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Video from a squad car showing a vicious attack on a Brooklyn Park police officer last November is now public. It reveals a desperate struggle to survive as a man wanted on an outstanding felony warrant grabs for the officer’s gun. The video released Thursday captures the officer’s screams for help as 25-year-old Lance Carr begins punching, choking and wrestling with officer Sean Hyman. Hennepin County jurors watched the compelling video and convicted Carr of felony assault of a police officer. Just minutes after officer Sean Hyman stopped a white car on a noise complaint, he learns the driver, Carr, is wanted on a felony theft warrant. “He asked Carr to step out of the vehicle and place his hands behind his back,†Brooklyn Park Police Chief Chief Craig Enevoldsen said.
But when officer Hyman attempts the arrest, trouble begins. Carr suddenly turns and repeatedly punches Hyman. The two lock in a struggle and fall to the ground. “At that point I think he (Hyman) knows or determines that this is a fight for his life,†Enevoldsen said. On Thursday, law enforcement released the nine-minute video to show the public why no police officer’s stop is ever routine. Officer Hyman is on patrol alone that night and begins screaming help. At that point, neighbors hear his screams and call 911 for police backup. You can hear citizens screaming at Carr to get off the officer, but to no avail. “Had officer Hyman not done some of the things he had done to get additional help, I think this ends much differently,†Enevoldsen said.
But before that help arrives, Hyman fires his gun but misses Carr. There’s a struggle for Hyman’s pistol, and he ejects the magazine, rendering it unable to fire additional rounds. Finally, three minutes after the struggle begins, sirens are heard and backup arrives. But even then, Carr doesn’t stop his assault of Hyman. It took a shot fired from a police officer’s Taser gun and the tackling of three other officers to do that. “This could have had a very different outcome if the officers had not arrived when they did and/or the citizens had not intervened how they chose to intervene that night,†Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek said. Officer Hyman was off the job for 16 days after the incident – he’s now back on patrol. Sentencing for Lance Carr will be June 17, where he could face a penalty of between 10 to 20 years for the first-degree felony assault of officer Hyman.
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I feel so sorry for that officerðŸ˜
I'm amazed nobody in those houses bothered to either physically help the officer or shoot the guy. I mean come on America I know at least one of you guys had a gun in your house
NOW THAT IS ONE DAMN TOUGH COP… OVERPOWERED BY A BIGGER PERP AND WOULD NOT GIVE IN… EVEN ASSISTED IN TAKEDOWN WHEN BACKUP ARRIVED, AND SIT-AWARE, SECURED HIS WEAPON!
This cop should think about a change in careers
Hmm why didn't they just shoot him with a real gun? Questionable reaction shooting a taser. Maybe that officer in distress wasn't chummy with his collegues
Watching these types of videos, I can no longer watch one where the suspect is White and gets away with his life or even without so much as a scratch, and wonder, had the suspect been black or hispanic, would the arriving officers been as lenient on the suspect (not shot him straight up) as they were here, where they actually saw the suspect trying to kill their fellow officer. I mean the guy never even tried to step away from the officer as other police officers were arriving at the scene. Sad way to think, I know, but hey this IS the reality we live in nowadays.
I felt bad for this officer though. You could hear his desperation trying to stay alive, and the lady screaming not being able to physically help him. Glad he was able to get out alive from this situation.
I was hoping for a happier ending to this one. That piece of shit forfeited his life when he attacked that officer and he is so fucking lucky that the responding officers didn’t waste him when they arrived. I wish they had
For anyone that thinks these guys can't fight the dude was like one foot taller and heavier. And cop is wearing no less then 20 llbs of plates and 10 more of gear stuffs like vests gun ammo etc. In a one on one with no weapon or access to it. They are already at a disadvantage. After that he gets arrested and has to not murder the guys that moments earlier was trying to murder him is super human.
Hard to watch
If he were black we’d see this all over the news
Fascist cop turned out a wussy, help! mommy! heeelp!.. without guns they are all COWARDS
I got stressed out watching this. I literally wanted to jump into the little screen of my phone to help that officer in need.
That cop was such a huge p***! If you can't defend yourself in a basic fight like that you should not be a cop. Who the hell was he expecting to help him? You have all kinds of weapons on you. Help yourself p***
Felony assault 10 year sentence? Idk bout y’all but I just watched an attempted murder but okay big brother. I’ll bow down and agree🤣 not even the law wants to help cops.
damn bro this make my blood boil so bad if i was the officer i woulda beat the dog shit out em when my backup got there
What a title lol
I'd be completely okay with all cameras off after back up arrived , and then let the police do their jobs the right way.
You can still defend yourself while your protecting your gun its called Jujitsu. This officer could have immobilized the suspect while protecting his gun. All that aside. He was extremely brave. That dude was going to kill him. His intent was there.
Simple, that monster brings NO value to society. That looks 100% like attempted murder. Life in jail for a zero like that. NO exceptions.
Score 2 more for the people lol
One officer per car is insane, here in Brazil they always goes at least in pairs, some divisions goes even with 4 officers per car.
Too bad the first cop to help didn't just kill him. We don't need crazy people like that.
Indeed, there is no such thing as a routine traffic stop!
How can somebody (ppl), just stand there and watch?