Man On Meth Goes On Motor Murder Spree | True Crime Podcast
Episode 444, Sep 07, 2022, 03:00 PM
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A 47-year-old man is suspected of being high on methamphetamine when he stole a police car and led authorities on a chase.
An officer with the Poteet Police Department had his automobile rear-ended on Sunday, September 4 at around 6 p.m., according to a press release from the Atascosa County Sheriff's Office. Officer chased down suspect who had run into him, then suspect allegedly slammed police car from front again.
The Sheriff's Department said that the police cruiser had broken down, and that bystanders had assisted the officer in getting out of the vehicle.
Police reportedly gave chase to the man, later identified as Reynaldo Ruiz, and caught him after a short foot chase.
The Sheriff's Office claims that after being handcuffed and placed in the backseat of a Poteet Police Department vehicle, Ruiz escaped. A second attempt to detain Ruiz failed after he apparently jumped into a police car and sped off in the direction of a fire engine and its occupants.
According to reports, a trooper fired three rounds into Ruiz's stolen police cruiser out of fear that he was about to hit a firetruck.
Before continuing down Main Street in Pleasanton, Ruiz allegedly changed lanes and narrowly avoided colliding with a passing motorist. Due to the suspect's attempts to endanger other officers and the public, a deputy sheriff opened fire on him as he drove north on Main Street, the sheriff's office reports.
According to reports, Ruiz eventually crashed into another police vehicle and was subsequently tased. Sheriff's officials said that after Ruiz was taken to the hospital, he was arrested on two charges of aggravated assault on a peace officer with a deadly weapon and one count of felony escape.
According to the Sheriff's Office, Ruiz indicated in an interview that he intended to strike "as many police cars and cops as he could." The long "Methamphetamine binge" that Ruiz admitted to is another admission of guilt.
An officer with the Poteet Police Department had his automobile rear-ended on Sunday, September 4 at around 6 p.m., according to a press release from the Atascosa County Sheriff's Office. Officer chased down suspect who had run into him, then suspect allegedly slammed police car from front again.
The Sheriff's Department said that the police cruiser had broken down, and that bystanders had assisted the officer in getting out of the vehicle.
Police reportedly gave chase to the man, later identified as Reynaldo Ruiz, and caught him after a short foot chase.
The Sheriff's Office claims that after being handcuffed and placed in the backseat of a Poteet Police Department vehicle, Ruiz escaped. A second attempt to detain Ruiz failed after he apparently jumped into a police car and sped off in the direction of a fire engine and its occupants.
According to reports, a trooper fired three rounds into Ruiz's stolen police cruiser out of fear that he was about to hit a firetruck.
Before continuing down Main Street in Pleasanton, Ruiz allegedly changed lanes and narrowly avoided colliding with a passing motorist. Due to the suspect's attempts to endanger other officers and the public, a deputy sheriff opened fire on him as he drove north on Main Street, the sheriff's office reports.
According to reports, Ruiz eventually crashed into another police vehicle and was subsequently tased. Sheriff's officials said that after Ruiz was taken to the hospital, he was arrested on two charges of aggravated assault on a peace officer with a deadly weapon and one count of felony escape.
According to the Sheriff's Office, Ruiz indicated in an interview that he intended to strike "as many police cars and cops as he could." The long "Methamphetamine binge" that Ruiz admitted to is another admission of guilt.
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