to be under the influence of drugs and alcohol. a lot of times drugs have an influence on people. specifically cocaine and pcp can give them super human strength with a lot of adrenaline. he s charged with multiple offenses, including battery on a police officer, attempted armed robbery, criminal mischief, and resisting arrest. he pleads not guilty and is currently awaiting trial. in the end nobody is badly hurt. deputy meyer has only minor injuries. i sustained bruised ribs from the wrestling and body slam that the suspect gave me. but is it really a good idea for bystanders to step in? police usually encourage witnesses to call 911 and not get physically involved. in that particular instance, i believe they made the right decision, a violent felon was taken off the street with the
manager pointing to 29-year-old patrick davis. i had a feeling he was up to no good. just minutes earlier customer jose ramos observed davis behaving strangely. you know when somebody is not normal. he was not normal. his eyes were wide open and staring just into nothing. and now deputy meyer notices something else. when i looked at it has, they looked like they were clinched and he was concealing something. that s when i decided to take him to the ground to effect the arrest. you have a split second to decide how you were going to bring him down. i used a leg sweep effectively. he went to the ground. i had my knee on him. i was attempting to put the handcuff on, and in a split second like superman, he lifted up, and next thing i know i was up in the air with him. in a single movement the suspect gains his footing and lifts meyer off the ground.
him and keeping him there until my partner arrived so we could take him into custody. it looks like deputy meyer is on his own until backup arrives. as ramose watches, he knows he has a decision to make. assist the officer or stay out of the way. i said to myself, i have to do something. i was worried about the guy grabbing the officer s gun and shooting all of us. so what does he do? ramos enters the fray and several other men follow his lead. i grabbed his two wrists so ho could pull out the taser. i deployed my taser. he had no problem at all taking the taser. the taser has minimal effect. so deputy meyer tries again. the whole time on the video when i m in the front the taser is deployed in the upper chest area. this time the taser subdues the suspect and myers is able to
in the end nobody is badly hurt. deputy meyer has only minor injuries. i sustained bruised ribs from the wrestling and body slam that the suspect gave me. but is it really a good idea for bystanders to step in? police usually encourage witnesses to call 911 and not get physically involved. in that particular instance, i believe they made the right decision, a violent felon was taken off the street with the assistance of three complete strangers. i think each individual person has to make their own decision. it works this time, but it s a risk that must be taken carefully. all aboard bus 91, april 2012, boca raton, florida. two elderly sisters, one in a wheelchair, are about to get on, when they re attacked from behind.
and now deputy meyer notices something else. when i looked at it has, they looked like they were clinched and he was concealing something. that s when i decided to take him to the ground to effect the arrest. you have a split second to decide how you were going to bring him down. i used a leg sweep effectively. he went to the ground. i had my knee on him. i was attempting to put the handcuff on, and in a split second like superman, he lifted up, and next thing i know i was up in the air with him. in a single movement the suspect gains his footing and lifts meyer off the ground. grabbed the officer, picked him up. to me it seemed like the guy was trying to slam his head on the floor. the security video shows officer meyer struggling to gain control. but the suspect seems to possess amazing strength. once he lifted me in the air he was determined to try to break away from me. my only concern was holding onto