ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Circuit attorney’s Office has issued charges for an officer-involved shooting on Friday, May 28. Darne Ricks, 30, faces two counts of assault, resisting arrest, and armed criminal action. He was placed under arrest at the scene last week.
Ricks is accused of shooting at two St. Louis Metropolitan Police Officers at around 6:00 pm Friday. One of the officers was taken to the hospital with a graze wound above his right eye. It was not immediately clear if the wound was from shattered glass or the result of a bullet.
The officers tried to pull over Ricks near the intersection of Winnebago and Pennsylvania Friday. The vehicle he was driving in was involved in a robbery. The vehicle eventually crashed in the 3700 block of Nebraska. That is where Ricks is accused of shooting at the officers.
Ricks was not injured in the altercation. A weapon was recovered at the scene.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is still looking for a 36-year-old man, even after an investigation at a home Friday led to the deadly shooting of a man who shot at SWAT officers.
San Francisco, CA – A San Francisco police officer was violently attacked by a suspect in Chinatown on Friday night (video below).
Witnesses said the suspect, later identified as Geraldo Contreras, had been in the area one day earlier telling people he “specializes in killing Asian people,” KABC reported.
When Contreras returned to the area on May 28, he tried to assault several women, according to a woman who called 911.
A female San Francisco police officer responded to the intersection of Commercial and Kearny near Portsmouth Square just before 7 p.m., KNTV reported.
The officer, who happens to be Asian, approached the suspect and told him to face away from her and to place his hands on his head, security footage showed.
Contreras initially appeared to comply with the officer.
The officer slung the less-lethal rifle she was carrying over her shoulder as she came up behind him and asked him if was carrying any weapons, the video showed.
Contreras denied having any weapons, then ignored the officer’s commands to turn around and to keep his hands on his head.
He pivoted and grabbed on to her, shoving her to the ground and pinning her beneath him, the video showed.
The suspect held the flailing officer by her throat, grabbed her hair, and bashed her head off of the pavement as multiple bystanders rushed to her aid.
“Get off of her, -sshole!” one Good Samaritan said. “Get the hell off of her!”
At least four people could be seen trying to pull Contreras off of the officer.
Among them was Michael Waldorf, who said he had just wrapped up dinner with his family at a nearby restaurant when the attack occurred, KABC reported.
“He’s a big guy, he was not letting go. He had a deathtrap on her. And he was not letting go,” Waldorf said. “I saw it as an emergency. She needed our help and she needed it right away.”
Some of the Good Samaritans appeared to deliver multiple blows to the suspect’s head and face during the brawl, the video showed.
They managed to get the officer out from beneath the suspect, then wrestled him onto his stomach just as additional officers swooped in.
“I’m okay! Let me go!” Contreras yelled as he continued resisting their efforts to arrest him.
The officer was transported to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries, KNTV reported.
Sources said she suffered minor injuries and a bloody nose in the attack, according to KABC.
The San Francisco Police Officers Association (POA) said the officer was forced to respond to the call alone due to a manpower shortage.
“We’ve seen a rise in violent attacks by homeless individuals, including attacks on police officers,” the POA tweeted. “We are deeply grateful to these citizens who rushed to our officer’s aide. Our staffing shortage left this officer working alone instead of with a partner.”
Contreras has previously been arrested on a slew of violent charges, including assaults on law enforcement officers, elder abuse, and aggravated assault, KABC reported.
It is unclear whether or not he has ever been convicted.
“He should not be let out,” Waldorf told KABC after learning about the suspect’s violent past. “Some people are not safe for society and he clearly is not. I know this is just a snapshot of a person’s life, but you have to look at someone’s record and make a judgement.”
He said he is relieved to know the officer is going to be okay, and said he is thankful for her service to the community.
Watch the incident unfold in the video below. Warning – Graphic Content:
In the great free state of Florida people carry. There have been many instances of armed civilians coming to the aid of officers under attack. We are all grateful for civilians placing themselves in harms way to save our heroes.
Suffolk PD reporting female MOS uncooperative – refuses questions and won’t allow PD access to video on her home door camera, which possibly shows incident. The officer or her sister may be dating a possible rival gang member. According to what police know so far, the address of the Brentwood home was formerly used by the MS-13 gang.
‘She is in good spirits,’ Police Chief Randal Taylor said.
Indianapolis, IN. – An Indianapolis police officer was shot five times after responding to a shooting on the city’s northwest side Saturday afternoon. She has been released from the hospital.
Authorities say IMPD officers went to the 6400 block of Kentstone Drive for a report of two people shot at around 3:50PM. Officers arrived and found two gunshot victims, one in critical condition. Officers provided first aid and each were transported to a local hospital for further treatment.
Officers located a suspect and attempted to stop him, but he fled in a vehicle and a pursuit began. The pursuit terminated in the 1600 block of West 30th Street and an exchange of gunfire occurred between officers and the suspect. An unidentified female officers was shot five times during the gunfight. She was hit once in the vest below her body camera, twice in the right arm and twice in her left leg. The officer was transported to a local hospital for treatment and was later released.
The unidentified suspect was also shot during the exchange. He was transported to a local hospital where he is in critical condition. The suspect’s handgun was recovered at the scene.
We hope for a speedy recovery of the injured officer.
Jefferson Parish, LA – Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office (JPSO) Detective Stephen Arnold died in the line of duty on Sunday due to gunshot wounds he suffered more than five years earlier.
Det. Arnold, who was 35 years old at the time of the Jan. 26, 2016, attack, remained in a coma until his death on May 23, The Times-Picayune reported.
The shooting occurred as Det. Arnold and several other members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Task Force he was assigned to were serving a warrant at a residence located in the 3500-block of Douglas Street in New Orleans, according to WWL.
The officers knocked on the door and received no response, so they forced entry, The Times-Picayune reported.
The suspect, Jarvis Hardy, was waiting on the other side of the door.
He opened fire on the team, hitting Det. Arnold five times, The Times Picayune reported.
Hardy, who was in possession of crack cocaine, later claimed he didn’t know the people who forced their way into his home were law enforcement officers until after he opened fire on them.
He ultimately pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with the attack and is currently serving a 35-year sentence, The Times-Picayune reported.
Det. Arnold was rushed to a hospital, but his brain had been deprived of oxygen for a half hour in the interim.
He remained in a coma for the rest of his life.
Det. Arnold succumbed to his injuries on Sunday while living in a nursing home, The Times-Picayune reported.
The JPSO announced the 12-year department veteran’s death later the same day.
“During his time with JPSO, Detective Arnold was well-known and held in the highest regard by his peers,” the sheriff’s office said. “His commitment to serving our community was the standard we all strive to meet.”
Det. Arnold was awarded many commendations during his career, to include an Award for Valor, two Distinguished Service Awards, and a Purple Heart.
He will be posthumously awarded the JPSO Medal of Honor, the sheriff’s office said.
Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto said Det. Arnold “was just a great overall guy,” The Times-Picayune reported.
“He was not only a leader, but a leader on the narcotics (division), being assigned to the DEA task force and always answering the call for duty and in this community,” Sheriff Lopinto added.
Det. Arnold’s family released a statement thanking the community for their support, WDSU reported.
“We are saddened to announce the passing of our beloved Stephen,” the statement read. “We could not be prouder of the life he led. We have been comforted by the outpouring of support from near and far and know his friends and law enforcement family feel the same. We ask that our privacy be respected so that we may mourn our loved one in peace.”
So who are they targeting? The criminals will always have guns- they don’t obey the laws and obtain illegal firearms. Why would you continue to decriminalize violent gun crimes while you use gun crimes to take away LEGALLY OWNED firearms from LAW ABIDING RESPONSIBLE gun owners????
Go online and search Hitler & gun control- you’ll see Big Tech and the left working hard to rewrite history and defend Hitler against these very true steps he took to leave the populace unarmed.
“While normal people might look at Khalil Rayyan and feel sympathy for the poor guy, the FBI saw him as an opportunity. He was a wind-up toy. They knew exactly how to manipulate an intel like Khalil into committing a mass shooting, which would in turn be used as an excuse to try to ban normal Americans from owning AR-15s.”
Members of Congress need to get FBI Director Christopher Wray under oath and ask him this question: “Exactly how many mass shootings has the FBI directly caused on American soil since January 20th, 2009?”
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