'Shots fired!' What started as a hit-and-run ends in deadly shooting after motorist reaches for gun, bodycam video shows



The Houston Police Department released bodycam footage last week showing what authorities said was an officer fatally shooting a motorist who attempted to grab a gun from his waistband.

'He's got a gun — look out, look out! Shots fired, shots fired!'

Police said in a press release that officers were dispatched to the North Freeway around 3:45 p.m. May 17 regarding a car accident involving three vehicles.

Two of the vehicles remained at the site of the crash, but one of the vehicles fled the scene, according to police.

Officers with the Houston Police Department located the alleged hit-and-run vehicle, a green SUV, in a vacant parking lot in Houston, according to bodycam video.

The bodycam video shows an officer approaching the man sitting in the driver's seat of the green SUV with the door open. The cop informs the motorist that video shows his vehicle was just involved in a car accident. Police said the motorist didn't comply when officers tried to detain him.

The officer asks the driver, "You didn’t want to provide your information? You know it’s state law to do that, right?"

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  Image Source: Houston Police Department

The driver asks the officer, "[Who] did I hit?" The officer near the driver's side of the vehicle responds, "I'm not going to debate about it with you, OK? What we're going to do is put you in handcuffs, we're going to put you in a back seat, we're going to move your car over there with the other two cars that were involved in the crash, OK?"

Suddenly, the motorist is seen in the police bodycam footage pulling up his shirt and grabbing an object from his waistband.

"As the officers attempted to detain the driver of the green SUV for the crash investigation, the driver lifted his shirt up, reached for a visible gun in his waistband, and pulled out the weapon," the Houston Police Department stated.

An officer is heard on the bodycam footage screaming, "Hey, whoa, whoa!"

A cop yells, "He's got a gun — look out, look out! Shots fired, shots fired!"

Video shows a second officer apparently firing at the suspect from the rear of the vehicle.

Indeed, Houston Police said in a press release that "two HPD officers then discharged their duty weapons more than once, striking the suspect."

The man is then seen unresponsive, motionless, and slumped over in the driver's seat of the vehicle.

Police said officers attempted to administer lifesaving measures to the man until Houston Fire Department paramedics arrived. However, the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.

The police bodycam footage shows one of the officers removing a gun from the suspect's hand.

Neither police officer appeared to be harmed, according to the video.

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The Houston Police Department's Special Investigations Unit, the Internal Affairs Division, and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office are investigating the deadly police shooting.

Houston Police Assistant Chief Christy Smith named the deceased suspect as Michael Dziedzic.

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Video: Entitled female hits cop with car, drives down closed street because she has to 'go to work.' Bad idea.



A female was caught on police bodycam video hitting a police officer with a car Saturday and driving down a closed street in Laurel, Maryland, because she had to "go to work."

As you might guess, the woman's attempt to override the officer's directions didn't work out very well for her.

'I gotta go to work! What do you want me to do?'

Police said the city's Main Street Festival was under way when the female was recorded on bodycam video sitting in a parked car and arguing with an officer because she wasn't allowed to drive her car down the taped-off street.

  Image source: Laurel (Md.) Police

The officer apologized to the female for the inconvenience and said he'd be happy to call her a taxi.

"There has to be another way," the woman told the officer. "I'm not taking a taxi all the way to Virginia. I work in Virginia ... I need to get out." It wasn't clear where in Virginia the female works, but Laurel is about 40 minutes north of Washington, D.C., which borders northern Virginia.

The officer replied, "I can't have you do that" as the woman exited the vehicle.

"I gotta go to work! What do you want me to do?" the agitate female replied.

  Image source: Laurel (Md.) Police

The officer told her again that she wasn't allowed to drive her car away: "Please do not disturb this area."

The female's retort? "I might have to." She then tore the yellow police tape in front of the car.

  Image source: Laurel (Md.) Police

With that, the woman got back in the car — and soon drove into the police officer, who used his palms to protect himself from the hood of the vehicle.

  Image source: Laurel (Md.) Police

The officer began yelling for the female to stop as she began driving down the closed-off street.

She didn't get very far, as what appeared to be a couple of other officers pounded on the car's hood, and she soon came to a stop — and then the handcuffs were on.

  Image source: Laurel (Md.) Police

The driver was identified as 28-year-old Kai Deberry-Bostick of Laurel, police said, adding that she didn't injure anyone in the crowd.

Police told WRC-TV that DeBerry-Bostick is facing multiple charges, including assault, resisting arrest, and reckless endangerment.

Police said one officer suffered minor injuries after being struck by the car.

You can view the police bodycam video below:

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Video: Woman tells a mother she hopes her 11-year-old girl dies after she allegedly smashed child's head into metal slide



An Ohio woman was caught on police bodycam video telling a mother that she hopes her 11-year-old girl dies, after she reportedly smashed the child's head into a metal slide at a public park.

Citing a police report, WOIO-TV reported that 20-year-old Destany Scott attacked an 11-year-old girl on April 18 at a playground in Stark-Wayne Schrader Park in Canton, Ohio.

'Go ahead, hit me ...'

The child's mother, 34-year-old Paige Dishong, claimed Scott “repeatedly slammed her head off the metal portion of a slide,” according to the police report.

The Canton Repository reported that Scott accused the child of first slapping her in the face.

Citing the police report, WKYC-TV reported that Scott “did cause physical harm to the juvenile victim by hitting her head against a metal platform."

WOIO obtained police bodycam video of the arrest of Scott.

"All I did was smack her in the face and start smacking her around," Scott is heard saying on the police bodycam video.

The officer asks if she did anything else beyond slapping, and Scott says, "No."

The police officer then informs Scott that he has seen a video showing her attacking the child at the playground.

Scott was arrested, and Dishong was watching from nearby.

Police bodycam footage shows Scott being led away in handcuffs, when she threatened Dishong that people were "coming after" her.

Then Scott is heard taunting the mother.

“And I hope your daughter dies,” Scott says in the bodycam video. “Go ahead, hit me ...”

Video shows the mother charging at Scott and attempting to physically assault her with police officers all around.

The mother was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing official business.

Dishong is scheduled to appear at Canton Municipal Court at 9 a.m. on May 2.

Scott was arrested on a warrant on April 22 and booked at the Stark County Jail. Scott was charged with misdemeanor charges of assault and disorderly conduct, plus felony counts of felonious assault and aggravated assault.

The judge set Scott's bond at $95,000.

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Dramatic video shows moment when over a dozen Good Samaritans thwart attempted kidnapping of mother and young children



A group of Good Samaritans were seen in a video saving a mother and her two young children from an attempted kidnapping in Florida.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office this week released video of the scary incident, which took place March 12.

'More than a dozen Jacksonville Good Samaritans stepped in during a dangerous situation, potentially saving a mother and two children from serious injury or worse.'

The clip shows a woman desperately trying to rescue her 2-year-old and 6-month-old children from an SUV in the parking lot of a Department of Motor Vehicles office near Jacksonville.

Citing the arrest affidavit, Mediaite reported that the suspect "struck the woman in the face and then attempted to drive off with the children as she was unbuckling one of them."

Onlookers noticed that the woman was being dragged from the moving vehicle as she attempted to save her children in the back seat from the apparent kidnapping.

Several Good Samaritans jumped into action to swarm the SUV.

Surveillance video shows the vehicle coming to a stop, and the crowd is able to help the mother remove the two young children from the vehicle.

The SUV then speeds away from the crime scene.

However, witnesses provided the SUV’s license plate number to authorities, and police were able to track down the alleged kidnapper.

Police bodycam footage shows deputies with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office apprehending the suspect at gunpoint later that day at a nearby shopping center.

In the police bodycam video, the suspect continually asks the officers: "What did I do?"

Police identified the kidnapping suspect as 26-year-old Yanni Human.

Human is facing felony charges of false imprisonment, child abuse, battery, marijuana possession, and resisting arrest.

“More than a dozen Jacksonville Good Samaritans stepped in during a dangerous situation, potentially saving a mother and two children from serious injury or worse,” the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office stated.

The sheriff's office added, "This situation could have ended in tragedy. Your JSO is grateful for the quick action and bravery of the Good Samaritans who stepped up and helped bring the suspect to justice."

You can watch video of the attempted kidnapping here.

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Police bodycam video shows Florida man offering cops alcohol during car chase that ends with suspect getting tased



Police bodycam video shows a Florida man offering cops alcohol during a miles-long car chase that ends with the suspect being tasered and charged with DUI, according to law enforcement officials.

Around 3 p.m. Saturday, employees at the Spring Lake Market reported that a man had stolen several items, including alcoholic beverages. Police later identified the suspect as 39-year-old Richard Christopher Smith of Miami.

'You guys had fun, though, right?'

Deputies with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office arrived at the crime scene to reportedly find a man driving a black minivan in circles around the store. However, the suspect sped off when police arrived.

The sheriff's office released bodycam video showing a man slowly driving a black minivan near a police officer.

The Highlands County Sheriff’s Office noted that Smith was holding a can of Ketel One vodka spritz out the window of the minivan as he drove by a deputy attempting to pull him over.

Smith is heard in the bodycam footage telling the officer, "I was just going to give you a drink, that’s it."

The sheriff’s office said in a statement, "We don’t know if he was expecting us to just say 'Cheers!' and let him go, or what."

"After his toast, Smith attempted to ram two patrol vehicles in the midst of getting all four tires flattened by spike strips," police stated.

The police bodycam footage shows the spike strips deflating the tires and hindering the vehicle from driving at a high rate of speed.

The police pursuit reportedly ended several miles away in the parking lot of a business at the Sebring Airport.

Bodycam video shows the minivan stopped and its front smashed by an unmarked police SUV.

As Smith exits the minivan, officers have their guns drawn and order the suspect to get on the ground. The suspect does not adhere to the commands and casually walks around as he smokes a cigarette.

As the shoeless Smith continues to advance toward a deputy, the officer tases the suspect, who violently falls headfirst on the pavement.

Smith is seen on police bodycam video asking what he's being arrested for, after which the deputy responds, "A lot of stupid s**t, right now."

The bodycam footage shows blood pouring from Smith's head as he asks the arresting officers, "You guys had fun, though, right?" The officers do not appear to be entertained by the suspect's query.

The sheriff’s office remarked in regard to the incident, "Strange things happen all the time when you’re in law enforcement. This one, however, might make the books."

"We would be very interested to hear from anyone else who has been offered a vodka spritzer by their suspect in the middle of a vehicle pursuit," police added. "Or that the same suspect calmly tried to walk away from a crash, puffing on a cigarette, despite being surrounded by deputies."

According to jail records, Smith faces a litany of charges, including battery on a law enforcement officer, two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, driving under the influence, refusal to submit to a DUI test, and petty theft.

Smith's bond was set at $120,000.

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'Savage' pit bulls with cocaine in their systems kill gardening grandmother in 'gruesome' mauling: Lawsuit



An Ohio grandmother was viciously mauled to death by a pair of "savage" pit bulls last year while she was gardening, according to a recently filed lawsuit. The pit bulls reportedly had cocaine in their systems at the time of the deadly dog attack.

Jo Ann Echelbarger, 73, was killed by the pit bulls on Oct. 17. The fatal dog attack took place at the Reserve at Ashton Village — a residential complex in Ashville.

'This case involves the most vicious and savage dog mauling in the history of the state of Ohio and perhaps beyond.'

According to a lawsuit filed on behalf of Echelbarger's family on March 13, the pit bulls "ran around the Reserve's common areas, eventually attacking Jo Ann while she was peacefully gardening."

Echelbarger reportedly was dismembered in the grisly attack.

The elderly woman's 84-year-old husband — who is suffering from Parkinson's and dementia and uses a wheelchair — was not able to help his wife and witnessed the vicious mauling from inside a screened-in porch.

Echelbarger was rushed to the hospital, where she died later that day. Her husband's health reportedly has deteriorated since his wife's death, and he's now in hospice care.

The lawsuit notes that even after responding police officers shot one of the dogs, the animal returned to attack Echelbarger.

Ashville Police Department officers and county sheriff's deputies ultimately shot and killed the pit bulls.

What's more, medical reports found that the pit bulls had cocaine in their systems at the time of the "gruesome" dog attack, according to the Columbus Dispatch.

'How do you not look at them as a villain responsible for killing your mom?'

The owners of the dogs — Adam Withers and his mother, Susan Withers — in February were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter as well as failure to confine and control vicious dogs.

Adam Withers also was arrested for disorderly conduct weeks before the fatal dog attack. Police reportedly said he was acting erratically and his two dogs were running loose in the condo complex.

On Sept. 27, 2024, officers with the Ashville Police Department encountered Withers and his two dogs — who appeared impaired and couldn't stand up.

Withers allegedly admitted to officers that he had snorted cocaine in his garage with his dogs in his presence.

Police bodycam footage shows an officer asking Withers, "Have they ever been exposed to your drugs before, Adam?"

Withers is seen in the video asking the officers to give Narcan to his two dogs.

"I'm not narcaning a dog," the officer replied.

"He's on cocaine and very impaired," an Ashville police officer is heard saying about Withers in the police bodycam video.

The officer allegedly called the Humane Society to collect the dogs but didn't receive an answer. The officer said the dog warden "won't come get them."

The dog warden told WSYX-TV that the officer canceled the request for assistance that same night.

'... some of the most gruesome videos one could ever envision.'

In addition, just weeks before the deadly mauling, a judge ordered the dogs' owners to remove them from the home after several complaints to the homeowners' association, WCMH-TV reported. However, the dogs reportedly were never removed.

USA Today reported that one of the pit bulls attacked another neighbor and killed her goldendoodle dog in October 2023.

Rex H. Elliott — the attorney representing Echelbarger's family — told WSYX-TV, "This case involves the most vicious and savage dog mauling in the history of the state of Ohio and perhaps beyond."

A lawsuit filed in Pickaway County on Wednesday accused the Reserve at Ashton Village Condominium Association and the Pickaway County dog warden of neglect in the grandmother's death.

"The fact is that if the dog warden or condo association had done their jobs, Jo Ann Echelbarger would be alive today, and her family would not have to live with this profound loss or the constant memory of the horrific nature in which she was killed," Elliott said. "These failures resulted in the death of a wonderful 73-year-old wife, mother, and grandmother."

The filing stated, "Part of Jo Ann's harm was the extreme and severe conscious physical and mental pain and suffering she experienced in the moments before, during, and after being viciously attacked and prior to her death. Part of this was caught on some of the most gruesome videos one could ever envision."

Echelbarger's son, Bill Rogers, told WSYX-TV that the officials' response that day was “reckless.”

"I feel like they were gambling with a lot of people's lives that day," Rogers said. "And she was the one who paid the price."

Rogers said of the dog owners, "How do you not look at them as a villain responsible for killing your mom? I'll tell you the truth. I want to make my statement and look him right in the eyes as I do it."

Earlene Romine, the victim's daughter, said, "She did not deserve this. She was tortured, and she suffered. This is not what you expect your parent to go through. This is not what you expect to happen to anyone you love."

The wrongful death suit is demanding compensatory damages exceeding $25,000 as well as punitive damages of an amount to be revealed at trial.

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Drug raid turns bloody after pit bulls maul officers, police bodycam video shows



Pit bulls mauled several Massachusetts cops last week during a police raid at a snack shop, according to police bodycam video.

Around 1 p.m. March 5, officers with the Webster Police Department as well as FBI agents executed a search warrant at Mr. Exotix's snack retail shop

The police chief urged the courts to subject both suspects to the maximum penalty allowable.

The search warrant was granted after a several-months-long investigation into the sale and distribution of narcotics from the store.

“When you see it's a business and selling marijuana products to minors, that's very disturbing,” Webster police Chief Mike Shaw told WCVB-TV.

Police said they were "met with heavy resistance" from two male suspects during the raid.

The cops also were victims of a dog attack. Police said in a statement that officers were attacked by "two large pit bull-type dogs."

One of the dogs was "immobilized" when an officer used a taser.

Chief Shaw stated, "The dogs got agitated when the officers made entry to take the suspects; the dogs attacked one officer straightaway and bit him in the leg and he required 11 stitches."

Four Webster officers were injured in the dog attack. Three officers were transported to the University of Massachusetts Webster Hospital. They’ve since been released.

WCVB-TV posted police bodycam video of the pit bull attack.

In addition, law enforcement seized "numerous illicit substances, one firearm, ammunition, one taser, and other contraband."

Police arrested 35-year-old Jeffrey Salley of Yonkers, New York.

Salley was charged with possession of an electric stun gun, obstruction of justice, two counts of possession with intent to distribute a Class C substance, possession with intent to distribute a Class D substance, possession of a Class E substance, and conspiracy to violate the drug law.

Police also arrested 30-year-old Gabriel Blandino of the Bronx, New York.

Blandino was charged with possession of a firearm without an FID card, possession of ammunition without an FID card, improperly storing a firearm, leaving ammunition unattended, possession of an electric stun gun, two counts of possession with intent to distribute a Class C substance, possession with intent to distribute a Class D substance, possession of a Class E substance, and conspiracy to violate the drug law.

Webster Animal Control took possession of the two dogs and determined the dogs were not up-to-date on their rabies vaccinations but are otherwise in "good health and safe." The pit bulls are subject to a 10-day quarantine.

Chief Shaw stated, "It is never easy to see my officers get injured in performing their duties. What angers me more about this is the fact that this was a commercial establishment that was openly distributing narcotics. What angers me even more is the resistance the officers encountered by the males inside, and then the two pit bulls attacking them as they attempted to secure the individuals and the scene."

The chief applauded the officers for their restraint in not shooting the pit bulls but noted they would have been "justified to do so."

Chief Shaw urged the courts to subject both suspects to the maximum penalty allowable.

"Operations such as this erode the very fabric of our community, which already has more than its share of challenges," Shaw said. "As a community, we should be outraged and demand nothing less."

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'How much have you had to drink tonight, Wally?' Former police chief dragged from car, arrested for DUI in wild bodycam video



Newly released police bodycam video shows cops physically removing a former Illinois police chief from his vehicle after he was accused of drunk driving.

Walter Klimek, who was chief of the Bridgeview Police Department from 2013 until 2016, was involved in a car accident on Dec. 27, 2024.

'You guys are my f**king buddies.'

Officers with the nearby Justice Police Department responded to a high-speed car crash in which Klimek's speeding automobile allegedly struck a guard rail, spun out, and then slammed into another vehicle, WGN-TV reported.

The police bodycam video — featuring explicit language — shows Klimek in the driver's seat of his car with the airbags deployed and police officers all around his vehicle.

It appears that Klimek doesn't realize his vehicle was involved in a car crash and is insisting on leaving the crime scene. The officer is heard on police bodycam video informing the former police chief that his vehicle was involved in a car crash and suffered damage.

Klimek shouts at officers: "Let me go this way!" He then attempts to befriend the officers, "C'mon guys, you guys are f**king awesome! That's f**king cool!"

The Chicago-area villages of Justice and Bridgeview are next to each other, and a Justice officer — who apparently knows who the former Bridgeview police chief is — asks, "How much have you had to drink tonight, Wally?”

A passenger in the other car that Klimek reportedly struck was injured and was transported to a local hospital.

When an ambulance arrives at the scene, Klimek is heard asking officers, "What the f**k is that thing over there now?"

After the officer explained that it was an ambulance to tend to the injured motorist, Klimek is heard yelling: "F**k him! Get the f**k out of here!"

Klimek refuses to obey officers' commands to exit his vehicle and defiantly grasps the steering wheel when officers attempt to remove him from the car.

An officer tells Klimek, "All right, Wally, we’re going to have to get out, man."

"You're embarrassing yourself," a cop tells Klimek in the bodycam video released this week. "Let’s be a grown adult now."

The former police chief tells the officers, "You guys are my f**king buddies" and that he's "sorry."

Finally, two officers physically removed Klimek from his vehicle.

Klimek screams in the bodycam video, "Leave me alone!"

After being dragged out of the vehicle, Klimek is still uncooperative and is placed on a stretcher and strapped down.

Even after he was booked, Klimek reportedly was confused over the incident and didn't realize that he was involved in a car accident or that he had been arrested and charged with driving under the influence, the video shows.

“What do you mean a DUI?” Klimek told police, according to the New York Post. "I’m not drunk.”

Klimek refused to have his blood drawn at a local hospital to determine his blood-alcohol content, according to the arrest report.

The former police chief was charged with misdemeanor resisting arrest and DUI.

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Body cam captures J6 defendant being shot, killed by law enforcement after Trump pardoned him; officer won't be charged



Newly released bodycam footage shows the moment a Jan. 6 defendant was shot and killed by a law enforcement officer in Indiana last month. An Indiana special prosecutor said the officer involved in the fatal police shooting will not be charged.

As Blaze News previously reported, 42-year-old Matthew Huttle was pulled over by a police officer around 4:15 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2025. The 10-minute traffic stop ended with Huttle being shot and killed by the officer.

'I can't do it. No, I can't go to jail for this, sir.'

On Thursday, the Jasper County Sheriff's Office released bodycam video and police dashcam footage of the police shooting death of the man who had been pardoned by President Donald Trump for his actions at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

A deputy with the Jasper County Sheriff's Office pulled over Huttle for driving a gold minivan at 70 mph in a 55 mph zone.

The interaction between the officer and Huttle began in a cordial manner.

After the deputy requests Huttle's license and registration, Huttle admits: "I just want to let you know that I'm a January 6 defendant."

The officer asks, "What do you mean?"

Huttle replies, "I stormed the Capitol. I'm waiting on my pardon."

The officer chuckles and says, "Really?"

Huttle responds, "Yeah, and I can't really afford to get into any trouble right now."

Huttle then admits that he's driving without a license and waiting on a “hardship license,” which allows people with suspended licenses to have some driving privileges.

The deputy then asks about the dog in the back of Huttle's vehicle.

The officer collects Huttle's Indiana identification card and car title, then returns to his patrol car.

The deputy returns to the van and asks Huttle to step out of the vehicle. Huttle complies.

The deputy informs Huttle that he is letting him off for the speeding violation with a verbal warning, but he is at a "felony status for driving while suspended."

The officer notes that he might have been able to "work something out for you" if it was a misdemeanor, but he had to arrest him for the felony offense because "there's no leeway."

Special prosecutor Chris Vawter said in a statement that Huttle was "found to be a Habitual Traffic Violator, a felony under IC 9-30-10-16."

"I understand your circumstances, but you understand that you can't drive," the officer says. "You're driving has resulted in this situation."

When the officer tells Huttle that he is going to jail, the J6 defendant responds while shaking his head, "I can't. I can't."

The deputy replies, "You're gonna have to, OK?"

Huttle responds, "I can't do it. No, I can't go to jail for this, sir."

Huttle — who is seen visibly shaking in the police bodycam footage — asks if he can get a ride, but the deputy declines.

The officer orders Huttle to turn around and put his hands behind his back, but the Jan. 6 riot participant sprints to the driver's seat of the van.

The deputy shouts, "Don't you do it, buddy!"

A struggle ensues, and the officer is heard saying, "No, no, no, no, no, no."

Huttle threatens to commit suicide by stating, "I'm shooting myself."

The deputy yells, "No! No, no, no, no!"

The deputy backs away from the vehicle, draws his gun, and fires five gunshots into the van.

The officer retreats to his vehicle, and the police bodycam video ends.

Despite lifesaving measures attempted, Huttle was pronounced dead at the scene.

'Given these facts, the deputy’s actions were legally justified under Indiana law.'

The police shooting took place in Jasper County, but the Clinton County Prosecutor’s Office was requested to conduct an independent review of the fatal shooting, according to NBC News.

The deputy said Huttle raised a firearm.

Investigators found a loaded 9mm handgun and ammunition in the van "near where Huttle had reached."

Vawter said, “Upon being informed of his arrest, Huttle fled to his vehicle, entered the driver's seat, and reached in a manner consistent with retrieving a weapon."

The prosecutor stated, "Dash camera footage confirmed that Huttle raised an object while inside the vehicle."

"Believing that Huttle posed a deadly threat, the deputy fired multiple shots, striking Huttle," Vawter continued. "The deputy then retreated to his vehicle and awaited backup."

The prosecutor said the officer was " legally justified in using deadly force to defend himself."

"Despite lawful commands, Huttle attempted to reach for a firearm, posing an imminent threat to the deputy’s safety," Vawter concluded. "Given these facts, the deputy’s actions were legally justified under Indiana law. This investigation is now closed, and no charges will be filed."

The deputy had been placed on administrative leave after the shooting. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to an NBC News inquiry of whether the deputy was still on leave or back on the job.

Huttle was among the more than 1,500 people charged for their roles in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and then pardoned by President Trump on Jan. 20, 2025.

Huttle was arrested in November 2022 after he was accused of entering the Capitol building during the J6 riot.

In November 2023, he was sentenced to six months in prison and a year of supervised release after pleading guilty to a single misdemeanor count of entering and remaining in a restricted building.

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Pair of 13-year-olds steal DoorDash driver's car left running, unattended; lead cops on high-speed chase — and lose: Police



A pair of 13-year-olds stole a car that a DoorDash driver left running and unattended Monday, led cops on a high-speed chase, crashed into another vehicle, took off on foot, and were soon arrested, according to police in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

Much of the failed caper was caught on police dashcam and bodycam video.

'Oh, but they are just babies! I’m sorry, but this and other EXCUSES just don’t cut it. They and THEIR PARENTS need to be held ACCOUNTABLE.'

Police said after the car theft, officers quickly located the vehicle and tried a traffic stop — but the driver refused to stop, leading officers on a high-speed pursuit down West North Avenue.

Police said the suspects soon crashed into another vehicle and fled on foot.

 Image source: Wauwatosa (Wis.) Police

Both suspects were taken into custody with the help of the Milwaukee Police Department, authorities said, adding that no one was seriously hurt.

Officers arrested the two 13-year-olds for hit-and-run, recklessly endangering safety, and resisting an officer, police said.

"Great job to our officers for their quick response and dedication to keeping our streets safe," police added in a Facebook post about the incident. "This is also an important reminder: Never leave your vehicle running and unattended. It only takes seconds for someone to steal it, and the consequences can be dangerous."

You can watch police dashcam and bodycam videos below; it's not clear why there is a time-stamp difference between them. Content warning: language:

How are people reacting?

Numerous individuals commented underneath the police department's social media post about the incident:

  • "And their parents should be held accountable," one commenter said. "Parental responsibility charges for all."
  • "They’ll be out and back on streets tomorrow, unfortunately," another user lamented.
  • "Watching them drive on the wrong side of the road made me nervous," another commenter observed. "That could’ve ended so badly. Glad they got 'em."
  • "Oh, but they are just babies!" another user noted sarcastically. "I’m sorry, but this and other EXCUSES just don’t cut it. They and THEIR PARENTS need to be held ACCOUNTABLE. ... [Five]-year-olds know the difference. It’s time to GROW UP and stop passing the buck to us law-abiding citizens!"
  • "Omg unbelievable," another commenter said. "I’m sure they’re good kids though, right? 13 years old and nothing better [to do]."

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