fight and finally the four officers are able to subdue burgan. we got him to the ground. as we re handcuffing him, he s yelling, kill me, kill me, just kill me. kill me! kill me! kill me! it was over. it was done. he knew he wasn t going any further. the pepper spray makes its way through the station s ventilation system. ultimately seven officers and a radio dispatcher go to the hospital for treatment. steven burgan originally detained for stealing a stereo and a few bags of snacks ends up in far deeper trouble. in addition to one count of burglary he s convicted of aggravated assaults on a police officer and attempted escape. he serves four years and seven months in prison. after the incident, a lot of things change at the campus police station.
didn t even feel getting hit with the chair. the brawl moves off camera in front of an adjacent row of lockers. when you see the lockers rattling, that s me hitting him a second time. this time in the chest. it doesn t stop him. another officer joins the fight, and the four officers are able to subdue burgan. down on the the ground. down on the ground! we got him to the ground. as we re handcuffing him, he s yelling, kill me, kill me, just kill me. kill me! kill me! kill me. it was over. it was done. he knew he wasn t going any further. the pepper spray makes its way through the station s ventilation system. ultimately sending seven officers and a radio dispatcher to the hospital for treatment. steven burgan, originally det n detained for stealing a stereo
give me your hand. as station surveillance cameras roll, burnett senses something isn t right. nevertheless, he uncuffs the suspect, a move he will soon regret. you going to cooperate here? there were indicators that he was going to be confrontational. thomas shannon, now retired, was a campus police officer at the time. sometimes you just overlook those things. steven, you want to stand up and do some fingerprints, or not? reluctantly the suspect gets up. instead of facing the table, the 6 2 bergen stares down the much smaller burnett. the rookie officer tries to assert his authority. are you going to cooperate or not? i think there s times where the officer was trying to establish himself as the alpha dog in the situation. stewart warner reported on the story for the cleveland plain dealer. he was a young officer. there are times when you need to