. 1050 with it. Highway. >> All right. They're going to make a westbound on 47 for Manio. >> I get a chance. North on Olive from 47. >> 47 >> and west on 48 from Olive. It's almost lost control. Back south on Olive from 48. No. >> East on 46 from Olive. >> East on 46. All right. Coming back out to Antioch to go southbound and east on 46 from Antioch. Hit that. We got 74 crossing over the scrap there on all the street. Looks like they're losing control, guys. >> Continuing south there on Southrotheast. They're slowing down, guys. Keep driving slow downtheast. Shut your hands right now. Hands out the window. >> Shut the car off now. >> Sorry. >> Open the door with your hands outside the vehicle. >> Open the door. They crawl out the window. >> Sorry. >> Are you alone in that truck? >> Yes. >> Just hold on. Hold on. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Turn around. Walk back towards us. Walk back towards us. Keep walking. Walk over here. >> Okay. You good? You good here? >> Nothing. I'm sorry. >> I'm sorry. I'm sorry, guys. I'm sorry. Nobody's in the truck. >> Mr. For Marin's theatrical performance ended at the dead end of a street where he finally ran out of road and luck. He was charged with aggravated fleeing, a title that was upgraded once the law realized his skills had caused actual injuries to innocent bystanders. His dramatic claims of having children in the vehicle were quickly debunked, leaving him with nothing but a long list of felonies and a very muddy truck. Jerem Roach learned the hard way that Florida troopers don't appreciate reckless driving on August 9th, 2024. He ignored the sirens and chose instead to demonstrate a complete lack of concern for everyone else's safety on US 19. It's a silver hotel. Get on board. Hands up. Hands up. Hands up. Hold your hands right now. Hands up. No. Hey. Take the key out. Take the key out. Hands up. Hands up. Hands up. Hands up. >> Now stop moving. Don't do anything. Okay. All right, stop reaching. >> No, don't turn the car back on. >> Coming up. Move. Move. Move. Move. Move. Move. Move. Move. Move. >> Stop fighting. Stop fighting. >> Stop fighting. >> Hey. Hey. I got the T. >> You got him. You want me to let him? >> Wait. Wait. Hold him. Hold him. Hold him. Hold him. >> Help. Help. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. >> Mr. Roach's attempt to blend into the scenery on foot failed miserably, especially since he was carrying a backpack that smelled like a botanical garden of illegal substances. We must congratulate him on turning a simple traffic stop into a collection of eight separate charges. His career as a high-speed courier has been permanently discontinued by the state of Florida. Arkansas authorities had their attention grabbed by a black Dodge Challenger with a legal window tint on December 18th, 2025. The suspect decided that a simple citation was the perfect reason to embark on a 60 mph tour of residential streets. South Turn west on speed 58 light traffic. Four shot coming down 12 West. out. >> Let me see your hand. Let me see your [ __ ] hand. >> Give me your [ __ ] hand. Get the [ __ ] on the ground. >> Okay. Okay. I ain't got nothing. I ain't got nothing. >> I ain't got nothing. You right. I'm done. Please don't hurt me. Please don't hurt me. Please don't hurt me. I'm so care officer. I need you. Please don't hurt me. Please don't hurt me. Officer, please don't hurt me. Officer, please don't hurt me. [laughter] >> Okay. Okay. Can you get my stuff off the ground? >> The Challenger's sleek black paint job eventually made an intimate acquaintance with a mailbox, ending its career as a getaway vehicle. After a short stroll through the neighborhood, the uninsured driver was taken to the hospital to be cleared for his upcoming stay at the county hotel. One can only imagine the conversation he had with his family about why his car is now a crumpled ornament on West Adam Street. Alexander Petrades apparently thought the speed limit was merely a suggestion on December 21st, 2023. When a state trooper attempted to intervene, he tried a friendly wave out the window instead of actually pulling over his gray sedan. Be coming to a stop here in the Cottage Hill Drive. What's going on there? Can I just pass those people? >> Huh? >> Can I just pass those people? >> Yeah, you just passed me. >> Yeah, but I was just trying to pass everyone. It was open lane to pass. >> Speed limit 55. >> How fast was I going? >> Going 63. When you pass me, you got your driver license on you? >> No, I don't have my driver license on. >> Do you got a valid license on? >> You got to have valid license. >> All right. Go ahead and slide that for me. >> I got to go, bro. Sorry. Okay. Like whack. PVR. >> Get on the ground right now. Get on the ground. >> Get on the ground. do nothing. >> Get on the ground. >> Get on the ground. >> I'm going to tase your ass. You better get on the ground. >> Better get on the ground. >> Stay down. Stay down. Stay down. Hey, good lord. Get on the ground now. >> I'm scared, man. >> Get on the ground now. >> On the ground. >> I didn't do anything now. >> Don't Don't put me on the ground. >> Get on the ground now. Now. >> Mr. Petrites eventually traded his sedan for a series of taser shocks and a very uncomfortable wrestling match in a field. He was found to have an active felony warrant, which certainly explained his sudden burst of athletic ambition. This was a masterclass in how to turn a minor speeding violation into a multi-day stay in the Saline County Jail. June 25th, 2024 featured a Dodge Journey with four sales signs that was looking for a very specific type of buyer. The driver was spotted stealing truck parts, a side hustle that the Branson Police Department found significantly less than charming. >> Drivers parked over here. Are you okay? Oh, he's in the car. Not good. He's looping around ball. >> He's backing up. Coming this way. that area around the other side. >> He just about 26. Call it for me. Take away continue. Stop bound. He's trying to brace me on the brakes. Give me [screaming] Bon got a point. Shut your ass. Do it down. Do not move. [screaming] Your hands out the window. Hands out the window. >> All right. You're crawling. You're happy. Out of here. >> Okay. All right. Shoot. >> Well, you dumb. Don't run. You don't get shot. >> Crawl out. >> Okay. >> Keep your hands where we can see them. Crawl out. Crawl toward the passenger door. Open the door and crawl out. >> I'm going taser. >> Open the door. Hurry up. Go. Get out. >> On the ground. On the ground. >> On the ground. >> On the ground. >> Get on the ground. >> Go. Hands on. >> There you go. You got >> anyone else in the vehicle? >> Nope. It's just me. >> That was stupid, dude. >> What were you guys wanting me for, man? >> Branson, any other units can slow down. One in custody. I didn't do anything. What' you guys want? >> Clear the vehicle. >> Can you talk to me, please? >> Nope. You can wait. You're the one that ran. >> All right, that's fine. >> Anything on you? Uh, >> the suspect learned the hard way that when the local police chief follows you in his own truck, the chase is probably not going to end in your favor. He spent the night in custody before eventually entering a plea deal for stealing and property damage. His girlfriend was left behind at a gas station, proving that this thief was as bad at relationships as he was at escaping the law. An Arkansas State Police trooper showed a fleeing driver exactly what a hard impact feels like. On May 1st, 2023, the heavy sedan was forced to a halt in front of a local business after the driver ignored every command to stop. Take a check Wow. >> We have a right here in front of AJ. We have it right here out in front of BJ's hand. Show your hands now. >> Turn the car off. Turn the car off. Put your hands out the window, everyone. Hands out the window. Driver, get the keys. Toss them out the window. >> Hey, she may when you get a second, call the driver out to my side. >> All right, >> I'll take care. >> Driver, >> use your right hand. >> Hey, get up online so we're not so you're not >> Driver, use your right hand. Open the door from the outside. Use your other hand. Take your seatelt off. Step out slowly. Keep your hands up. Do it now. Hands up. Hands up. Hands up. Turn around. >> All right. Now, walk backwards. Keep walking. >> I'll get to your >> Come to your left. >> Come to your left. Come to your left. Keep coming back. Keep Go to your knees. Everyone call >> shaking up. >> The driver was eventually ordered to toss the keys out the window and exit the vehicle under the watchful eyes of several troopers. Two pregnant passengers were discovered inside, making the suspect's reckless decisions seem even more appalling to the responding officers. Everyone involved was treated to a very tense roadside conversation before being escorted away from the scene to face the music. The streets of Detroit erupted into chaos on August 11th, 2022 during a pursuit involving a stolen Dodge Ram. Someone inside the vehicle decided to escalate the situation by firing an assault rifle through the rear sliding window. 55's in it as well. I can call it for you if you want. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Go ahead. Trooper 2 is calling it over track two. >> Going to be uh he's going to be ramping off field. ramping off at the south field. >> They slowing up. Going to be uh looping back around westbound outer drive. Westbound outer drive. Watch yourself. Drive. >> Almost. Almost. on successful. All right, continuing uh westbound drive street. >> Coming back up to Henland. Westbound. Coming up to Henfield eastbound on >> Yeah. 55. Take that. >> Did you say you're driving? >> Yep. We're coming up drive northbound service from outer northbound service drive from outer >> black. >> What's the description of the car? >> Black [ __ ] right now on norththern and out. out. >> Hold on. >> Hold on. >> Northbound on south. >> All right, he's head and out right now. Heads up, guys. Drivers. Driver's out. He's >> armed. Brown off top from outer. >> All right, he's pitted out right now. Heads up, guys. Driver's out. Driver's out. He's armed. Driver's out. Got a gun, long gun in his hand. Running. Passenger out. They're both running eastbound. Eastbound across the service drive. It's water there, guys. Passengers to your right. Passengers to your right. Working his way southbound in the water. Passengers to your right. Working his way southbound in the water. >> We got two custody. Great work. Great work. Three individuals were eventually rounded up after a desperate foot race through a local neighborhood. This incident left the local community shaken after a second firearm was found tucked away under a residential tree. One of the suspects turned out to be a man wanted for a double homicide, which adds a bit of context to his extreme reluctance to pull over. May 2nd, 2024 was a very bad day to be Jarnell Sale. He decided that fleeing from the Florida Highway Patrol was a viable career move, unaware that the law had brought a four-legged partner to the negotiation table. Avenue. Sorry. No. Okay, let me get you again. >> All right, vehicle just signal forward. We are still moving down. One more round. Let him go. Let him go. Let him [screaming] go. Let him go. Let him go. Let him go. [screaming] Let him go. Let him go. Let him go. Get out of here. Let's go out. Mr. Sail's sprint for freedom was abruptly interrupted when a K-9 decided to take matters into its own pause. He now faces a laundry list of charges, including aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer and driving with a suspended license. The morale of the story is simple. If the sirens don't stop you, the teeth certainly will. William Wolf decided to add another chapter to his extensive criminal history on March 22nd, 2025. With 19 active license suspensions already on his record, he led Alliance patrol officers on a multi-county tour that featured flying tire irons. >> Unionbound 95 traffic zero. >> He's searching all over around the front. He just threw a chocolate milk at me. >> Damascus by farmer's bank. My farmer's bank. >> Copy. He's throwing 20 ounces now. >> See you. You're coming. You're coming right at the gas station. >> All right. We're coming up to the We're coming up through Damascus now. Going to be coming up to uh 534. >> He just got hit with spike strips and so did I. >> Take over. I just lost >> both driver side tires. You have to stop. >> I am. >> I am. >> Does it look like he's the only one in the car? >> Second floor. >> Middle four. He is the only one in the car. >> Come on. Come on. Go ahead, Billy. >> Copy. We're down to 40 still southbound. He's weaving all over the rock side of the road. >> He's crashing out. >> Going through the field now. Field now. >> I'm not going to eject him yet. He's reaching. >> He's coming to a stop. He's ready for >> Hold on. Get on the ground. Get on the ground. Get off the ground. Get off the [ __ ] ground. Dumb ass. You're aing idiot. >> Mr. Wolf's high-speed tantrum resulted in two flat tires for his own cruiser and a very expensive repair bill for the city. He was eventually wrestled into handcuffs while complaining about his numb wrists. A stark contrast to his earlier tough guy persona. It is safe to say that his brilliant decision to toss a tire iron at a patrol car cost him much more than just a towing fee. A routine traffic stop in Canton took a flight of fancy on April 26th, 2024. [music] Reeat Ahmed decided that a conversation with the Ohio State Patrol was the perfect time to demonstrate his complete lack of a plan. >> How do you say your first name? >> Raf Amed. Rafat, >> can you put in my uh registration number? >> Yeah, we'll get that later. All right. How much have you had to drink tonight? >> I haven't had anything to drink. >> You haven't had anything to drink? >> Okay. All right. Can you go ahead step out to that trooper over there, please? >> Yes. >> And you said the vehicle The vehicle's not shut off? >> Yes. Yes. >> Shut it off. >> Try now. That's with us, too. >> All right. out with us. I'll get in front. >> Okay. Thank you. >> I'll be in the middle. >> All right. >> 18 over six. He's locked down here. Okay. 1310. Check out >> 31. 31. 31. Going to be a rollover. Going to be a rollover. Right on the ramp. Can't get EMS started this way. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yep. Yep. Yep. Yeah, I can see him right here on the sunroof. >> The suspect's vehicle was last seen performing an impressive, yet entirely unprompted impression of a low-flying aircraft. The sedan suffered greatly for Mr. Ahmed's sins, ending its life as a crumpled heap of metal on an exit ramp. He now has a 5-year driver's license suspension to help him memorize the local bus routes. Courtney Eps chose a very dangerous path when she drove the wrong way on US1 on December 10th, 2023. She weaved between lanes at speeds reaching 120 mph while ignoring every flashing light behind her. Heat. Heat. 513 taking vehicle number two position number two's position. 326. I'm back to number three now. >> Four. >> 35. See if we can end this with a pit. >> Any advice? Can we end this with a pit? over on the uh on the river here. I believe the marathon around 801 802 somewhere around there. Move away from the road. >> There's a lot of people away from the road. Hey, there's a lot of people up there, so be careful. Oh, she said no four. Send four. Send1. >> I see your hands now. >> Who's the one that's involved in the signal 4? Can anyone advise who signal for? Is it one of our units? Ms. Eps ended her tropical excursion by crashing into a construction site where she decided to greet the troopers with a silent stare. We must admire the sheer audacity required to sing to the authorities while facing multiple counts of driving under the influence. Her career as a professional driver has been permanently cancelled, much like the peace of mind of the runners she nearly met. We have barely scratched the surface of the chaos waiting in our archives, and things are about to get significantly more intense. Make sure to watch the next video to see which suspect earned the crown for the most embarrassing arrest of the week. Thank you for tuning in and don't forget to subscribe for your daily dose of true crime reality.