Handcuffed in cruiser
That was exactly what happened in Terre Haute, Indiana Friday morning after the police arrested a man by the name of Cody Tryon. The local Tribune Star reports the 28-year-old was taken into custody on an outstanding robbery warrant.
Officers handcuffed Tryon and placed him into the back of a squad car. They left him alone for a few minutes and the seasoned criminal went to work. He kicked out the metal screen that separates the back seat area of the squad car from the front seat area. He then crawled into the font seat.
Once he gained the front seat of the car, despite having his hands handcuffed behind him, he was able to start it — oops, maybe shouldn’t have left the keys in the ignition with a known robber nearby – and drive off. Officers called in the theft and a squad of police cars were dispatched to hunt for Tryon.
Indiana car chase
Using a GPS tracker they were able to locate him and the police car he’d stolen and they formed a vehicle barrier around him. Tryon rammed several police cars and then bolted the vehicle he was in. Despite his being in handcuffs, officers had to fight to subdue him and take him back into custody.
Though the ego of some police officers were bruised and two sustained minor injuries, no one was seriously hurt. There is no word on whether any disciplinary action will be taken against the officer that left Tryon in the vehicle. It’s likely, however, that it may be chalked up to a lesson learned.
Thousands of dollars in damage was done and the Tribune reports that the suspect was arrested for “motor vehicle theft, criminal recklessness, felony resisting law enforcement, battery on a law enforcement officer, theft, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, criminal mischief, possession of paraphernalia and on the outstanding robbery warrant.”
Tryon is in jail awaiting his first court appearance and is no longer wearing handcuffs.
