Updated
Updated · Fox News · Aug 7
K-9 Midas Seizes DUI Suspect After 40-Minute Vancouver Standoff
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Aug 7

K-9 Midas Seizes DUI Suspect After 40-Minute Vancouver Standoff

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 7

Summary

  • Bodycam and dashcam footage released Thursday shows Vancouver police sending K-9 Midas through a driver's window to end a 40-minute roadside standoff on July 26.
  • Police said Brandon Wells had ignored a traffic stop after reports he was passed out, appeared impaired and was inhaling from compressed air cans while driving.
  • Video shows the vehicle hitting a curb, accelerating and nearly entering a yard before an officer used a Grappler device to stop it because Wells posed an immediate danger on the road.
  • Officers then spent more than 40 minutes issuing commands and weighing less-lethal options while Wells allegedly kept inhaling from cans, before the dog was deployed and he was arrested.
  • Wells was booked into the Clark County Jail on charges including attempting to elude police, DUI, reckless driving and resisting arrest.

Insights

How did a Grappler device and a K-9 end a wild 40-minute standoff with a driver inhaling compressed air?
What drives a suspect to continue inhaling compressed air even as police deploy a K-9 unit through their car window?
Can advanced police tech like the Grappler device completely eliminate the deadly risks of erratic chases in residential neighborhoods?