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Police in Arizona said Tuesday that an officer who intentionally used his car last month to run into a suspect with a rifle probably saved the man's life.
The man's lawyer strongly disagrees. Video of the incident has stirred debate about what type of force police should have used to detain a man with a gun.
"Everything in the video seems to point towards an obvious excessive use of force. It is miraculous that my client isn't dead," said attorney Michelle Cohen-Metzger.
The incident was recorded February 19 on the dashcam of two Marana police cars that were following the suspect, Mario Valencia.
In one video, an officer who was tailing Valencia at slow speed reports over the radio that the suspect has fired one round in the air with a rifle he is accused of stealing that morning from a Walmart.
The incident was recorded February 19 on the dashcam of two Marana police cars that were following the suspect, Mario Valencia.
In one video, an officer who was tailing Valencia at slow speed reports over the radio that the suspect has fired one round in the air with a rifle he is accused of stealing that morning from a Walmart.
Another patrol car zooms past, runs into the man from behind then hits a short wall next to a driveway. Video from Officer Michael Rapiejko's camera shows the officer running the man over and the windshield smashing as the car hits the wall.
At 6:45 a.m., Valencia robbed a 7-Eleven with a metal object in his hand. He was charged with theft.
A little more than an hour later, police said, Valencia set a fire at a church and was charged with arson of an occupied structure.
Just after that he entered a home and stole a car, police said, adding that he later stole a gun in Marana.
Valencia faces at least 15 charges.
His next court appearance is May 18. He is being housed in the Pima County Jail's medical unit.
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I for one feel that the officer did the right thing, if he's crazy enough to fire a stolen rifle in public who knows what else he's capable of. Especially after committing other crimes, this could've been a tragic story had the officer not taken swift action. If the suspect would've died oh well, serves him right for acting foolish. Thankfully nobody else was hurt other than the suspect.
The man's lawyer strongly disagrees. Video of the incident has stirred debate about what type of force police should have used to detain a man with a gun.
"Everything in the video seems to point towards an obvious excessive use of force. It is miraculous that my client isn't dead," said attorney Michelle Cohen-Metzger.
The incident was recorded February 19 on the dashcam of two Marana police cars that were following the suspect, Mario Valencia.
In one video, an officer who was tailing Valencia at slow speed reports over the radio that the suspect has fired one round in the air with a rifle he is accused of stealing that morning from a Walmart.
The incident was recorded February 19 on the dashcam of two Marana police cars that were following the suspect, Mario Valencia.
In one video, an officer who was tailing Valencia at slow speed reports over the radio that the suspect has fired one round in the air with a rifle he is accused of stealing that morning from a Walmart.
Another patrol car zooms past, runs into the man from behind then hits a short wall next to a driveway. Video from Officer Michael Rapiejko's camera shows the officer running the man over and the windshield smashing as the car hits the wall.
At 6:45 a.m., Valencia robbed a 7-Eleven with a metal object in his hand. He was charged with theft.
A little more than an hour later, police said, Valencia set a fire at a church and was charged with arson of an occupied structure.
Just after that he entered a home and stole a car, police said, adding that he later stole a gun in Marana.
Valencia faces at least 15 charges.
His next court appearance is May 18. He is being housed in the Pima County Jail's medical unit.
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I for one feel that the officer did the right thing, if he's crazy enough to fire a stolen rifle in public who knows what else he's capable of. Especially after committing other crimes, this could've been a tragic story had the officer not taken swift action. If the suspect would've died oh well, serves him right for acting foolish. Thankfully nobody else was hurt other than the suspect.
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