A crazed Michigan man paid the last word worth after deciding to mess with cops earlier than and following an insane stolen automobile chase.
As MLive reported final week, 30-year-old Deshawn Dante Leeth was fatally shot round 6:05 p.m. on April 4 after he attacked an Ohio State Trooper and stole the cop’s automobile. The trooper had responded to a single-vehicle crash on the Ohio Turnpike when Leeth started assaulting the officer.
In video footage launched by the Ohio State Freeway Patrol this week, Leeth seems to be screaming, “I’m Jesus, b**ch!” again and again as he assaults the trooper as if a demon possessed him.
The officer makes use of a Taser on Leeth, however to no avail. Leeth then jumps into the officer’s car and speeds east into Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania State Police then begin chasing after Leeth earlier than he crashes the stolen police car in North Sewickley, Beaver County.
A serious struggle then ensued after Pennsylvania troopers approached the automobile. It ends with the cops killing Leeth in self-defense.
The Beaver County District Lawyer is investigating the incident, and a number of troopers have been positioned on administrative go away.
MLive notes Leeth was beforehand incarcerated after pleading responsible to eight residence invasion prices and two larceny prices throughout separate circumstances in 2012 and 2016. He was discharged in 2023.
After his launch from jail, Leeth started specializing in serving to at-risk youth. He was the founder and government director of Underdawg Nation, a nonprofit centered on helping Washtenaw County kids probably impacted by group violence.
Alyshia Dyer, Washtenaw County sheriff, issued a statement on her Fb account mourning Leeth’s loss of life final week.
“Phrases can’t specific how heartbroken we’re to study concerning the sudden and tragic lack of Deshawn Leeth—a real group champion, tireless youth advocate, and brave soul,” Dyer wrote. “Our complete WCSO group is deeply saddened by the information we acquired as we speak. Like so many in the neighborhood, we’re left in shock, with unanswered questions and profound sorrow.”
“His loss shall be deeply felt by the younger folks throughout our county whose lives he touched,” she added. “Regardless of who you had been or what you had been by, Deshawn confirmed unwavering compassion and care to everybody he labored with.”
