Shocking footage has been released of a Texas police officer suffering a severe brain hemorrhage after falling from the back of a car allegedly being driven by a fleeing suspect.
Video shot by a witness begins Friday with Beaumont police officers handcuffing a woman in a busy parking lot outside a sports bar in Little Woodrow.
Another woman, believed to be a friend of the handcuffed person, appeared frustrated by the situation and threw her hands in the air and began to walk away.
After the officer placed the first woman in the back seat of the patrol car and closed the door, he turned around to see a second woman getting into a red convertible and starting the engine.
The man chased her and reportedly jumped into the back of her car as she sped away, causing her to fall and hit her head on the pavement, leaving her unconscious.
Screams erupted from the crowd in the parking lot, and a man ran to the fallen officer's side before the video, which is now going viral online, ended.
The injured officer, whose identity has not been released, ended up spending two nights in the hospital. treated He died of a brain hemorrhage before being released Sunday afternoon, 12NewsNow reported.
Beaumont police said the incident occurred while the aforementioned officer was responding to a “disturbance” in a parking lot on Phelan Street.
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“Upon arrival, officers attempted to detain the person involved in the disturbance. During the collision, the suspect fled the scene in a vehicle and the officer sustained a severe head injury,” authorities said in a statement.
The suspect who was allegedly seen driving the car in the video, 28-year-old Jameisha Butler, was later arrested in the 3800 block of Kings Row and charged with intoxication, assault, and evading custody. “He also seriously injured a peace officer,” police said.
Another woman allegedly involved in the incident, 22-year-old Melissa Bell, was also arrested on charges of public intoxication, resisting arrest, obstructing official business, assault on a peace officer and outstanding warrants. .
The Beaumont Police Department noted that the mugshots of the two women shared in a public statement were from previous arrests.
