New footage released in wild Oklahoma City police chase

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma Metropolis Police Division launched new video footage of a wild chase, from simply over every week in the past, the place gunshots had been fired at officers.

“No such factor as routine,” stated an OKCPD official in a Fb publish. “Good work by our officers getting the suspect into custody.”

On Could 27, 2022, Oklahoma Metropolis police tried to tug over driver Devin Johnson close to N.W. tenth and Could Ave.

Court docket paperwork reveal Johnson allegedly instructed the officer he had a handgun on him. After checking his data, the officer found Johnson is a convicted felon, prohibiting him from carrying firearms.

“The officer went again to his car and decided this driver had a felony historical past and known as different officers to the visitors cease location,” stated Sgt. Rob Robertson, with the Police Division.

As soon as the extra models received to the scene and tried to take Johnson into custody, Johnson sped off and the chaotic chase started.

“Someday in the course of the pursuit, pictures had been fired from the motive force of the suspect car in direction of officers. The pursuit continued down round twenty second and Kentucky,” stated Robertson.

When Johnson reached twenty fourth Road and North Kentucky Avenue, the video reveals him bail out of his automotive and rush into the backseat of an SUV with a feminine driver. The SUV then took off. Police stated the girl, Portia Offiah, was Johnson’s girlfriend.

“She got here to the scene or got here to the place he was at that time within the pursuit and picked him up,” stated Sgt. Robertson.

Minutes later, police disabled the SUV’s tires utilizing cease sticks close to N.W. 1st Road and Klein Ave, the place the couple finally surrendered.

“It was only a nice job carried out by our officers to get to the decision that we received,” stated Robertson.