Bodycam shows man attack Ohio state trooper before he stole a patrol car and was shot dead

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Bodycam footage from the Ohio State Patrol shows a fishy attacking a trooper earlier stealing his patrol car and being changeable dormant by the Pennsylvania State Police minutes later.

On April 4, DeShawn Leeth, 30, was progressive successful a single-car rollover clang eastbound connected the Ohio Turnpike successful Springfield Township adjacent the Pennsylvania authorities line, according to the Ohio State Patrol.

After the crash, an serviceman arrived and spotted Leeth connected the enarthrosis of the highway. He made interaction with Leeth and was attacked.

Deshawn Leeth fights with an Ohio State Patrol officer.

DeShawn Leeth was caught connected bodycam footage warring an Ohio State Patrol serviceman April 4, 2025. (Ohio State Patrol)

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Leeth was repeatedly yelling "in the sanction of Jesus" portion helium pushed the officer.

"You're gonna get hurt," helium told the serviceman arsenic a scuffle ensued. "Next clip you interaction me, you gonna die."

Leeth concisely ran down the enarthrosis of the road earlier turning astir and jogging backmost toward the officer. That's erstwhile the serviceman pulled his Taser and utilized it connected Leeth.

Unaffected, Leeth began throwing punches astatine the officer.

"I'm stronger than you," helium yelled.

After a little fistfight, the serviceman was knocked to the ground, and his bodycam was obscured. The trooper had insignificant injuries and was treated astatine a hospital, the Ohio State Patrol said.

DeShawn Leeth fights with an Ohio State Patrol serviceman connected the broadside of a road April 4, 2025. (Ohio State Patrol)

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That's erstwhile constabulary accidental Leeth took disconnected successful the officer's patrol conveyance and drove into Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania State Police resumed the pursuit for Leeth, and erstwhile helium crashed the Ohio cruiser, helium again attacked officers, according to mlive.com.

He was reportedly changeable dormant astatine the clang site.

Leeth was described arsenic a assemblage person and the enforcement manager of Under-Dawg-Nation, a nonprofit focused connected children harmed by violence.

"Under-Dawg-Nation's Mission is to assistance At-Risk Kids who deficiency resources and assistance forestall Teen Violence and disengagement from school," according to the organization's website.

However, tribunal records amusement Leeth spent 7 years successful jailhouse successful Michigan aft pleading blameworthy to 8 location penetration charges from abstracted incidents successful 2012 and 2016. He was released successful 2023.