malcolm tipton reaches the scene. he races toward the brawl with his taser locked and loaded. as i got about 10 to 15 feet from them, officer deaton turned mr. german toward me and gave me a clear shot at his back. tipton let s lose the barbs and zaps german with a direct hit.ose the barbs and zaps german with a direct hit. the officers cuff and arrest german. paramedics arrive at the scene to treat officer deaton. my adrenaline was still rushing. i saw all this blood that was on me and at this time i could see it was dripping off my nose. deaton s nose has been sliced open from one of german s punches. in the safety of the ambulance, the officer realizes the severity of the attack. realized, man, this is for real. this guy was really trying to take me out. luckily i m still here and i started thinking of my wife and kids. good thing was, i was on the better side of it, even though i did get injured. and his injuries are
like positive, negative. if it doesn t have both, it s not going to work at all and the belt grounded out one of the barbs. german snaps. he pulls deaton toward him and unleashes a furious punch to his face. the first thing i thought in my mind was that [ bleep ] just hit me. at that time your body just goes into survival mode. deaton grabs on tight to the loose handcuff as the two exchange blows. i did not want to let go of the cuffs because he could then turn that and use that as like a bladed weapon against me. which would cut you just like a knife. i know he s bigger than me. i feel if i can get him to the ground, i m going to kick his ass. deaton again uses his taser. this time uses a technique called a drive stun on german. i could take the cartridge off the taser and push the taser right on the subject and cycle it. deaton blasts german s back and neck with his taser. at the same time, officer
about the hit and run, the suspect makes a peculiar claim. he started telling me that he was one of us. i said what do you mean? he then showed me badge, but it said security right across it, and i could tell that he was not a police officer. the officer thinks that german is trying to curry favor with him but his claim just makes deaton more suspicious. i told him that that s not a police officer s badge. that made him upset. he threw the badge towards the windshield dashboard area. now in addition to leaving the scene of an accident, german is impersonating a police officer. a serious offense. deaton radios for backup. at this time i was telling control to have another unit step it up because i could tell that he was very frustrated and very upset at the time. officer malcolm tipton receives the call. i have worked long enough with officer deaton to know if he says step it up that means i need to get there now. he needs someone there. tipton hits his lights and sirens
it s about to get worse. as the officer questions german about the hit and run, the suspect makes a peculiar claim. he started telling me that he was one of us. i said what do you mean? he then showed me badge, but it said security right across it, and i could tell that he was not a police officer. the officer thinks that german is trying to curry favor with him but his claim just makes deaton more suspicious. i told him that that s not a police officer s badge. that made him upset. he threw the badge towards the windshield dashboard area. now in addition to leaving the scene of an accident, german is impersonating a police officer. a serious offense. deaton radios for backup. at this time i was telling control to have another unit step it up because i could tell that he was very frustrated and very upset at the time. officer malcolm tipton receives the call. i have worked long enough with officer deaton to know if he says step it up that means i