Touching bodycam footage shows cop hugging scared suspect after chase
- 3 years ago
An intense police chase that spanned two counties in Kentucky and ended with guns drawn took an unexpected turn — when the police chief hugged the driver.
The pursuit began when the woman, identified by cops as Latrece Curry, was shaken after a domestic dispute with her husband and fled the home before cops arrived.
When a deputy tracked her down, she sped off, sparking a hot chase Wednesday involving multiple police cars, Chief James Richardson said.
The pursuit came to a high-stakes end when Curry, eventually pulled over in a parking lot in Hodgenville to avoid a roadblock.
Officers then approach the car with guns drawn, yelling at the suspect to get out of her vehicle.
But as Richardson slowly moves closer, pointing his firearm at her through the car window, the mood suddenly changes.
Richardson then put his gun back in his holster and told her to “calm down, you’re okay.
Curry was later taken into custody and charged with fleeing police, endangerment and traffic violations, the department said.
Richardson said it was the first time a pursuit had ever ended in a hug in his 23 years on the job — but it is a “great example of keeping your emotions in check at the end of a pursuit.”
The pursuit began when the woman, identified by cops as Latrece Curry, was shaken after a domestic dispute with her husband and fled the home before cops arrived.
When a deputy tracked her down, she sped off, sparking a hot chase Wednesday involving multiple police cars, Chief James Richardson said.
The pursuit came to a high-stakes end when Curry, eventually pulled over in a parking lot in Hodgenville to avoid a roadblock.
Officers then approach the car with guns drawn, yelling at the suspect to get out of her vehicle.
But as Richardson slowly moves closer, pointing his firearm at her through the car window, the mood suddenly changes.
Richardson then put his gun back in his holster and told her to “calm down, you’re okay.
Curry was later taken into custody and charged with fleeing police, endangerment and traffic violations, the department said.
Richardson said it was the first time a pursuit had ever ended in a hug in his 23 years on the job — but it is a “great example of keeping your emotions in check at the end of a pursuit.”