Trooper's Report:
ON FEBRUARY 13, 2025, I, TRP. KEATON RAMSEY, WAS STATIONARY AT HIGHWAY 27 AND LIBERTY ROAD WHEN A
GRAY NISSAN ALTIMA DISPLAYING LICENSE PLATE AR: APH50R PASSED SOUTHBOUND WITH EXPIRED TAGS AND
UNCONFIRMED INSURANCE. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY TURNED LEFT ONTO SOUTH LIBERTY ROAD. I CAUGHT
UP TO THE SUSPECT VEHICLE JUST SOUTH OF PARSONS ROAD AND INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP ON THE VEHICLE.
THE REGISTERED OWNER SHOWED TO BE SUSPENDED AND HAD A WARRANT OUT OF THE DARDANELLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. I RECOGNIZED THE SUBJECT FROM A TRAFFIC STOP I CONDUCTED ON HIM IN JULY OF 2024 FOR
THE SAME VIOLATIONS.
THE SUSPECT VEHICLE CONTINUED SOUTH PASSING DRIVEWAYS, AND SECONDARY COUNTY ROADS THAT WERE
ALL SAFE SPOTS TO STOP AT. I ACTIVATED MY SIREN, ROTATED THROUGH THE SIREN TONES, AND UTILIZED THE
AIR HORN. THE DRIVER CONTINUED AT OR BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT DOWN LIBERTY ROAD. THE VEHICLE THEN
TURNED LEFT AT A LARGE WIDE-OPENING INTERSECTION (FIT TWO TO THREE CARS OFF THE MAIN ROADWAY)
OF SOUTH LIBERTY ROAD AND RIDGETOP LANE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED DOWN LIBERTY ROAD, I CAME UP
BESIDE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE DRIVER TURNED TO LOOK AT ME. I WAS ABLE TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY HIM
TO BE THE REGISTERED OWNER MR. ARMANDO ZAMORA. HE THEN CONTINUED TO THE STOP SIGN ON LIBERTY
ROAD AT STATE HIGHWAY 28. HE CAME TO A STOP, USED HIS TURN SIGNAL, AND YIELDED TO TRAFFIC BEFORE
MAKING A RIGHT TURN TO GO WESTBOUND ON STATE HIGHWAY 28.
SGT. MANESS ADVISED OVER THE RADIO IF
HE KNEW I WAS TRYING TO STOP HIM AND STILL DRIVING TO PERFORM A TACTICAL VEHICLE INTERVENTION (TVI)
. WHEN WE TOPPED THE NEXT HILL CLEAR OF TRAFFIC STRAIGHT AWAY, I CONDUCTED A TVI AT
APPROXIMATELY 43MPH. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND, AND I WAS ABLE TO PIN THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT,
WHICH WAS NOW ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD FACING EASTBOUND. THE TOTAL DISTANCE DRIVEN WAS
APPROXIMATELY 1.6 MILES.
I, TRP. RAMSEY GAVE VERBAL COMMANDS REPEATEDLY FOR THE DRIVER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND HE FAILED
TO DO SO. WHILE STILL HOLDING LETHAL COVERAGE ON THE SUSPECT I CLOSED THE GAP UNTIL I COULD SEE
BOTH HANDS OF THE SUSPECT. I THEN OPENED THE DOOR AND GRASPING THE DRIVER’S LEFT ARM PULLED IT
OUT OF THE CAR. HE WOULD NOT UNBUCKLE HIS SEATBELT AND GET OUT AS REPEATEDLY COMMANDED. I STILL
COULD SEE HIS HANDS AND THEREFORE SWITCHED TO LESS LETHAL WHILE STILL GIVING COMMANDS, BUT THE
DRIVER WOULD NOT UNBUCKLE OR STEP OUT. USING THE B PILLAR OF THE CAR FOR AN ARM BAR TO ATTEMPT
TO USE AS A PAIN COMPLIANCE HOLD WITH STILL NO CHANGE. I OBSERVED THE DRIVER REACHING TOWARDS
THE CONSOLE AND ADMINISTERED A SHORT DRIVE STUN ON THE DRIVER'S LEFT RIB CAGE AREA. ONCE THE
DRIVER PUT BOTH HANDS IN FRONT OF HIM, I REACHED IN, PINNING THE DRIVER BACK AGAINST THE SEAT, AND
UNBUCKLED HIM. THEN PULLED THE DRIVER OUT AND PLACED HIM INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND STORED WITH COGSWELL TOWING.
MR. ZAMORA WAS TRANSPORTED TO YELL COUNTY DETENTION CENTER; HIS PROBATION OFFICER WAS
NOTIFIED, AND HE WAS CHARGED WITH THE FOLLOWING CHARGES:
5-54-125(D)(1): FLEEING - VEHICLE OR CONVEYANCE MISDEMEANOR
5-54-103(B): REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO ARREST
27-14-701: OWNER FAIL TO REGISTER VEHICLE - EXPIRED TAGS
27-22-104: NO LIABILITY INSURANCE