Gripping bodycam footage showed what really transpired before a man touted as a “community leader” was fatally shot during a chase by Pennsylvania State Troopers.
Deshawn Leeth, 30, stole an Ohio State Trooper’s car after a confrontation and fled into Pennsylvania, leading cops on a highway pursuit that ended in another confrontation that led to his demise.
“Next time you touch me, you gonna die, next time you touch me, you gonna die,” Leeth is heard on the video footage as the trooper directs him, “Turn around and put your hands behind your back.”
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The next moments in the video showed the confrontation escalating as the trooper used a stun gun and Leeth became more agitated, swinging at the trooper and overpowering him, causing the body camera to become loose.
After a struggle, Leeth jumped into the trooper’s vehicle and took off on the Ohio Turnpike, crossing into Pennsylvania and into Beaver County. He could be heard talking and invoking the name of Jesus on the car’s dashcam as he drove.
“Hey, car, I rebuke anything that gets behind me, I rebuke anything that’s in front of me,” he said.
Pennsylvania State Police caught up with him as he veered across highway lanes and rolled the vehicle onto an embankment. But Leeth managed to get out of the car and continue his violent outbursts against the law enforcement officers, who eventually shot and killed him.
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“According to police, Leeth was from Michigan, and prison records show he pleaded guilty to nine home invasion charges across two cases that date back to 2012,” CBS News reported, noting that he later “became the executive director of a non-profit focused on helping at-risk kids and preventing teen violence. ”
Fox News host Jesse Watters noted this week how the left tried to make Leeth their next George Floyd.
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“They talked about his local leadership, community service, and a nonprofit focused on youth violence,” the host of “Jesse Watters Primetime” told viewers, going through several headlines that touted Leeth as an “advocate,” a “community leader,” and an “outreach worker.”
“The left wanted to make Deshawn the new face of police brutality, but then cops released the body cam,” Watters said.
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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