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Posted: 2/22/2006 5:59:36 PM EDT
Ohio State Trooper James Cress shot and killed drunken driving suspect Errol Baker II on Sunday. The entire incident was caught on tape by Trooper Cress's dashboard-mounted camera. For 82 seconds, Cress battled with Baker after pulling a gun he seemed hellbent on using. The trooper punched Baker several times, once causing him to drop the .45-caliber handgun. Baker retrieved the gun and fired, narrowly missing Cress. The trooper then grabbed his own gun, firing a fatal shot into Baker's head.
Video Screenshots (Length: 47 Secs) www.ogrish.com/archives/2006/february/ogrish-dot-com-shotandkilledbyohiotrooper.wmv The video released today seemed to dispel the Baker family belief that trooper Cress was unprovoked. Upon further search two bags of cocaine were found in Errol Baker's pocket. Baker had been previously indicted on one count of engaging in corrupt activity, 12 counts of trafficking in cocaine, one count of illegal manufacture of drugs, one count of discharging a firearm close to a home and two counts of possessing weapons as a felon. |
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Is it just me or was anyone else not able to determine when the shot was fired?
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+2 I kept watching but didn't see it at all. |
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Right before he tosses the badies handgun away at the end of the clip |
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Nice work on the troopers part on his ground fighting.
Good job Trooper Cress! |
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LEO 1 SCUMBAG 0
So the fuck what. The bad guy fought and died. I am glad the LEO won and went home to his family. Why didnt the LEO call for backup? Usually in my town the LEOs are alone but when they pull people over other LEOs converge, especially at night. |
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My pooter must really be F'd up because it looked to me like the cop was having some at gun-point, non-consensual sex with that perp. Is that what I saw?
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Almost at the end of the video clip the Trooper unholsters his weapon and fires it point blank into the suspect's head and as if by magic the struggle ends. |
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+2 I saw the officer draw, but didnt hear either shot, nor did I see the suspect ever have a weapon. Man, this sure doent clear up anything. |
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He goes limp when the shot happens. It's pretty evident.
Looks like he had no other choice. |
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Momma wanted to know why the Trooper had to shoot her baby in the head.
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SUPERVISORS often tell subordinates to not "pile up" on stops or other calls. |
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This is just another example of "The Man" trying to keep the black man down. |
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Look at 1:40, it appears like the officer is unholstering his weapon.
1:44 It appears like he puts something behind the perp's head. 1:45 Perp's body goes limp, LEO takes something dark colored from the perp's hand and tosses it away. |
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.40S&W 1 - Douche 0
More info; statepatrol.ohio.gov/media/2006/06-048.htm COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is releasing in-car video of the officer-involved shooting that occurred early Sunday morning from a traffic stop on State Route 753, south of U.S. 35 in Fayette County. Errol T. Baker II, 26, of 15 Vine Street in Jeffersonville was armed with a .45 caliber handgun and fired a shot at a trooper before being shot in the left side of his head. Baker died as a result of injuries received. Patrol investigators later discovered two bags of cocaine in his pocket and that Baker had an extensive criminal history including drug and weapon charges and violent behavior. At approximately 1:47 a.m. Sunday, Tpr. James Cress, from the Wilmington Patrol Post, stopped Baker’s vehicle for driving left of center and suspected operating a vehicle under the influence (OVI) on State Route 753, south of U.S. 35. A timeline of events visible on the in-car video of incident include: 1:48:10 Baker refuses to be patted down for weapons and assaults Tpr. Cress. 1:48:12 Struggle ensues and Baker pulls .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun. 1:48:22 Baker drops the firearm but recovers it as he and Tpr. Cress struggle and fall to the ground. 1:48:26 – 27 Baker fires round from .45 caliber handgun toward Tpr. Cress. 1:48:27 – 1:49:25 Baker maintains gun in hand. Tpr. Cress attempts to remove weapon from Baker’s hand. 1:49:25 Baker’s weapon visible, facing Tpr. Cress’s in-car video camera. 1:49:34 Tpr. Cress is unable to gain control of Baker’s weapon and as he is turning himself and his weapon toward Tpr. Cress, Baker is shot in the left side of his head by Tpr. Cress. 1:49:38 With Baker’s weapon still in his hand, Tpr. Cress secures Baker’s weapon from him. 1:57:40 After securing passenger from Baker’s vehicle, Tpr. Cress begins first aid on Baker. |
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Officer Cress is lucky that the passenger decided to sit that one out. |
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OUTSTANDING!!!
Well done, Trooper. It is toobad that POS had to die... but... he asked for it. So fuck him! The good guy goes home, the bad guy gets buried. |
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In most MVR tapes you wont hear the actual gunshots being fired. If you hear anything, its typical the rounds impacting around/on the officer.
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Popo:1
Shitbag: 0 I'm not the least bit sorry that douche bought it. Sheep |
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I'm reeeeal glad that ended the way it did.
I also can't help but to wonder how many times per day a similar scene plays itself out across the country--an LEO makes a stop and has no idea if this stop will be "the one." How many times is there a struggle/fight but the LEO is able to avoid killing the POS? It seems most times the LEO is alone, fairly far from help, facing . . . |
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Also, the fact the guy is a trooper greatly plyas into why you don't see a back-up unit there. In a lot of cases troopers work alone unless a local stops by to help out.
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I'm glad Trooper Cress had his MVR on. Could you imagine Errol Bakers ma ma ranting about her poor innocent son being shot point blank along the road for doing nothing?
Just guessing here, but most guys, myself included, put the MVR mic on the front of the gun belt. It looks like the mic may have been sandwiched between Tpr. Cress and Bakers soon to be lifeless body effectively muting it.
I'm betting your computer is ok. I think it's more a user error. ETA: Good shoot Tpr. Cress! Glad you are still here! |
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Nothing to imagine, she did complain about the trooper shooting her baby in the head., it was on the news last night. |
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Outstanding Trooper!
One defective carbon based life form deactivated. Call to clean up crew. And btw Cav Vet... you can clearly see the perps gun get tossed as soon as he gets a new window installed in his melon. Another +1 for the troopers ground fighting skills. Dram out |
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I just deleted and reinstalled Real Player 10 because nothing worked right. I had Media Player. I don't know what to do. I swear it looked like that perp got himself some unsolicited butt action just before the head aerification.
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of course the family tries to blame the cop.
"my son is a good boy!" |
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Was probably a good boy all throughout his life and even gave to charity till he tried to shoot a cop, then he became bad boy, deserving what he got. |
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+1 good guy wins, bad guy gets toe-tagged. glad that trooper can go home to his family. |
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"Baker had been previously indicted on one count of engaging in corrupt activity, 12 counts of trafficking in cocaine, one count of illegal manufacture of drugs, one count of discharging a firearm close to a home and two counts of possessing weapons as a felon."
one less turd! good job, glad the trooper Cress got to go home to his family. go to www.ogrish.com and look for " Video - Shot And Killed By Ohio State Trooper - [02/22/06]" under Latest: |
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