Very impressive video. Shows how quickly things can go downhill. Video at link.

SEMINOLE, CO., Fla. (WKMG/CNN) - A routine traffic stop on Saturday morning became anything but.

When a Florida deputy pulled someone over, the suspect drove off while the deputy tried to hang on - and it was all caught on camera.

Body camera video shows Seminole County Deputy Aaron Blais talking to 38-year-old Rocky Money Rudolph Jr.

A smell of marijuana prompted Blais to ask Rudolph to turn off his car, but then things escalated.

Rudolph dragged Blais in his Cadillac Escalade, picking up speed at an on-ramp and moving closer to Interstate 4.

The sheriff says Blais even fired several shots into the Escalade as he was held by Rudolph before the deputy broke away, rolling into the median.

"If he would've been thrown on the interstate, you can only imagine what would've happened," said Sheriff Dennis Lemma.

Deputies say Rudolph quickly lost control of his car and ran away.

Rodolph was captured more than seven hours after the manhunt began after he was spotted getting into a sedan.

Rudolph was eventually taken to the hospital because of a gunshot wound during that initial traffic stop.

"This is a bad dude, who almost killed one of our deputy sheriffs on the side of the road," Lemma said.

Deputies expect Rudolph to be charged with attempted murder on an officer and aggravated assault.

Blais is doing just fine.

Rudolph will face a judge once he gets out of the hospital.


LINK: https://www.wlox.com/2019/06/3...during-traffic-stop/

This is the second time in the last two weeks something like this has happened in central Florida.

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Rocky Money Rudolph Jr.

Sr. must be so proud.

Thug. I’m becoming jaded. What in the world is going on with people? Just take your ticket, shut up & maybe you can go on. Could never be a lawman.

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Originally posted by 71 TRUCK:
This is the second time in the last two weeks something like this has happened in central Florida.

It's summer. The crazy is really close to the surface.

How many years in the joint is this thug realistically facing?

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Originally posted by Rick Lee:
How many years in the joint is this thug realistically facing?

Attempted murder of a law enforcement officer is a first degree felony in the state of Florida, specifically punishable by up to life in prison. This is my agency and the deputy involved was someone I trained. He had extensive experience with another agency before he came aboard last year. The perpetrator is a long term stain on the community with an extensive prior record, meaning he's probably going to score close to the top end of the guidelines, which a judge can deviate from if they are willing to issue a written order why they did so. The perpetrator was shot once in his right leg and his left leg was grazed. He is expected to physically recover and hopefully never take a breath as a free man again. The deputy has been discharged from the hospital and will return to duty when he's ready. The crime is being investigated by my agency. The shooting is being investigated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Explained well by KOAM. I used to work with Aaron. Not only a veteran LEO, but also an Army vet.

Another piss poor decision in an apparently long chain by R. Money Rudolph. Hopefully this one has consequences.