lights. now he s lost six years of his life. and he s behind bars. officer deaton goes back on his beat after a three-month recovery from his injuries. he looks at that roadside altercation as a learning experience and faces every day with a new routine. now every time i walk out the door i always make sure i say bye to my family because you never know. that might be the last time you see them. coming up these suspects really break the bank. you crashed a car into the bank. there s a problem here. when caught on camera: dash cam diaries continues. where you think you re gonna go when your time s all gone? [ male announcer ] live a full life. the new lexus ct hybrid with an epa estimated 42 mpg. the further you go, the more interesting it gets. lease the 2014 ct 200h for $299 a month for 27 months. see your lexus dealer.
malcolm tipton reaches the scene. he races toward the brawl with his taser locked and loaded. as i got about 10 to 15 feet from them, officer deaton turned mr. german toward me and gave me a clear shot at his back. tipton let s lose the barbs and zaps german with a direct hit.ose the barbs and zaps german with a direct hit. the officers cuff and arrest german. paramedics arrive at the scene to treat officer deaton. my adrenaline was still rushing. i saw all this blood that was on me and at this time i could see it was dripping off my nose. deaton s nose has been sliced open from one of german s punches. in the safety of the ambulance, the officer realizes the severity of the attack. realized, man, this is for real. this guy was really trying to take me out. luckily i m still here and i started thinking of my wife and kids. good thing was, i was on the better side of it, even though i did get injured. and his injuries are
like positive, negative. if it doesn t have both, it s not going to work at all and the belt grounded out one of the barbs. german snaps. he pulls deaton toward him and unleashes a furious punch to his face. the first thing i thought in my mind was that [ bleep ] just hit me. at that time your body just goes into survival mode. deaton grabs on tight to the loose handcuff as the two exchange blows. i did not want to let go of the cuffs because he could then turn that and use that as like a bladed weapon against me. which would cut you just like a knife. i know he s bigger than me. i feel if i can get him to the ground, i m going to kick his ass. deaton again uses his taser. this time uses a technique called a drive stun on german. i could take the cartridge off the taser and push the taser right on the subject and cycle it. deaton blasts german s back and neck with his taser. at the same time, officer
dispatcher started dispatching myself and other units to be on the lookout for a blue van with a ladder on it. within seconds of the call, deaton sees the van drive by. he flips on his blue and red flashers which automatically engages his dash cam. i got the vehicle up here. the blue van pulls over. officer deaton approaches the vehicle and identifies the driver as eric german, the 45-year-old is an intimidating figure. first when i make contact with him, i could tell he was much larger than i was. i could tell that he was in fairly good shape. almost from the start, deaton senses that german is going to be trouble. he was talking on the cell phone. i asked him to hang up the cell phone. then he grabbed his cell phone, hung up and threw it on the dashboard. at that time, that kind of made me aware that for some odd reason this guy is having a very bad day. it s about to get worse. as the officer questions german
back at the blue van, officer deaton tries to take control of the tense situation. at the time, i had him step out of the vehicle because i could tell that he was very upset. he wasn t complying with my orders. i didn t know what was inside that vehicle. and if i could get him to step out and get him into handcuffs, i kind of would feel i would have one step up on him. once out of the vehicle, german becomes combative. officer deaton pulls out his taser. i aimed it at him and told him to step back, calm down. deaton attempts to cuff the suspect. i said, you re not under arrest. i m going to place you in handcuffs for your safety and mine. i then grabbed his hands. as i went to put the left handcuff on, he decided to pull away. with one handcuff fastened, german struggles to get away. the officer aims his taser and lets the barbs fly. it has no impact. the one barb hitting him in his right shoulder. the other barb hit him in his belt. the way a taser works, it works