On September 23rd, 2023, a routine overnight patrol in Fairburn, Georgia, quickly turned into something far more serious after officer Irvin spotted a silver SUV flying down Highway 29 at nearly twice the posted speed limit. The driver ignored the attempted traffic stop and kept making increasingly reckless decisions. Going forward myself. 1 2 3 South going. Do not move. >> I'm not going nowhere. >> Stop. >> Get up. >> Can I get up or you're going to push the car? >> You didn't run. >> I'm not going anywhere. >> You got it. >> I got it. I got it. I'm going to get her out of the bag. >> Emily Walters was arrested while her passenger was briefly detained before being released. She was booked on charges including felony fleeing, driving under the influence, reckless driving, driving while unlicensed, and more. However, on January 10th, 2025, prosecutors unexpectedly dismissed the entire case without publicly explaining their decision, leaving many questions unanswered. What do you think may have led them to drop all the charges? Share your thoughts in the comments. November 22nd, 2021, an attempted traffic stop in Arkansas quickly escalated when the driver of a Jeep chose to ignore law enforcement instead of bringing the vehicle to a safe stop. That single decision triggered a pursuit requiring assistance from multiple Arkansas State Police troopers before it could safely come to an end. I get a spot. 19. Yeah. 34 a.m. Heat. Heat. Great. >> I didn't understand what she said. Show me your hands. Keep your hands up. >> Let's go. >> Keep your hands up. Do not move. >> Do not move. >> Sorry, I missed that. >> With your left hand. >> Left hand. Keep your hands up. Sir, right hand up >> outside the car. >> Your left hand. >> Open the door with your left hand. >> Keep your hands up on the roof. >> Step out of the vehicle. Step out of the vehicle now. >> Step away towards me. Get on. Put your hands. You >> see him? You see that guy? >> Oh yeah. Got it. Claire, come on back. Car's clear. >> The driver was taken into custody without further incident after officers secured the scene and cleared the vehicle. Based on the circumstances shown, the suspect would likely face charges including felony fleeing reckless driving, resisting law enforcement, and additional traffic violations depending on the outcome of the investigation. On November 26th, 2025, trooper David Manady stopped a white Nissan Xterra outside Lake Village, Arkansas, after noticing suspicious circumstances during a traffic stop. Moments after passengers stepped away from the vehicle driver, Mickey Cannon made a sudden choice that transformed a routine roadside encounter into a dangerous pursuit. How y'all doing? All >> right. >> Hey, Troop United with Dark Soft Police. Your tag's coming back to a different vehicle. >> Yeah, it is Abby. >> Okay. You got your license insurance with you. All righty. Tennessee. All right. Mr. Canon, come here real quick. Oh god, we'll just talk right here then. Okay. How much weeds in the vehicle right now? >> No. We smoked earlier. >> Well, you know DWI drugs is a real thing, right? >> Right. Right. Right. Right. >> So, whenever you say you smoke earlier, that's not a good sign, right? >> He smoked earlier. I didn't >> You didn't smoke earlier? >> No. No. >> All right. Y'all give me one second. Okay. >> Times three. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> She sweet. >> Yeah. Come here. She going to get out that highway. >> Come out. Come out. Come out. Bring your baby up. Hey buddy, go ahead and have a seat. Okay, just until we until I get y'all situated. 39 1037 39 we 22 2 1 0 dial connection start over speed. TVI. TVI. >> TVI roll over. TVI roll over. You can see >> 1016. We're at gunpoint. >> You good? >> I don't see him. I don't see him. >> We got one or two. >> Okay. I saw them with a dog. >> All right. >> You got lethal? I got lethal. >> Hold on. This passenger side. Watch. Watch. >> I got you. Let's give a call out. Hang on a second. We need cover, too. Show me your hands. 31. We see movement. We're trying to contact the driver right now. White male. He is moving. Driver, crawl out to your back. Show us your hands. Just give him a second. He's moving. >> Hey, >> can you hear me? >> Are you injured or are you just stuck? You're stuck. Okay, we can work with stuck, brother. Can you move around? All right. All right. We're going to try and help you. Okay. We're going to have to uh we're going to stand by for fire and rescue and cut this. >> Yeah, >> he said he's fine. >> Mickey Cannon later admitted he fled because he had an active Tennessee felony parole violation warrant. Due to his serious pre-existing medical conditions, he was released pending a court summon while facing charges including felony fleeing no liability insurance, fictitious tags, expired registration, no seat belt, and more. On August 2nd, 2021, a Georgia State Patrol trooper spotted a blue Chevrolet Camaro racing down Interstate 20 at more than 100 mph. The speeding car turned out to be displaying license plates belonging to a completely different vehicle, giving officers every reason to believe something much bigger was unfolding. All right. While Attempted pit. Getting off the 26. Get out of the [screaming] car. Get out of theing car. Get on the ground. Get on the ground now. Get on the [ __ ] ground. I'm going to shoot you. Push. Push. Running down the interstate. Crossing [screaming] I 20. Heat. Heat. Get out of the [screaming] car. Get out of theing car. Get on the ground. Get on the ground now. Get on the [ __ ] ground. I'm going to shoot you. >> Show me your head. [screaming] >> Play on the ground now. >> Get on the ground. >> Put your hands behind your back. >> I don't want to hang. What's >> wrong? >> You know what's wrong? >> Oh, why would that lady? What's wrong? >> No, you wouldn't. >> I was. >> No, you wasn't. Stand up. Come on. >> What is wrong with y'all? >> That area in case you dropped into >> Why y'all doing walking around? >> Let's go. ID. >> Let's go this way. Okay. >> The driver was identified as Taiwan Javin Wyatt after officers from the Villa Rica Police Department located and arrested him following his attempt to escape on foot. Investigators later confirmed the Camaro had been stolen from a dealership in Union County and why it was booked on charges including theft by receiving a stolen vehicle felony, fleeing reckless driving, speeding, and more. On August 18th, 2023, Florida Highway Patrol troopers were alerted that an armed carjacking suspect was racing north on the Florida Turnpike toward Palm Beach County. Rather than slowing down for the growing police presence, the driver continued weaving through traffic and forced multiple troopers into a high-risk pursuit. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. A little bit meat. Heat. Heat. See 95 and a half cars getting out of traffic. Don't have a lot of money for you. >> Northbound 96 meets 91 traffic now. Medium light signal. >> Car is still continuing northbound. Let's go ahead and try to get a pit. We're clear now. >> Okay, I'm driving. Approaching some traffic light smoking. I believe it's tired. We got a Union bounty signal for he's getting off at Southern Boulevard. Southern Boulevard. You guys take a peep cuz I'm going to say number two. We're going to feed him down. I love the fire. 97 reminders unit school zones remind them school zones available. Can you advise is the helicopter still 102 >> on the ground? We have officers at gunpoint or we have you on camera. The suspect was identified as Leas MacArthur Corker Jr., a career offender whose Florida driving privileges had already been permanently revoked. He was arrested on charges including aggravated fleeing and eluding with injury or property damage, reckless driving, causing property damage driving while license permanently revoked, and additional offenses connected to the armed carjacking investigation. On February 28th, 2025, Atlanta police were searching for several armed suspects connected to a violent vehicle break-in where firearms had been pointed at the victim earlier that afternoon. When officers finally located the suspect vehicle on Interstate 20, the occupants refused to stop, turning an ongoing investigation into a fastmoving pursuit. Where would you Portland? All right, we're blue lighting. Coming up to 20 eastbound. Stand by. See what it does. We're still rolling. We'll be in pursuit. 20 eastbound. 50 Z one. I copy. What a traffic look like? >> Traffic medium. Speeds right now 71 16. Setting up for a pit. All right. No good. Still 20 eastbound. Speeds are over 90. Uh medium traffic. >> Pit pit. Pit in the gas. I got it. Send it, Jazz. I got it. Send it. Send it. Second pit. Second pit. Second pit. Stand by. Boxing. They're throwing guns out. They're throwing guns out. Box them. Box them. Watch out, Cass. got the dog. DSP got the >> Come on now with your hands up. >> I got I got >> Okay, don't reach for anything. Keep hands up. >> Okay. >> Hey, responding. >> Come on. >> I need y'all to go to them. >> Left side. >> Keep coming up. >> Turn around. Grab that gun. You got you as well. >> I can't see anybody else. >> We got a team effort. We got county out here. We're good. We're getting all secure. >> No secondary vehicle collisions. No injuries. Two good pits. Five suspects were detained after officers recovered every firearm thrown from the vehicle, including one reported stolen. Driver Elijah Boyd was charged with fleeing and eluding Rquarez Tomkins was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Marquavius Walker was arrested on an outstanding warrant and the remaining two suspects were detained pending further investigation. On July 3rd, 2022, what should have been nothing more than a seat belt stop quickly unraveled when a black GMC envoy refused to remain parked on Interstate 7585. Instead of facing several traffic violations, driver Jonathan Edward Harter gambled on outrunning Georgia State Patrol through some of Atlanta's busiest roads. Is that connector? There are no phones connected. Connect the phone and try again. >> He's getting back on 85. Still 85 south on river down. He's going the wrong way. Going back up the opposite direction. Wrong way. Going back up. Now you go west back to the airport. He's taking the engine ramp back to 85 north 85. 91. Everything walk Easy. Oh yeah. Get out of the car. Get out of the car. Get out of the car. Are you out of your mind? >> I scared you, bro. You roll like that like that. >> Back up. Back up. Pull off. >> Dude, I was pulling you over for a seat belt. Bro, scared me. >> Why'd you run? Honestly, it's only because of I don't have insurance. >> You have no insurance. That's it. >> That's it. That's why you're wearing cuz you have no insurance. >> Yeah. My mom was yelling in the back seat kind of freaking me out like telling me I'm going to jail cuz I don't know. >> You don't have insurance and you really want to know honestly want to know what I would have done? >> But that's it. That's all I would have done. I'm send you now. Go to jail. >> Okay. Hartgar later admitted he fled because his license was suspended, he had no insurance, and he hoped troopers would eventually end the pursuit. Investigators also discovered he was wanted in Michigan and that the license plate displayed on the invoy belonged to a completely different vehicle. After receiving medical clearance, Harter was booked on charges including felony fleeing, reckless driving, driving while suspended, improper registration, no insurance, and more. May 2nd, 2023 began with Arkansas law enforcement searching for a speeding red Nissan Rogue. But officers soon realized the driver had far more to hide than a heavy right foot. With multiple agencies joining the response, the suspect refused to stop despite already being wanted on serious warrants. >> 40 right now. >> Tra still thick. Not going to be able to hit them right now. Still westbound, which means they're 110. Passing off. He's passing. He's going up here on the right. Don't walk. A67 motor right now. 40 west still med right now. We got roll over. Roll over. Roll over. Stand by. Hands. Hands. Driver. [screaming] Hands. Driver. Get out of the car. Get out of the car. Hands. Get out of the car. Get out of the car. Hands. Walk backwards. >> Face away from me. Face away from me. >> Hey, walk backwards to me. >> Get back. >> Hey, I'll put the cuffs on. >> I got to stay here. Stay here. Stay here. >> Face away. Walk. Get up and walk. Get up. Get up and walk. Walk backwards. Walk backwards. Face away from me. Keep your hands on top of your head and walk backwards. Walk backwards. Walk backwards. Walk backwards. Keep coming. Clear the car. move. >> The driver, Tigo Caldero, was taken into custody by the Hazen Police Department before being transported to the Prairie County Jail. Authorities confirmed he was a previously deported felon with an active immigration and customs enforcement warrant and was also wanted in Tennessee in connection with a homicide investigation. Caldero was charged with aggravated assault, felony fleeing driving while impaired by drugs and more, while Immigration and Customs Enforcement immediately lodged a detainer against him. June 10th, 2023 started with an Arkansas trooper clocking a gray Nissan Alultima at 86 mph in a 65 mph zone, a violation that should have ended with a citation. Instead, the driver ignored the emergency lights and turned a simple traffic stop into a far more serious criminal case. Good morning. Heat. Heat. CBR TV. CVR. >> Let me see your hand right now. Let me see. >> Get your ass on the ground. Get your ass on the ground. Get your Get down. Get down. 52. Get down. Get down. Get down on the ground on the ground. >> Thank you. The driver, Kenan Young of Bartlett, Tennessee, was arrested after abandoning the vehicle and unsuccessfully attempting to continue his escape on foot. He was transported to the Kittenden County Jail and charged with speeding, reckless driving, fleeing by vehicle, and fleeing on foot. Rather than slowing down after showing off during an illegal street takeover on April 22nd, 2022, the driver of a black Infiniti chose to flee as Georgia State Patrol moved in. Moments earlier, troopers had watched the car performing donuts and stunt driving in front of a crowd, leaving little doubt about why officers wanted to stop it. All right. Pit >> driver's running. Trooper's behind him. He's going to be running behind. Stand by. >> 104. Trying to call 103 Phoenix 103 10:33. >> Getting them out of custody. >> We have a suspect in custody. >> Yes, it appears that they got four in custody right now. 8677 CRK 867. Heat. Heat. driver is running behind him. He's going to be running behind. >> Put it behind your back. Put it behind your back. Put it behind your back. Do not move. [ __ ] My gosh. appears that they have more right now. I don't have to be right on the left. The driver was identified as Kendall Lamar Martin while the three juvenile passengers were safely released to their parents after the incident. Martin was evaluated at Atlanta Medical Center before being booked into the Fulton County Jail on charges including felony fleeing reckless driving obstruction stunt driving related offenses and more. During an evening patrol in Saline County, Arkansas, Arkansas State Police found themselves chasing a speeding vehicle that showed no intention of pulling over despite rapidly climbing speeds. As the pursuit stretched on well beyond 100 mph, the driver's choices continued to place everyone on the highway at risk. Coming up on 118. >> I got time for TVI pass 118 coming up for speed 120. I'm about to be parallel with you. I'll get on with 91. Uh CVR getting back in recovery. >> Please continue. We're back on still eastbound. >> What's the vehicle description? >> Toyota2 do that. What are you doing? Hey, please. We're going to be right before the 121 speed 01. He's passing on the shoulder. Speed are 115 going under the Alcohington. Tvi Burlington roll over. Oh, that works. People don't Heat. Heat. You can do it, buddy. >> Shut the [ __ ] up. >> You think you hear me? >> I'm sorry, man. You're sorry. I'm sorry. Hands off. Hands off. Get out. Put your hands back. Get your hands behind your back. >> Resisting. Resisting. >> We're resisting. >> Hey. Got it. Got it. >> Go ahead and start 111 for this vehicle. Adam 65 Charles. It's going to be a silver Camry. We are eastbound in front of Buick. The suspect was taken into custody after officers secured the vehicle and overcame brief resistance during the arrest. Authorities have not released additional case details or formal charging information with this footage, but the pursuit ended with the driver safely in custody and the investigation continuing. On August 4th, 2025, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper initially believed he was pulling over to help a driver who appeared to be in distress after spotting a sport utility vehicle traveling with its hazard lights activated. That concern disappeared within seconds when the driver suddenly accelerated away instead of asking for assistance. 184 1831 West >> 1031 West 88 the uh number Romeo 97 westbound. Westbound traffic. vehicle. Okay. Headed back westbound on 29. We're down. You are able. What's your cross rate on? Looks like he's going to try to make a right on westbound on Delviation County. My on five coming up to a base point. Approaching Baywood. Get the out of the car. Put your hands up. >> Get out. [screaming] Get out. Get out of the car. Get out of the car. Do it now. Get in the car. The driver was identified as Colton Dean Smith, who later admitted he fled because he was on probation and did not have a valid driver's license. After being medically cleared, Smith was transported to the Lee County Jail where investigators documented multiple license suspensions, recovered a firearm from the vehicle and a glass pipe from his pocket, and pursued charges including aggravated fleeing driving while license suspended and additional offenses related to the investigation. On October 31st, 2025, Halloween night took an unexpected turn when an Arkansas State Police trooper spotted a Toyota Corolla racing down Interstate 55 at more than 112 mph. Rather than slowing for the emergency lights, the driver kept pushing the stolen car well into tripledigit speeds, creating an increasingly dangerous situation for everyone on the interstate. 10:37 I'll be the 28 southbound it's going to be Pennsylvania Lincoln Victor Edward 5001 LV50 01 current speeds 112 25. Are you able to set up spikes somewhere? >> Trying to get to 145. B2 behind you. Get the 14 with you. >> We're coming up to the 21. TBI here. Coming up. >> TBR. TBR. TVI. >> TBI. TBI. TBR. >> He's on the service road now. >> On the surface. still mobile. >> He stopped telling you take down Heat. Heat. Don't move. >> I called y'all early. >> You called us early. have 180. Do you have a 106? >> Yeah. Thank you. >> I don't think you can smoke those anymore. >> I'll find it. the West Service Road. We're going to be just north of the 215. >> Where'd you get the car? >> I think you Somebody else gave it to you, >> man. I've had some pretty good friends, but I've never had one give me a car. The driver was identified as Archie Boyd of Memphis, Tennessee, who initially claimed he had only been a passenger despite being the sole occupant of the vehicle. Investigators later linked him to the stolen Corolla, and recovered marijuana from both his shoe and his person. Boyd was booked on charges including felony fleeing, fleeing on foot theft by receiving driving while suspended driving while impaired by drugs, criminal mischief, reckless driving, possession of a controlled substance, no liability insurance, and more. December 17th, 2023 began with a white U-Haul truck running a red light in Tavern, Florida. But the driver had no intention of stopping when a Florida Highway Patrol trooper attempted a traffic stop. Even after several opportunities to surrender, the suspect continued forcing officers to bring the dangerous pursuit to an end. 67 top down from 115. away from Highway. Something good. quiet down now. >> [screaming] >> 8 miles 2020. Okay. 86 emergency. here. I marker again. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Okay. You just see my Back up south. I don't have a grenade. I don't have a PA. >> Driver with your hands up now. Can you show me >> the driver, Osmani Gonzalez, was taken into custody after receiving medical evaluation and later consenting to a blood draw. During the investigation, troopers recovered suspected cocaine residue from the vehicle while Gonzalez admitted he had been using cocaine. He was charged with driving under the influence felony fleeing and eluding possession of cocaine with intent to sell manufacture or deliver and more. On May 15th, 2022, Georgia State Patrol responded to reports of an organized street takeover in downtown Atlanta where a silver Lexus was performing dangerous stunt driving in a busy intersection. Instead of ending the exhibition when troopers arrived, the driver chose to flee through city streets filled with traffic and pedestrians. I hope I'm going. 2803 secondary went by. North side right northbound north side drive right northbound north side it I got the dog. I got it. Driving out of it. >> I got a dog. I got low. [screaming] >> Okay. 1039 this morning where I called it stopped when 825 started at but I I'm right back confirmation. Sorry. >> The driver was identified as Yah Alexander Vega, while passengers Daniel Valdez and Juvenile Zar Salazar were safely removed after the vehicle was stopped. Salazar later told investigators he repeatedly begged Vega to let him out because he feared for his life during the pursuit. Following medical screening, Vega was transported to the Fulton County Jail on charges including felony fleeing reckless driving, stunt driving related offenses, and more. Monday, April 7th, 2025, officers from the Hampton Police Department were already pursuing a White Ram pickup truck when an Arkansas State Police trooper joined the response in Union County. After confirming the correct suspect vehicle, the trooper prepared to end a pursuit that had already crossed county lines. Heat. Heat. Hey, wait. Are you sure? Heat. Heat. Okay. Approximat 4 335 all units. Clear. The driver was identified as Katie McMahon of Hampton, Arkansas, and was taken into custody without further incident. An inventory search uncovered an open container of alcohol inside the truck, and McMahon declined field sobriety testing before being transported to the Calhoun County Detention Center. Criminal charges were later filed by the Hampton Police Department, while Arkansas State Police also sought reimbursement for damage to the patrol vehicle. On June 16th, 2023, an Arkansas trooper attempted to stop a blue Ford Mustang during the afternoon. The driver rejected the invitation and fled, turning an ordinary traffic stop into a far less sensible plan. He ran off the road, but he's back on now. Beans are 86 doing this 185. Move in the TV. on about 80 right now. >> TVI roll over. TVI roll over. >> Hands. [screaming] Hands. Hands. Hands. >> Hands. Are you the only one in the car? >> City notified county. >> Are you the only one in the car? >> 414 city. I can see his hands. I can see his rear windshield. To the wind rear windshield. I'm going to try to bust it out. Tuck your knees to your chest. All right, we're going to stand you up. All right, come this way. Here. Let me make sure these cups are double locked so they don't tighten up on you. Okay. >> All right. Sit in there. All right. Sit in there. Set your wallet. You put that where your license where your license is. >> Hold on. You got You got >> You don't have ID on you. Anything on you? >> He's the ID right here. Right here. >> Yeah. [sighs] After the pursuit concluded, the Mustang driver was taken into custody without escaping the consequences. The suspect could face charges including felony fleeing reckless driving and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. As unbelievable as this pursuit was, it is far from the most dramatic encounter law enforcement has captured on camera. Watch the next video to see another intense chase and find out how differently that one unfolds. 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