The early morning hours of November 22nd, 2025 saw Deontay Hawthorne decide to turn Oklahoma City into his own personal action movie set. He allegedly began a violent rampage that spanned several neighborhoods and involved multiple stolen vehicles. >> He's going to be northbound on eastern. Yeah, he's he's going the wrong way on 240. >> Okay, guys. R is 102. The first >> Hey, he's out. He's running. He's about to carjack somebody else. Uh he's going eastbound on 240. He's trying to carjack people, guys. Okay, he just got hit. Uh, he's right by the truck now. He's still on foot, THOUGH. 18 shots fired. 18 shots fired. He's down. I can't see the gun. I can't see the gun. >> SHOW US YOUR HANDS. >> SHOW US YOUR HANDS NOW. >> The suspect eventually passed away at a local medical facility after his chaotic morning came to an abrupt halt. Investigators later linked him to several violent incidents that occurred before the sun was even up. He will certainly not be troubling the residents of Oklahoma City ever again. A parking lot in Roseville became the stage for a very poor life choice on October 13th, 2025. A 36-year-old local resident thought it would be a bright idea to use his car as a battering ram against a marked police SUV. Stay right there. >> Put the car in park. >> Whoa, whoa, whoa. DROP THE KNIFE NOW. DROP THE Stay right there. Put the car in park. >> Whoa, whoa, whoa. Drop the knife now. Drop the knife. >> Drop the knife. >> Drop it. DROP THE KNIFE. DROP THE KNIFE. >> DROP THE KNIFE. >> DROP THE KNIFE. >> Close my door. >> DROP THE KNIFE. >> Drop it. DROP THE KNIFE. DROP THEING KNIFE. >> DROP the knife. the >> the legal case against the driver is already mounting with a stack of felony charges for assault and destruction [music] of property. While the suspect remains in critical condition at a hospital, his future likely involves a very long stay in a state facility. Officers A and B were fortunate to escape the encounter without any serious injuries. The department later cleared them of any criminal wrongdoing. A black Mustang with Kentucky tags was spotted tearing through Trrowdale County on the afternoon of September 30th, 2025. The driver apparently felt that a high-speed pursuit and swerving at deputies was a valid way to spend his Tuesday. >> He's taking off. 814. He's taking off. He's right there at 810. He almost hit 810. I hit him. I hit him. I hit him. I got him. I got him. Stop. >> Get out OF THE CAR. GET OUT of the car. >> Right there. Stop. You turn it off. >> I got him. YOU KEEP YOUR HANDS RIGHT THERE. >> All right. Yes. You stay right there till we get out. >> Get out of it. Get out of it. >> Get out OF MY CAR RIGHT NOW. Get out of Wait, I don't know. 801. What's your location? The reckless driver found himself trading his pony car for a cold cell in the local jail following his arrest. He is now facing a laundry list of charges ranging from assault on a law man to driving without insurance. His Mustang was impounded due to some very questionable paperwork. A hearing is already scheduled to determine just how long he will be staying as a guest of the county. Commuters in the San Fernando Valley got an unwanted front row seat to a high-speed circus on August 5th, 2020. A man and a woman in a black BMW led authorities on a frantic chase that reached speeds of over 100 mph. Once again, keeping a close eye on that black BMW right there in the center of your screen running from the California Highway Patrol. a female driver behind the wheel with a male passenger in the uh passenger's seat as we've gotten off the five freeway well into uh LAPD's jurisdiction here. Uh we have uh lost sight of any police including California Highway Patrol and I don't see any LAPD in the area at this point for that matter either. You can see he's doing about the speed limit right around 40 miles per hour at times just in the last 5 10 minutes was doing well over 110 miles per hour on the five freeway. Uh LAPD. All right, LAPD still overhead. That car coming up on a dead end at Riverton Avenue and Magnolia. Just off of Magnolia putting it in reverse. Mel Driver now speeding in reverse down Riverton towards Magnolia. LAPD again flying overhead doing really tight orbits around these two. And uh this is just this is really something. Don't see any pedestrians in the way here. But this is a very dangerous maneuver here. Going reverse now on Riverton. Backing into or Yeah, just doing a Yep. making the turn now. Now getting back onto Magnolia. Wild left turn pass pedestrians crossing the crosswalk now going the wrong way down Vinland Avenue. That was a wild and unnecessary and unexpected turn there. Uh a left turn into oncoming lanes of traffic now going southbound in the northbound lanes on Vinland Avenue coming very close to pedestrians who were crossing the crosswalk. A frightening move there that has really uh just been a wild turn of events here as the driving just gets uh more chaotic. And now LAPD uh is going to try and get these two off the road. Once again, they've got a a helicopter circling this car, but they are now going to try and get units into the area here. The driving has just suddenly uh really gotten way too dangerous. They're going to have to get these two off of the road again. Crisscrossing through Burbank now making a left turn onto Camaro. Oh, into parked cars. Overturned. BMW overturned the drivers. Oh boy. Oh boy. Okay, so this is coming to an end here after striking a couple of parked cars. The driver and passenger getting out of the car, appear to be uninjured, running through the neighborhood and now running through a set of apartments off of Camaro Street, running very, very fast through this neighborhood after a wild crash into parked cars. You can see the two of them are going to look for a hiding spot here. LAPD circling the area. Units getting into position here. It's going to be a few minutes, but it looks like they have gotten them uh looks like they are getting down on the ground, proned out here, perhaps by orders of that LAPD helicopter. No, there it is. Look at that. A ground unit able to get these two into custody. Wow. They were looking for a hiding spot and ran into this LAPD cruiser at the end of the alleyway between this apartment complex. >> The community can finally breathe easier now that the two suspects are safely behind bars. This romantic getaway ended with the pair holding hands as they were led away by Burbank's finest. Their spectacular tumble into several parked cars only resulted in minor bruises. Paramedics gave them a quick evaluation before they were delivered to the station to face a judge. 81-year-old John Leon White gave Conway officers a very confusing welfare check on September 20th, 2025. He was spotted wandering the streets in a Kia sporge with a flat tire and no lights on in the middle of the night. Yeah. >> He's going down the wrong side of the the highway on 65. Uh 48 miles an hour past the Voluonia cutoff. Highway is no longer still in the opposite line. >> Conway is back on our side of the road. >> Make sure you give that space in case there copy. Oh. Oh, he just he just wrecked out. He just wrecked out. He just wrecked out. Careful. Careful. He wrecked out. He's in the He's in the middle of the road. Middle of the road. coming. >> They're pushing pushing >> pushing with you. >> Old man. The primary lesson here is that age is just a number, but traffic laws are mandatory for everyone. Mr. White was eventually presented with a very long receipt of charges, including reckless driving and a violation of the Omnibus DWI Act. It appears this late night excursion has resulted in a permanent spot on the local police blotter. His days of hazardous midnight cruising are likely over. A shoplifting suspect in a Toyota RAV 4 discovered that snow and speed are a terrible combination on January 21st, 2024. The driver led Arkansas state troopers on a slippery trek across various state highways with a trunk full of stolen retail therapy. Heat. Heat. Five. Stay by. Ah, thanks. >> Oh. I know. Take me out. The suspect's snowy flight ended with a face first meeting with the pavement after a [music] brief foot race. Conway police eventually reclaimed a mountain of stolen goods from the back of the SUV before the vehicle was towed away. She was taken into custody without further incident. Her next shopping trip will likely be limited to the prison commissary. Lee County troopers were on high alert on June 17th, 2024 when Joseph Stanley Jerez Owens appeared on their radar. He was pushing a Kawasaki motorcycle to 120 mph while sporting a very suspicious and obscured license plate. 131. [music] [music] Stay right about travel. 16. Get the [ __ ] ground. >> The impact of his decision-making resulted in a messy collision and a stack of felony charges for eluding the law. Mr. Owens discovered that resisting handcuffs is a losing game. He was eventually hauled off to face several counts of reckless driving and property damage. His motorcycle career has been put on an indefinite hold while he navigates the Florida legal system. It was 2:00 in the morning on May 13th, 2024 when Anderson Alwin Pilgrim decided that Florida traffic laws were merely optional suggestions. His silver Toyota Camry was clocked at a staggering 117 miles per hour before the high-speed pursuit truly began. All right. 1650. I'll take it. We're going to be on 82 eastbound. Eastbound 82 approaching Daniel. 50 70 right now. >> Daniel The signal whiskey westbound eastbound in the westbound lanes left northbound northbound. We are going down. Confirming northbound. They are no offer southbound right now. Don't move. You got me. Shut your ass. Don't do that. 17. Can you advise if you're >> The case against Mr. Pilgrim includes felony fleeing and operating a vehicle without a valid driver's license. He was eventually stopped on 24th Street Southwest after a very long and dangerous night for the local troopers. His multiple traffic citations will be the least of his worries as he prepares for a courtroom appearance. A stolen pickup truck nearly collided with a city vehicle in Houston on October 1st, 2020. This reckless maneuver sparked a halfhour pursuit that saw the driver repeatedly weaving into oncoming traffic and circling the same neighborhoods on the feeder road of the Gulf Freeway south of Telephone Road. This is where this chase started. southeast part of Houston. Looks like he's going in the wrong direction. That's southbound 45 trying to turn around and head the wrong way. We have two police helicopters up above. We have numerous HPD officers on the ground. And again, he's heading northbound in the southbound direction of the Gulf Freeway, heading back towards Telephone Road. This is where we picked up the chase reportedly for a stolen vehicle. From what I can see, it looked to me that it was a male driver uh in this pickup truck. Again, allegedly a stolen pickup truck who's been driving erratically several near misses. And now you can see uh caught in a parking lot here uh near a gas station. So many times it looked like the driver was boxed in but was able to maneuver his way around as he's doing right now. And you can see how many police officers are behind him on the feeder road of the Gulf Freeway heading southbound towards Telephone Road. It looks like they might be performing the pit maneuver here shortly. Trying to get to the uh rear of the vehicle. Usually performed under 40 miles per hour where they just tap the back of the vehicle. Just crossing Lawndale. And again in the wrong direction riding the median and going in the wrong direction. And it looks like a it we do have an accident here. The first accident that I have seen. He has hit another vehicle as numerous police officers are behind him. It looked like it might be coming to an end right now. again collided with another vehicle going in the wrong direction. Smoke coming from the vehicle. Yes, it appears to be over. They do have him uh handcuffed. Several people handcuffed. Two in custody. Two in custody. The ultimate lesson from this chaos is that running from the law only adds more years to an inevitable sentence. The suspect was found to be carrying a handgun and three active felony warrants at the time of his arrest. Thankfully, the two small children in the Dodge Charger escaped serious injury after their terrifying encounter with the stolen truck. Richland County was the setting for a high-speed disappearing act on October 27th, 2024. Anquin Anthony Hunter pulled over for a traffic stop, but quickly decided that a long chat with the highway patrol was not in his immediate schedule. >> Smell marijuana. I'm just running a little quick search of the vehicle if you don't mind. Do me a favor, pause. Step out. >> [music] >> Rich be secondary. He's in lane one. Coming to the 98 now. Speed reducing some water traffic. for my vehicle just got hit by the spike. I think they hit the suspect, too. I'm at the drop down. Got hit by 1049 primary. They say your primary lead 98 Thank you. That'll be around that intersection. I have this fast Williams road coming up on cigar. That's the intersection that goes straight across. So anybody stop the bridge. Get him right there. Stop. Do not move. >> Do not move. You're going to get tired. STOP RIGHT THERE. STOP. YOU'RE GOING TO GET TIGHT. GET DOWN. GET DOWN. DO NOT MOVE. STAY RIGHT THERE. LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS. Both of them. Keep them right there. Do you understand me? Listen. Do you understand me? Yes or no? Do you understand? I'm going assume you understand. >> Pull your feet in. Hold on. I'm trying I'm trying to get together. I'm trying to gain strength. Ah, >> I'm trying to move. >> Be smart and jump over the garden. >> Why'd you run? >> Good job. >> And don't say it for Boy, you better have pounds of marijuana [snorts] cuz I know you run for that little bit of stuff. >> I'm trying to gain my strength to get out. Hold on. >> We got all the time in the world. Hold on. >> I'm here for 12 hours, bro. >> Hold on, bro. I'm trying to Hold on. I'm trying to clock out. >> Trying to gain the strength. Take your time. >> Got me George in the jungle running through the vines and whatnot. >> Oh [ __ ] Hold on. >> Oh no. Take your time. >> Oh [ __ ] >> I'm in no hurry. I'm here for you. >> Y'all call out those streets. I was like, "Yeah, I don't know where I'm at. I'm just going to wait till I see >> everybody back off >> for spikes that went on me." And I told him to back. >> I know. >> Cuz he's he's that type of guy. Yeah, >> I spiked him. >> Yeah, I saw >> him too. >> Yeah. Yeah, he did. But I He hit all four of his >> Oh, [ __ ] >> When he came through, I said, "Oh, man." >> Oh [ __ ] >> He wasn't going down. Bottom of 98 ready to go. >> Oh [ __ ] >> Oh [ __ ] >> I'm tire. >> The suspect's final destination turned out to be the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. After a brief medical checkup, officers discovered a pound of marijuana and a high-tech fishing drone in the trunk of his Honda. It seems Mr. Hunter was prepared for a very specific type of delivery. He will have plenty of time to discuss his cargo with a lawyer while he recovers from his leg injury. A single headlight approaching at 113 mph caught a trooper's attention on January 21st, 2023. Joseé Luis Ampuero was enjoying a midnight ride on Interstate 85 before he was asked to pull over and drop his keys. >> Take the keys out and drop them on the ground. day 5 noon 1038 with a motorcycle the 85 south 53 marker believe it's going to be an all black bike riders wearing black pants tan book bag white helmet tags and read Yankee Henry David 912 YHD 912 out of Georgia the keys on the ground take the keys out and drop them on the sound. Not going to ask you again. And then we're going back on the road. >> Clear. Don't be 1080 yet. >> Yeah, we're 1080. No. 1080. >> [music] >> You can in go ahead and let the on call NCI know what we got going on. >> Going all our way right hand lane. No turn signal. Going in the shoulder. Non. He's in the shoulder. 1050. Non. 1050. Bad. 1050. Non. 1050. Start. 1052. I got you cleared. >> Hey brother, where you heard it at? Where you heard it? >> He ain't talking yet. He ain't talking yet. Don't move too much. >> I got your light out for me. Okay. going to shut your window down. Is >> there anything else off of him? >> The suspect had to be airlifted to a medical center due to the injuries he sustained during his spectacular crash. While he was being treated, officers informed him that he was being charged with driving under the influence offense. He now faces a laundry list of warrants, including reckless driving and fleeing. His motorcycle days are likely over for the foreseeable future. The first day of 2026 started with a very loud bang for a pair of suspects in a stolen Honda. Authorities in Arkansas were notified that a high-speed pursuit was heading their way at speeds exceeding 100 mph. 25 lane. South County Road 42. CFS comments. King's got laid back northbound. Report by own [screaming] right on radio now northbound. See your hands now. The result of this New Year's Day drama was a successful felony takedown involving multiple law enforcement agencies. Both the driver and the passenger were placed under arrest without further incident after their vehicle became disabled. It was a very productive start to the year for the local police departments. The stolen Honda has finally been retired from its life of crime. Daniel Bennett Jr. decided to treat a Berkeley County license checkpoint as a personal challenge on March 14th, 2025. He aggressively accelerated his Nissan Alultima directly toward the troopers [music] who were busy directing traffic in the roadway. 1050 in the into the grass. 10:15 into the grass. We're continuing on. >> Hey, we're back on black. We're on black. You guys is a dead end. He just took a right. Took a right on old Highway 52. [screaming] >> I'm right behind him. His car is slowing down. We're at speeds of 50 60. Going to go for a pit. We got Bling out to me. We're coming to a stop here. Mberry crossing lane. >> Driver, let me see your hands now. >> Hands up. Don't move. Don't move. Sit tight. >> Face away. Don't look at me. >> Okay, fair enough. Why'd you run? >> I just got a free sir. I got honestly I mean honestly I got a freight. I'm not going to sit here and lie to y'all. I got a fre. I'm not I feel you. I'm being honest with you. I'm not going to [ __ ] you. I got a freak. >> Okay. >> I'm fine. How are you? >> If he's good, you can put him in my passenger seat. The officer's patrol car only suffered minor scuffs to the rubber bumper despite the high-speed drama. Mr. Bennett was eventually identified and booked into the Dorchester County detention center for his third suspension charge. He now has a front row seat to the consequences of failing to stop for blue lights. Orange County became a playground for a reckless biker on July 12th, 2024. Taj Anthony Haynes was spotted operating a motorcycle without a license plate and promptly performed an illegal Uturn to avoid a patrol car. Copy 1031 clear channel 333 traffic at this time 1720 1031 Heat. Heat. Okay. 22. >> I see a tree coming. No traffic, >> guys. If he bails out, let's see if we can contain him for K9. mph. >> 1728. Copy. You want for mercy? box. Box him in. He's got a curb there. Just Just hit the curb. Just hit the curb. Just hit the curb. There you go. There you go. The charges authorized against Mr. pains include felony fleeing and operating a motorcycle without a license. He was eventually cornered on East Colonial Drive after nearly causing several collisions with innocent motorists. His night of jumping medians at 130 mph has earned him a permanent spot in the Florida criminal database. A welfare check turned into a 133 mph pursuit. On the night of August 4th of 2025, Colton Dean Smith was spotted speeding with his hazard lights on. However, he was definitely not looking for medical assistance. Romeo 970 foundation. Westbound traffic. Beautiful. covering headed back westbound on time. on five coming up to a base point. Approaching bay point. Coming off fast. PUT YOUR HANDS UP. [screaming] >> GET OUT. GET OUT. GET OUT OF THE CAR. >> GET OUT OF THE CAR. DO IT NOW. The suspect admitted to investigators that he only fled because he feared going back to jail while on probation. A firearm and a glass pipe were recovered from the scene before Mr. Smith was delivered to the Lee County Jail. He is now facing at least seven active driver license suspensions and several new felony counts. An Arkansas state trooper attempted a routine traffic stop for speeding that quickly devolved into a very loud standoff. The female driver of a Grand Marquee simply refused to exit her vehicle or acknowledge the dozens of commands being shouted in her direction. Get out of contact. the unit. Yeah, >> GET OUT OF THE CAR. GET OUT OF THE CAR. GET OUT OF THE CAR. [screaming] NO. You going back. here. I'll do anything. She wrecked out. Wrecked out. Wrecked out. 1016. >> GET [screaming] ON THE GROUND. I'M GOING TO TASE YOU. I WILL TASE YOU. >> I WILL T YOU. GET ON THE GROUND. GET ON THE GROUND. >> GET ON THE GROUND. >> PLEASE. I'M ON THE GROUND. >> GET ON THE GROUND. PUT YOUR [screaming] >> I'M GOING YOU GET ON THE GROUND. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY GOODBYE. I'M GOING TO sue you. I'm pregnant. >> SHE WEREN'T RESISTING. >> GET ON THE GROUND. >> RESISTING. I'M NOT RESISTING. >> GET ON THE GROUND. >> I'M GOING TO >> GET ON THE GROUND. GET ON THE GROUND. I DON'T GET ON THE GROUND. >> GET ON THE GROUND. PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. >> STOP IT, SIR. STOP. >> Put your HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. >> The community impact of such a scene is always a mix of confusion and frustration for the responding officers. This individual spent nearly 30 minutes pleading for mercy while mentioning her pregnancy and her infant daughter. She eventually found herself in handcuffs after a prolonged struggle. Her emotional appeals did very little to change the reality of her arrest. I 95 in Clarendon County became the path for a stolen burgundy and tan Peterbuilt on January 20th, 2025. The driver of the massive tractor trailer decided to ignore the emergency lights and see how much distance he could put between himself and the law. >> That's what we're getting in the orange capital right here before the 115 south. He's about 1050. He's about to go up to Hamilton Road. He just 1050ed in the right side of the shoulder. He made it on the bypass road. Therefore, if you get on 301 at Hamilton, it's going to be getting up to Hamilton. The 1050 in the right hand grass made it up on the side road. If you would just make sure that the countyy's aware of that last location or 18 of them made it all the way through the barrier. So now coming off Cummings Road to Hamilton Road is a dead end road comes back out to Hamilton. So he 1050 right here at Hamilton and Cumins. Hamilton and Cumins rows 18-wheeler versus ditch. Serious office. >> Serious office. >> All right. The cab is empty. >> Clear. Clear. >> You're good, Kevin. >> The massive tractor trailer was eventually found abandoned and damaged in a ditch near Hamilton Road. Although a K-9 unit was brought in to sniff out the driver. The mysterious pilot managed to vanish into the landscape before he could be caught. The Clarenton County Sheriff's Office is currently handling the collision report for the wreckage left behind. While the dust has settled on the pavement, the legal fallout for these drivers will likely haunt them for a very long time. We have saved the most puzzling cases for later. Therefore, consider this current video just a small taste of the madness. Please watch the next video to see how a routine stop turned into a nationwide headline. Thanks for your time and be sure to subscribe to stay in the loop.