come here come on out what did I do this time I don't know you f tell me now you're running Sunday November 19th 2023 Flagler County Florida the police receive a call from a man reporting that a neighbor and an acquaintance had entered his garage and punched him in the face following an argument the altercation continued in the street before the two men got into a vehicle and left the scene officers quickly began searching for the vehicle in order to make an arrest before it was too late I'm Tyler and this is your daily dose of [Music] crime hey he's out he's running out 22 he's looking at the back door around the back of the house toward the water stop right now you're going to get tased jump Fu up get out of the water now 11 swimm to the other side once officers managed to locate the vehicle of the aggressor identified as Philip McGraw they immediately attempt to stop him however McGraw jumped out of the car and tried to run away and threw himself into a nearby Canal the suspect was trying to evade the police and officers had to do everything they could to capture him how easy would it be if philli was so far from the shore Lo towards the house towards the end of the col come here come on come on out come on out what did I do this time I don't know you f telling me now you're running well yall are running up on me come on well let me talk to you what did I do this time come here let's talk talk we got to get your side of the story why you riding why you running from us because come on over you already know I don't know I just got here yeah why why do youall run up on me we're not they wanted to talk to you come on for what figure out what's going on Kevin F well let's get your side of the story you don't want my side yeah I do y run up on me and not him come on it doesn't matter you don't want to get another charge come on you don't want more Char come on what is that got enough you're going to make it worse go go to that road hurry up just come on bro you're getting another charge for what now you have a felony escape charge for what cuz you're under arrest why why do you want another felony why am I under arrest come up here and figure it out we're telling you that you're under arrest you know you're getting a failing by swimming away give me m go over there neighbor as mcra began swimming toward the shore to escape officers rushed to that area however just as they were about to catch him he swam further into the center of the canal he was told that additional charges would be added for his actions but Philip asked for an explanation of his arrest as he seemed unaware of the severity of his assault hey there's people right there there's cops there in there what are you doing dude what are you doing this for Liz we're putting the bird up in the air the bird's coming up you're not a run are you able to go with on can you go over there can you can you shoot over there I have to go all the way down and over yeah I [Applause] can come on got why are you doing this why are you making this worse huh why are you making this worse will you come over here and just talk to me y want to talk I try I'm telling you I wanted to talk to you and get your side no cuz you pulled up with blue lights that's my lights are not on Summers come towards me on the other side pedestrians are pointing him out in this W my one's fighting really question what's here you have any weapons on you roll up why that's a great question why I didn't want to talk that's for sure not getting away from us talk you're running away right makes it a little difficult after several minutes of officers attempting to convince the suspect to surrender Phillip who was exhausted then swam back to the shore where he was finally subdued by authorities he appeared to be out of breath repeatedly questioning why was being arrested and didn't believe that he was guilty of anything however officers would explain the situation thoroughly before placing him in the patrol car lighting all that Ain want to talk stand up just want to that's not one my St talk is showing up and talking having a about what you no you ran you just run p over you run I didn't run every traic stop every time y'all pulled up I didn't I didn't run first time he arrested me did I run what do you think just happened right two weeks ago yeah I just ran two two 3 weeks ago you ran from us same two people what do you mean in your house when you had the warrant same two people yeah I was in the closet I wasn't running I wasn't running I wasn't running that's for sure start yeah Yan and uh go check on [Applause] him you're just not good at good at what running getting away [ __ ] would have been caught 10 minutes ago if you weren't sitting in the middle of the water might not even had to go to jail whatever what do you mean we might not have had to go to jail we had to get your side of the story pulling us over to get your side of the story that's it not get inside of the story get inside of the story is showing up been waiting we were sitting at your house for 2 hours no yes 2 hours an hour sorry that's not the side of the story Philip had denied running but the recordings told a different story McGraw had already fled from the police previously for other reasons and officers knew him quite well what was it that was going on here why was the same scene playing out again just like two weeks prior M girl all was hiding something and the officers needed to figure it out yeah absolutely I told you we were absolutely put your hand behind your back wor drop the cup drop the cup when there's a 100 police cars behind you and you don't stop you go to jail it don't matter red and blue lights are Universal ma'am get one more set of Cs you going to go to jail I'm making it more comfortable for I'm a damn I don't think you I mean it's not like he would have done that on purpose yes he did it on purpose no he did okay he whoever was in this passenger see that's okay older men can commit crimes man and that's what he did today [Music] condition we have a we have a a fully trained medical staff at jail okay absolutely understand manak immigrants here and you are taking veteran immigrants nothing to do I'm a vet so this one you're talking about Sir right there so I don't want to hear crap like that order and law and he should have stopped when we had him when we tried to stop if he's that much of a patriot he should have stopped when we tried to stop him know okay when we get behind him here yeah we try to pull him over way over there blocks behind he didn't we put him in your car yeah yeah I'm not going anywhere that's fine Philip stepfather James Jones was identified as an accomplice he had driven the vehicle and which the suspect had fled and did not stop when he saw the officers Jones had helped McGraw Escape worsening his potential charges he resisted arrest and claimed innocence but the authorities knew exactly what he had done and how he had assisted philli in his getaway this is silly what it's silly that you didn't stop what the hell I didn't know I was supposed to I didn't see you guys come on now oh no [ __ ] I was talking come your nephew or whoever was in the pass and SE jumps out the car and start running it's my sonla driver to stop his what are you looking for him this guy over here oh he did not yes he did there both out in the damn street and had a fire okay well and I sit in the damn car and wash go ahead I got what the hell of a Sunday guys this is silly going he's coming out of my where's his wallet yeah absolutely I think you're dress for the occasion that's not getting inside of a story kind talk get side of the story been waiting at the house waiting at the house you have any medical complaints yeah what everything you got to know about what are you injured do you have any medical complaints what what do you need tell I've been having seizures my head okay let's go to the car when was the last time you had a medical uh man how are you good you sir how are you how are excellent I turn my radio I'm here what's crle what's with have you thought about seeing a doctor could have just went to the doctor now you just came home and said what do you mean we'll get you checked out by I'm going to read this to you right through main silent say me Abes evidence against you ready talk to attorney with you now anytime dur question you cannot afford attorney W be appointed represent you if anytime you wish to stop talking to me or have an attorney president all questioning will be sto your request you understand these rights is that a yes yeah man swimming running I mean I don't know what the whole plan was well that wasn't one to talk to me I already knew what that was well the whole reason your dad pulled into the driveway is because you knew what why we were trying to stop you we tried to pull your dad over at the beginning of Palm Harbor and you intentionally went all the way to your driveway what do you mean I wasn't driving you told your dad okay never mind d you guys both did not comply with when you see lights and siren what do you normally do for that I don't know I wasn't driving how old you well if I told him to jump off a bridge is he going to do it no I'm not I'm not blaming you for what your dad did I'm just trying to D you seem confused as though why we're here I'd like to make sense that how did we end up covered in water at a sheriff's vehicle I don't know you wanted to talk I want to listen what now we get a chance to talk hey I'm sorry I ran it's my fault I'm sorry I [ __ ] I shouldn't have done it I should have just listen obviously this isn't the ideal circumstances for me how I wanted to talk to you but you still get a chance to get your side of the story so what happened today I went over to Kevin's house ask him for a ride to the road to get Lumber I walk in I knock on the door he said he watching the game said tomorrow okay walk came home told Granddad he told he was going to go to Lowe's okay he getting ready I walk into the house tell my wife I'm going to Lowe's he get buber with Granddad says okay I'll walk out head him's out in the front yard talking to Granddad yeah saying that I S ask saying that I was smoking in Newport I show him in the cigarette I was like what do you me I'm not smoking in Newport okay he said that I took a pack of the cigarettes from them and I I was like I have my own cigarettes Kevin why would I take the cigarettes okay right so makes sense all that goes back to his house and then he's going off Sam stole cigarettes blah blah blah so I went over to talk to him about cuz me and him had conflicts in the past but you know the other day he gave my kids a bag of candy I don't know while it kind of pissed me off but I didn't I Ain trying to have no conlict didn't say nothing to him yeah he came over accusing me of smoking a pack taking a pack of cigarettes when I went to asking her a ride the load got you I was like I have no reason to steal your cigarettes have my own cigarettes and then he was walking back to his house and when he you know saying all that saying that I stole cigarettes from him I piss me off so I confront him about the bag of candy when I confront him about not giving my kids C here talking to my children he came at me okay and we got into a scuffle would be placed under arrest and McGraw was interrogated by officers to hear his side of the story and gather a statement about the incident Philip claimed he had gone to a friend's house named Kevin to ask for help with some things however after a misunderstanding over some cigarettes his friend accused him of stealing which led to a fight in the street as officers listened to his account it did not match up with his flight from the scene if the only issue had been the cigarette dispute why would he have ran like a fugitive from a serious crime um these guys are going to check you out make sure you don't have any injuries I want to understand how he came out you and all that but it's important that you get your medical attention so let these guys ask you the questions they got to ask him all that anything on you that's going to poke me stick in stab actually that ke I think I have Grandad's in my Park go against car how did Kevin attack you how did he come at you he just came at me like threatening like he just came like where was this at aggressive this like garage Street driveway was at his driveway yes and then whenever he started saying whatever coming aggressively towards me he started put his hands up and yeah just of course I'm what so saying you felt threaten CU his hands yes I felt threaten so his hands came that's the only reason I did that I didn't I didn't I didn't go confront him whenever he his hands come up like this like like this or like just fist on the side aggressively came at me and I seen his hand start to go up and above his head to the side like shoulder don't remember I'm not I don't remember details all right so he felt like he was about to get at you is what like he was about to hit you he was okay yes he came at me exress I started back up I started to left I started to back up and leave and then he we just started going at it and did you were you able to stop him from hitting you or did you get hit we both got hit where were you hit in the head I mean like where in your head I don't remember he hit me sever C time he hit me a couple times in the back of the head in the jaw and the neck like I mean all right um can you like flat flatten your hand out so I can see your hand all the Rocks hit your middle Knuckles the Rocks got cuts on the the the bottom of your finger from the Rocks yeah but yeah same with these I mean what see I didn't see this that was coming with concrete cuz me and him both fell down on the ground just like my KN me and him both hit the ground I mean he just aggressively came at me and we both went at it he hit me several times and we both just separated I got in the car of my granddad and that was it any marks in your head is there any reason why you don't have too many any Cuts or scrapes on your face and he's covered in blood what do you mean covered in blood exactly how it sounds he's covered in blood he's got blood all over his face his knees his hands show it off my no buddy my KNE budy Philip reiterated that it had just been a ridiculous argument over some cigarettes that Kevin had started and both men had ended up injured with blood on their faces and bodies it seemed mcra May avoid jail if his statement was true but for that to happen authorities needed solid evidence to back up the suspect's version of the events you pull your right hand out to the side that's perfect left all right so I still never got a clear answer why why run you stu because I mean I was obviously [ __ ] going to jail call him 10 anybody call him 1050 not asking for my story I was obviously going to jail I mean why do you think you going to jail because I know whenever an officer wants to come and talk and get my side of the story he's going to show up to the house and talk he's not going to have three cops waiting and blue light me to talk I mean come on so you just thought just because you were getting stopped in your history of police you figured the best idea was to just run no it wasn't the best idea it wasn't and smart ID it was very stupid on my part yes dumb for running and yes I did and it was not a good decision it was very stupid and I think I think the dad's 10:15 too I think that's what he means all right all right come on we going hop in here watch your head Lo you're getting in Philip McGraw was arrested and charged with unarmed burglary of an unoccupied dwelling simple battery petty theft and resisting an officer without violence he would be held on a $32,500 Bond James Jones was arrested and charged with resisting an officer without violence and held on a $500 Bond