A welfare check along Interstate 40 took an unexpected turn when officers encountered 44y old Jimmy Glenn Yazy, a man already linked to multiple prior DWI convictions. What followed would place him at the center of his fifth DWI case in New Mexico. >> HEY, GET OUT. [screaming] HEY, GET OVER HERE, DUDE. DON'T GRAB IT. Get over here. 300. Almost ran you over. After Yazzy nearly struck the officer and sped away, dispatch was notified and a pursuit began along Interstate 40. 67. It is heavy. During the pursuit, the suspect's car traveled at speeds exceeding 80 mph, weaving through traffic along I40. [music] The suspect's driver side door remained open, a dangerous sight as the vehicle raced along Interstate 40. 296 is on the right lane. Everybody traffic 11 miles hour 93 west. >> I got him right here. I got him right next to me here. Get him, bro. Get him back. What's that? >> I'm getting dressed, bro. On my way. >> All right. A 104. He's got the door open on the driver's side. >> With patrol lights on behind him, Yazzy continued driving on Interstate 40 toward the 277 exit as troopers followed and gradually closed the distance. phone call right behind me. >> We're here. >> We're going 94. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. This guy might drive off the road, actually. >> I'm on the way. >> I'm right here, LT. I'm right here. He ain't going nowhere. We're just passing the 280. I got >> And we got this. We got this, man. Black and gray, baby. Black and gray 280. >> We got him right here. Got him right here. A few miles away. We got this. We got this here. >> Shoulder. 280. 279 right here. Right here, baby. Right here. Tony, >> we're getting off at the >> Got him. Got him. He's He's driving off the road. Oh, he went off the road now. >> He went off the road. He's going off on the frontage. Offroading. >> He's going off. He's going off. for 913 advised to give the green light for a pit. >> The officers located the car, but he had already left the area and was running away on foot without shoes. >> The suspect's on foot. He's on foot. Santa Rosa pet easier as well. We got a perimeter. Get him, bro. >> It's going to be that Yazy guy. That's who he looks like. He looks more like that uh the I I don't know his first name, but he's he's on that return. He's 122G. He's currently on probation for a fourthderee felony for DWI. >> Okay. So, he's probably 47 right now. >> Yeah, more likely not. I wrestled with him a bit. >> Hey, sounds good. LC, >> I'm right here at Cinnamon Ridge. I'm just checking the the north side part of the apartments. Hey, hey, can I call you right back? LT's calling me. >> Hey, what's going on, Sergeant? Hey, what's going on, man? You seen a tall native dude out here? Native American guy. No, you stop movement. I'm trying to move it up and like somebody and the other 45. >> I think mine was that point. You saw one. >> A what? >> Paper spray. Yeah, I got one. >> Hey, police. If you're out here, make yourself known. >> Hey, go. LET'S GO. GET OUT RIGHT NOW. PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK, UNITS. I have them. I have him. PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK RIGHT NOW. You're going to get tased. Sit down. >> Why are you racing me? >> Cuz you ran from us and you tried to run over my other officer. No, I didn't. >> You sit down. >> No, I didn't. >> Sit down in the car right now. >> You didn't read my right. >> If you don't sit down in that car, then you're going to get tased. Get in there. >> You haven't read my rights yet. >> That's fine. Sit down. >> Why am I getting arrested? >> I just told you. Sit down. >> You're detained right now. You're not arrested. Sit down. >> Well, then why are you telling me that I'm getting arrested? over here. Sit down. >> Oh, you tell me. >> Sit down, sir. If you're not going to sit down, then you're going to get pepper sprayed. Sit down. >> Your tummy is going to get tased. >> Sit down. >> Don't push me like that. >> Put your feet in there. >> What the problem? >> Put your feet in there. >> Your problem. >> Hey, we're good. We're good. >> All right, Mr. Yazi, you will do some field test for us. >> Nope. >> Nope. >> Yes. >> Yes, you would. >> Yep. All right. Cool. Cool, man. All right. >> But I wasn't driving, though. >> You weren't driving? >> Nope. >> How'd you end up here? >> One of my friends was driving. He took off from me. >> One of your friends? >> Yep. >> You don't remember seeing me? I tried getting you out of the car, man. You dragged me a couple feet. You almost meant? >> Yeah, that was you, man. >> No, I didn't. >> Okay. >> Was that the one that you came up to me and was mocking me? >> I wasn't mocking you, man. >> Where? You walked right up to me, man. Before you guys read me my rights. Okay. >> I seen you. >> Okay. So, you you would provide us some fields to bright testing. >> Yeah. What's that? >> I seen you mocking me right here. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Okay. Bunch of people today. >> I didn't do nothing. >> Ah, it was you. >> I wasn't the one that was driving. >> Okay. Okay. Okay. Settle down, man. Settle down. >> You have to get upset, man. You don't have to get upset. >> I don't know why you're bugging me or whatever. I didn't do nothing. >> Go, man. You're getting charged right now with aggravated fleeing battery on a police officer. >> Aggravated battery on a police officer. >> What did I do? I didn't do nothing. >> Driving while your license is revoked. >> I didn't do nothing. >> Okay. Okay. Hey, that's fine, man. That's fine. I'm going to run you through some field so bright. Sorry, man. I noticed your eyes are pretty bloodshot red. >> You are sweating a bit and I can smell >> tired. And I can smell alcohol on you, man. >> Why'd you take off on me and to carry? >> I was taking a piss. Why did you Why did you pull your stomach? >> I was just making sure you're all right, man. I was okay. You were okay. Then why'd you peel off? Jimmy Glenn Yazy was charged with multiple offenses, including aggravated assault on a peace officer with a deadly weapon, aggravated DWI, fifth offense, aggravated fleeing from law enforcement, and criminal damage to property along with several traffic related violations. He waved his preliminary hearing in magistrate court, and the case was bound over to district court for further proceedings. His release conditions were later modified and he was released on a $5,000 unsecured bond with a SCAM alcohol monitoring device required. As of now, the case remains pending in district court with no final outcome publicly available and the legal process continues. [music] >> [music]