Today on Uncovered,
>> get out of the car. Get out of the car.
Taser. Taser. Taser.
>> On May 31st, 2024, Westport police chase
a shoplifting suspect who crashes on I
95 and takes off on foot, forcing
officers into a high-speed scramble
along the highway.
>> Hands. Keep your hands where I can see
him. Turn around. Turn around.
Get out of the car. Get out of the car.
Get out of the car.
>> No.
No.
>> Taser. Taser. Taser. Get out now. Taser.
Get out.
>> Put the car in park.
>> Get out of the car.
>> Put the car in park.
>> S one.
going
to love your job.
That's one. I do not see her. I am
uninjured. Break it off. Do not
accident. Break it off. Do not
accident.
>> Stay right there.
Get on your knees. Turn around. Put the
cigarette out.
>> Put your hands behind your back.
>> Who is she?
>> It's my girlfriend. I'm in uh extremely
bad health.
>> Okay, I'll get you an ambulance. What's
the matter?
>> No, no. I I don't mean right now. I'm
saying I have I'm in I'm in heart
failure and liver failure. I just left
the hospital. I didn't know she was
doing that. Whether or not you see the
stop shop, guys, I was not involved. I'm
worried about my phone is in the car. I
had to call my mother. I had no idea she
was going to do this. This is insane.
>> All right.
>> Thanks, buddy.
>> Yep. I'm going to have whoever the
complaint is come out and talk to you.
Take a statement from him. I got to run
up there and I'll come right back.
>> Okay.
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>> Uh,
don't touch anything. I'm in the middle
right.
What's your name? What's your name?
>> I don't know if this is hers. Maybe I
gave her the wrong one.
That's all her medication that you want.
>> Oh, okay. I don't know what else is in
there. We haven't got out. Okay.
Garrett. Garrett's house.
>> Yeah. Okay.
In there. She does have
>> Oh, she does. It's not in here.
>> No, no, no. Just the two phones. They uh
are taking some phones.
>> I don't see any phones or her phones in
there.
>> I put two phones in half cuz they were
>> Okay. She's not getting this stuff. This
stuff's being seized.
>> Yeah.
>> If the medications are to her and you
need them, you can take them. The rest
of the stuff is being for the next few
days. They don't need them today.
>> Well, don't go the hell out. You don't
hurt.
>> What is this? Hydroine. What this?
>> I don't even know what that is. Stomach.
Is that the stomach?
Yep. It's really worn down, but it's
only from 2 weeks ago.
>> No, I don't want to.
>> All right. It's going to hurt.
>> At first, nothing hurt.
>> Oh, yeah. It's going to You're going to
feel it tonight. Trust me.
>> Jesus.
>> I got you.
>> So, how often do you take methodone?
>> Once daily.
>> And when do you take that?
>> I mean, I whenever I can make it to the
clinic. They're open from 6 to 12:00
p.m.
>> And that's every day.
>> Mhm. He said he had he um he he asked me
my doctor was there. So I'm assuming he
wants to make sure everything
doctor
before he uh prescribes me anything
more. I'm I'm just assuming that
>> put this with her property and we will
bring it I have to fill out a memo
anyways. We'll have the officer who is
going bring it with her when she goes to
the hospital. Have you eaten?
>> No. Uh, one of the officers asked me
that I think they were going to get food
cuz he asked me if I was hungry.
>> Okay, Scott.
>> I don't know if he sent someone to get
food, but he did ask if she ate.
>> Okay, we'll get you something if you
need something to eat.
>> Thank you. If you could put in my file
or wherever um of a vegetarian, not like
a trendy vegetarian. I've never eaten
meat.
>> What What does that mean? Cuz our
options are pretty limited.
>> I've never eaten meat before in my life.
>> So, what do you eat? Anything but meat.
>> All right.
>> Bread, cheese, eggs, any kind of
vegetables, any kind of fruit.
>> Did you send somebody for food yet?
>> I did not.
>> All right. Uh don't cuz I'm going to
have to figure that out. That's uh She's
a vegetarian.
>> I could have them make a veggie burger.
>> Get a veggie burger. Is diner still
open?
>> Yes, I believe till 9:00.
>> Call them. Get a veggie burger.
>> Okay.
>> Thank you.
>> Yep.
>> Thank you.
>> You're welcome. She been giving her
rights out.
>> All right.
>> Yeah. I'm just gonna have her sign.
>> Yeah. Why don't you step up here for a
sec? So,
>> this is just a notice of rights that we
just read before. He's providing a
signature on the board
>> that you uh that I read all this
>> that you read that. Yeah.
>> Mhm. Do you understand your rights?
>> Mhm.
>> Okay. Do you wish to speak to me at this
time? Cuz I have a couple questions
about what happened today. You can you
can have a seat. We just need you to
sign that.
>> No, you already did.
>> Sorry.
>> Are you feeling okay? Uh,
I'm like sort of dizzy and then like my
I don't know. I feel kind of slow right
now.
>> Okay. Did they give you any medication
at the hospital?
>> Mhm.
>> Do you know what they gave you?
>> They gave me Tylenol. Percoet.
>> They gave you percoet?
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. They will process you. We're
working on the veggie burger. Uh, your
phone is not being given back to you.
That is being kept.
>> Yeah, I understand that. Um, is there
any way I can get uh
>> can't can't be touched at all. It's uh
locked up and put away. We can try and
help you find numbers otherwise through
other methods that we have. If you
trying to reach somebody um if you can't
remember their number, we have different
ways of trying to come up with it. Um
but as far as getting your phone back,
that isn't going to happen. Okay.
>> Yeah. Yeah. I I didn't think I was going
to get my phone back. I was just hoping
you got the numbers, but um
>> Okay.
>> Yeah, I'll try to remember something.
>> Looking at your arm, I know some of it
is whatever it is. Um do you What are
your injuries from the accident?
>> I don't know.
>> You don't know?
>> You hit your head, your face.
>> Oh, yeah. I hit my face really.
>> Did you hurt anything else? Your
extremities, your chest, your legs, any
of that stuff? My my chest hurts really
really bad because um
>> the airbag went off and then it rolled
and then I
>> pancakes.
>> Um
>> yeah, that's fine.
>> Yeah, that's fine.
>> Okay. All right.
>> Yeah,
>> they're going to process you. You're
going to be placed in a cell by
yourself. Um it is monitored. If
something is going wrong with you
physically or you need medical
attention, wave.
>> All right. Thank you. Hannah Howell and
Garrett Sprouse were charged with
lararseny, reckless driving, engaging
police in pursuit, and interfering with
an officer. The other driver involved in
the accident sustained minor injuries
after the crash that were
non-life-threatening.