Police Pursuits Gone Wrong | Arkansas State Police, Episode #2

The following excerpts are from various supervisor review and disciplinary records relating to this pursuit:

"Sgt. Elvis Mull, Cpl. Brandon Love, and Trp. Brandon Dotson engaged in a vehicle pursuit on the morning of April 23, 2019. The suspect involved had fled from Troop K units earlier that morning. Troop K attempted a successful PIT maneuver, but the suspect was able to regain control of his vehicle ... Troop K unit lost contact."

"There were multiple opportunities to bring the pursuit to a conclusion after PIT maneuvers had been utilized, or in at least one instance where the suspect lost control and left the roadway. If Dotson or Love had followed through with "pinning" the suspect vehicle in manner consistent with their training..."

"This collision caused significant injuries of the other motorist."

"At some point, Dotson and Love should have realized that the need to apprehend the suspect was out of balance with the risk posed to the public.

"Sgt. Mull has a great deal of experience with situations like this, but should have considered that the primary unit (Dotson) has less than one year of experience on the road, and has already had a previous Letter of Warning for not using good judgement in a similar situation. I know and understand that supervisors are hesitant to terminate pursuits, and want to trust the Troopers involved to make good decisions. All factors considered, I feel that Sgt. Mull should have ordered the pursuit terminated. I believe that not ordering the termination was also failure to use due regard, and violated ASP Policy, LE Section 13, Vehicle Pursuits."

"Sgt. Mull's assessment of this pursuit and the actions of Dotson and Love were not consistent with the expectations of an ASP supervisor."

"Trp. Dotson attempted to PIT/Ram the fleeing vehicle numerous times. Most of these attempts were more of a ramming technique to the rear corner while the vehicle was in a turn. As the pursuit continued, Trp. Dotson's vehicle became disabled due to going airborne at a cross-street."

"I have reviewed the videos of all three troopers involved. There are obviously things that need to be addressed in some manner."

"Trp. Dotson reached a high speed of 112mph."

"I don't know how clear it was to Trp. Dotson as to how dangerous it was to cross that intersection at that speed."

"Trp. Dotson did some good things while driving and did slow at several intersections; however, there were several times he was out of control and was driving, at times, at some high speeds on city streets. These areas were residential, business, by a College and into a school zone just before he turned right onto Park. My biggest concern with Trp. Dotson is a pattern of driving that has been identified. This is not the first time his driving habits have been of concern. He has been counseled and provided with a written warning. He has not been out of troop school very long and there have been previous issues with his driving."

"Sgt. Mull couldn't stop his vehicle, due to what he said was hot brakes. Sgt. Mull struck the rear of the suspect vehicle with the front of his unit. Sgt. Mull had not been driving near as hard as the other two so don't know why his brakes were so hot."

"When reviewing the pursuit packet, I noticed Sgt. Mull did not mention any concerns about the driving of Trp. Dotson. He mentioned Trp. Dotson's top speed of 112 mph and that Trp. Dotson was able to maintain control of his unit while negotiating city streets. I do not agree with this statement (maintaining control). At one point, both units lost control making the same turn."

"He and I had a discussion the other day, prior to my seeing the videos, making sure he knows that at times we have to terminate pursuits. In this case, it turned out the suspect had been identified and we were pursuing on city streets."

"When Trp. Dotson moved from midnights to Sgt. Mull's post, I reminded Sgt. Mull to monitor some things with him and his driving habits were one of those things. He also was cc'd on the letter of warning provided to Trp. Dotson."

"I am curious/concerned why Sgt. Mull did not have any concerns about the driving, especially of Trp. Dotson."

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