Police: Theft suspect stole 2 police vehicles while handcuffed, survived 11 officers' gunfire
Source: AP
By PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP
Updated 3:21 PM CDT, May 10, 2024
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A man who crashed a stolen police vehicle, survived gunfire from 11 police officers and then drove off and crashed another police cruiser all while wearing handcuffs in a hospital gown is in no mental capacity to appear before a judge right now, his lawyer said Friday.
The chaotic chain of events involving at least five law enforcement agencies began when Gary Porter, already wanted on a felony theft warrant, was discovered passed out in a chicken coop on Monday, arrested and taken to a hospital for evaluation, police said.
Paris Police Chief Mike Dailey then took him to jail, and had stepped out of the pickup truck to escort him inside when Porter somehow slipped his handcuffs from behind his back, moved into the drivers seat and drove off. The chief jumped onto the trucks running board to try to stop him, but was thrown to the ground, authorities said.
A chase ensued, joined by officers from Norway, Oxford and Paris, sheriffs deputies and state police in a mostly rural part of Maine about 48 miles from Portland, police said. They eventually deployed spike mats that blew the tires and caused Porter to crash into a ditch.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/maine-suspect-steals-two-police-vehicles-d6543ecb2339d49ce04fe5c321d547de
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John1956PA
(2,742 posts)The vampire eluded a throng of Las Vegas policemen who fired at him near a swimming pool. The vampire merely looked back at them and ran off.
wolfie001
(2,508 posts)![](/emoticons/laughing.gif)
John1956PA
(2,742 posts)wolfie001
(2,508 posts)I remember being really scared. It was a pilot movie for a TV series that quickly became stale. McGavin was so great in A Christmas Story! Cheers
John1956PA
(2,742 posts)Mr. McGavin was also great as the tough drill instructor in "Tribes" (1970) which also starred Jan-Michael Vincent and Earl Holliman. Best wishes.
RazorbackExpat
(100 posts)"Some nut thinks he's a vampire!"
John1956PA
(2,742 posts)The promotional campaign paid off. The production drew one of the largest viewing audiences for a TV movie up to that time.
OAITW r.2.0
(25,212 posts)JoseBalow
(3,084 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,484 posts)"That's some nice shootin', boys."
spudspud
(515 posts)that you play this in the background for full effect.
0rganism
(24,081 posts)US should deploy him to Moscow and see what happens...
Bayard
(22,573 posts)Along with being passed out in a chicken coop.
Prairie Gates
(1,258 posts)A detail of minimal significance, but great meaning.
0rganism
(24,081 posts)![](https://img.ifunny.co/images/f6781bafd1de3bf9698300ee68cc8b88cab0e4bd1780f18ed23b43678f84fef9_1.jpg)
Prairie Gates
(1,258 posts)OMFG!!!
photokath
(49 posts)I almost want to root for the guy!
twodogsbarking
(10,312 posts)nycbos
(6,057 posts)Passages
(407 posts)Prairie Gates
(1,258 posts)Or keys in the center console?
I mean, it's the deputy who's the dummy in Mayberry. This is more like Hazzard County action.
pecosbob
(7,619 posts)prodigitalson
(2,529 posts)wrong, of course
but fucking awesome