At first glance it appeared to be a routine police chase, but viewers were shocked when officers realised the suspect, who was veering into oncoming traffic at a dangerous speed, was naked and had his four-year-old son in the car.
Washington state sheriff's deputies, already searching for Jacob Matthew Patterson in connection with a stolen Ford F-350 truck, found him asleep in his vehicle in Frederickson on Aug. 21, FOX 13 Seattle reported. Reported.
When officers attempted to deflate the truck's tires to stop him from fleeing, Patterson allegedly woke up and began fleeing at a high rate of speed.
Washington State Police said the suspect drove into oncoming traffic and reached speeds of about 110 mph on the freeway before crashing in Seattle's Rainier Valley neighborhood.
Two more passengers were seen exiting the car: a woman who claimed to be Pateron's ex-wife and their young son, who had been unbuckled in the back seat during the high-speed chase.
According to court documents later obtained by the outlet, the woman called 911 during the pursuit to report that her 4-year-old child was inside the stolen vehicle and claimed Patterson was high on an unknown substance and had lost consciousness.
After the accident, Patterson allegedly still refused to surrender.
In despair, he allegedly abandoned his truck, jumped a fence into someone's backyard and disappeared into the neighborhood.
Thanks to Bronco, the Pierce County Sheriff's Office's keen-smelling police dog, viewers could see on body camera footage the suspect slowly emerge from his hiding spot in a recycling bin.
After pleading with police to stop the dog from attacking him, he finally surrendered and was handcuffed without further incident.
Patterson face Fee According to a police statement, the suspect was charged with “unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle, two counts of reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, false imprisonment, attempted evasion from police, criminal damage to property and driving while license suspended or revoked.” Daily Mail.
He is being held in the Pierce County Jail on $300,000 bail.
The child, who was in the back seat of the truck, was turned over to Child Protective Services.
