A man once described as “armed and dangerous” and “willing to give high-speed chases and cause accidents” is accused of deliberately ramming police and their vehicles in Utah, killing one officer. accused.
Just before 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Sgt. Santaquin Police Officer Bill Hooser and Utah Highway Patrol troopers conducted a traffic stop on a semi-truck on Interstate 15 northbound in Santaquin, Utah, about 20 miles south of Provo. According to reports, a person was seen standing in the back of the moving truck.
“Our entire department was injured, and so were the officers’ families.”
During a traffic jam, a truck driver suddenly moved forward He then turned his car around on Interstate 15, faced the traffic, stepped on the gas, and drove straight toward a police officer and patrol car parked on the side of the highway.
The truck hit both vehicles and Sgt. Hooser.Husser — Husband and Father reportedly He had just welcomed his first grandchild, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
“The entire department was injured and the family members of the officers were also injured,” said Police Lt. Santaquin. mike wall. “Because of one person’s stupid act, we have a family that will miss out on their father’s upcoming wedding. We assure you that we are one family.”
The driver of the semi-truck, identified as 41-year-old Michael Aaron Jayne, allegedly fled the scene on foot and stole several vehicles before fleeing the scene. However, the escape attempt was unsuccessful and Jayne was eventually arrested after a “high-speed chase near Vernal.” KATV report.
Jayne is no stranger to members of law enforcement. In fact, he has a past of violently attacking people all over the country. He had been charged with multiple counts of attempted aggravated murder after attempting to crash his truck into two police vehicles in Oregon in March 2009.
Jayne was ultimately convicted of attempted first-degree assault and possession of a bulletproof vest as a felon in connection with that incident. A year later, he was charged with 17 more charges for assaulting a correctional officer and threatening several others while serving a sentence in California.
It’s unclear when Jayne was released from prison in connection with the attempted assault on an Oregon state trooper, but in July 2012, while on parole, he allegedly fled a traffic stop in Barton County, Kansas, in a stolen truck. ing.Jane seems to have succeeded avoid capture In that case, a few months later he was arrested in Texas for possession of a weapon as a felon.
He was sentenced to 10 years in prison and released in 2021.
It is unclear what charges Jayne currently faces in Utah.
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