Dramatic bodycam footage caught the moment Atlanta police rammed a suspected cellphone robber’s SUV while chasing her on a busy highway.
The footage showed officers initially cornering Jenee Johnson, 36, at a carwash Wednesday as they hunted for a robber who stole an elderly woman’s cellphone at gunpoint, Atlanta police said.
Bodycam footage shows Atlanta police officers pinning Jenee Johnson onto the road after a wild chase. Atlanta Police DepartmentThe female driver initially appears to follow orders to hold up her hands — just to quickly back up and spin around, fleeing as other squad cars arrive.
The footage then shows the dark Mazda SUV swerving as squad cars chase on either side of the busy, three-lane Interstate 285.
Suddenly, one of the police cars uses a PIT maneuver — ramming the SUV from behind to send it spinning backward and into the median of the road.
The SUV eventually came to a violent stop — with the driver, wearing a skimpy, bra-like top, barely waiting for it to stop to jump out and try to run away.
“Get the f—k down!” one of the officers yells as Johnson was pinned to the ground and arrested.
Johnson attempted to hop the median of the busy road before cops grabbed her. Atlanta Police Department
Law enforcement used a PIT maneuver to stop Johnson’s car and corner her. Atlanta PDJohnson was charged with armed robbery, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, theft by receiving stolen property, and fleeing or attempting to elude police, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.
The precision immobilization technique, or PIT maneuver, is a method used by law enforcement since the 1980s to force a fleeing vehicle to abruptly turn 180 degrees, causing it to stall and stop, according to the US Department of Justice.
