After a traffic stop goes wrong, this man gets tased in his truck, then drives off on officers, leading to a chase and a manhunt where he's found in the worst hiding spot imaginable. Police in New Mexico conducted a traffic stop in July of 2024 after they noticed an unsecured individual in the back of the pickup truck. >> Guys, this isn't smart, man. >> What's that? Right in here? >> Yeah, you just ran into the other truck right there. >> Okay. Where's the other truck? >> Right there. That white one. >> Okay. >> You have to get some water for the radiator and >> Okay. Do you have your driver's license on you? I don't, sir. >> Do you have a driver's license? >> Um, I don't right now. >> So, are you David? >> David. >> What's your first name? >> Dakota. >> Dakota. What's your last name? >> Uh, Nick Nix. >> Okay. Do you have current insurance entrance on the vehicle? >> Like I said, I just picked her up to give her some gas or some >> water for the radiator and >> Okay. Where's the other truck at? >> Right here. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> All right. What's your Do you have a driver's license? >> I do. >> Can I see it, please? >> Yes. >> Sit tight. I'll be right back. Okay. Do you have a license or anything? >> Got an ID. >> What? Can I see it? And where's this other truck at? >> Just right there. >> Right. You can see it right there. >> Okay. >> The driver of this vehicle identifies himself as Dakota Nicks. His real name is Dakota Wooten. The officers are able to identify him nonetheless. And learn he has three active warrants for his arrest. >> I think one of his warrants might be for unlawful possession of a firearm. So, it could be 48. One of them says just display registration. He usually runs to >> Dakota, if I remember, right? Yeah. >> I think he was trying to, but I don't think he can drive that truck cuz he almost killed it in the parking lot. >> If he does decide he's going to get it up and going. >> If he does decide he's going to get it up and going, Jackson will stick him down cuz he'll probably come up and take a ride down. >> Like, I don't know why he didn't think I was not going to stop him because he was riding in the back. They parked next to me at the gas pump and then they left like that. >> I just saw something about unlawful possession, but I don't see it now. Sit on the ground. We can just go pull him out. Let's just pull Dakota out. Okay. >> I'll help you. >> Sure. >> Don't Don't Dakota. >> Don't push the brake. Push the brake. Push the brake. Push the brake. [Music] Jackson, he's running. >> Get on the ground. >> Well, stay with him. >> Just sit down. >> You guys v just sit down. >> At this point, the officer gets in his vehicle and gives pursuit as the suspect flees off of the side roads and heads northbound on North First Street in Bloomfield, New Mexico. Dakota drives for about 5 minutes before ditching his truck on another side road and running into a field. >> He's coming to a stop. Oh, looks like he's >> he bailed out. He's running southbound now. He's running south west. >> Dakota, you got nowhere to go, dude. You better stop. He crossed right here. >> Let's pull to channeling. If we can leave one unit at the vehicle and get another unit out here with us tracking. You're a little bit farther south than us and or yeah, south and he's cutting back north in this wash. If you want to go back towards by the truck and I'll let you know where the shoe impressions are headed. I don't know why I can't see his [ __ ] shoe impressions. I must wash. It's all right. I tased him. >> Did you? >> Yeah. Hey, show me youring hands right now. >> Right now, >> dude. Hands up or you're gonna get shot. >> Put youring hands up. >> Crawl out. >> On your belly. >> Do not reach for that knife. I will shoot you. Do you understand me? >> Yes, sir. >> With your hands out in front of you, crawl out. Buddy, >> we got him. Hold the air >> on your belly. >> Put Get on your belly. >> If you reach for thating knife, I swear. Lay the down. Ow. Ow. Ow. >> Give me your >> All right. God damn it. >> All right. >> Give me that other hand. >> Give me that other hand. >> Next time. Listen, dude. 13. We got to detain. >> No. >> 25. We got him detained. You can 66. We had two other passengers on Vermont that were in the process of getting ran. I don't know if they have any items or not. Roll on your butt. Something else in the front right pocket. >> What else do you have in your pockets? Why you going to make it hard, dude? Don't reach for it. >> I'm just checking. I'm just >> Do you have needles? >> No. But yeah, there is one. >> There is a needle. >> Is this right or left? >> Okay. Just don't reach. Keep your hands behind your back. >> Come on. How far down the wash? >> We're almost parallel to the truck. We're coming out now. >> We're almost back to the truck. Let's go to this car right here. Is that needle capped or uncapped? >> Yeah. >> What's in it? >> Nothing. >> Okay. No fentanyl or nothing like that on you that I need to know about. Okay. I'm right here in the front. Step back a little bit. You good? You need to be seen by medics? >> Yeah. >> My chest hurts. >> Your chest hurts. Okay. Thank you. >> I have chronic asthma. >> You have chronic asthma? >> I had a heart. >> Okay. >> You shouldn't be running if you have that. >> I just got scared, sir. >> You know, we could have just taken care of your warrant and your traffic offenses, but now you got felony charges. It's a lot easier to just cooperate, dude. Dude, you're caught. Playing games isn't going to get you go to the hospital. [Music] >> You could breathe if you didn't run. >> You can breathe just fine whenever you're running. >> Oh, yeah. [Music] >> Stand up, dude. You got to open up your lungs. Stand up straight. >> Bending over is not going to help you. >> Otherwise, you all >> stand up, dude. I got to get in front of your pants. You got to punch it. >> All right. >> Yeah, >> that's gory. Watch your step down. Step up. >> I don't know what happened to this car. >> Okay, >> I don't know if there's anything wrong with it. Okay. >> But those bombs back there are big. >> Uh-huh. >> Dude, these freaking they parked next to me at the freaking gas pumps and then when they leave, he's got a dude in the back of the truck. Passenger, no seat belt. He's suspended since like 21. >> Doing all right, buddy. Hey, Dakota. Carrie, help me pull this dude out. He's acting like he's seizing. >> He's acting like he's seizing. Got his neck. [Music] >> Hey, >> Dakota, stay with me, bud. >> Unfortunately, the officer's body cam cuts off here. Reports state that Dakota regained consciousness once medics arrived and was taken to the hospital. While being searched, officers failed to notice a handcuff key on his person, which he later used to free himself in the ER. When an officer caught him trying to hide something, he was tased again and restrained a second time. Dakota Wooten was charged with aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer, possession of a controlled substance, escaped from custody, resisting and obstructing an officer, and multiple traffic offenses.