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‘I just got hit’: Video shows moment suspect sideswipes cruiser during chase in Kentucky
Newly released video shows the moment a suspect sideswiped a police cruiser before crashing into a church during a chase in northern Kentucky. Brenton Howland, 20, faces multiple criminal charges in three different counties.It all started when police in Xenia, Ohio, were preparing to issue an Amber Alert after Howland allegedly forced the baby’s mother out of the car and drove off. Deputies in Boone County, Kentucky, spotted the vehicle shortly after 7 p.m. and initiated two chases before the crash.Previous coverage: Dash cam video shows deputies rescue baby after chase ends in crash in northern KentuckyInvestigators said Sgt. Jeff Nagy was injured when Howland sideswiped his cruiser just before the collision.Neighbor Mark Carnahan described the chaotic scene.”I was in the house and heard all these sirens—we always hear a police car going by, but this was different. And so I came to the door, and I heard the explosion because a couple of cars had already gone by and they collided up here. So I looked left, and there was a police parade coming this way, and I looked right, and it was one coming the other direction,” Carnahan said.A separate dash cam video shows the rescue of the two-month-old baby after the police chase ended with a car crashing into a church in Walton, Kentucky. That footage shows Boone County deputies approaching Howland’s car with guns drawn before one deputy carried the baby to safety.Authorities confirmed that Sgt. Nagy and the baby are both OK. The child has been reunited with their mother.Located in Northern Kentucky, Walton is around 21 miles from Cincinnati, Ohio, and is located around 80 miles from Xenia, Ohio.
Newly released video shows the moment a suspect sideswiped a police cruiser before crashing into a church during a chase in northern Kentucky.
Brenton Howland, 20, faces multiple criminal charges in three different counties.
It all started when police in Xenia, Ohio, were preparing to issue an Amber Alert after Howland allegedly forced the baby’s mother out of the car and drove off. Deputies in Boone County, Kentucky, spotted the vehicle shortly after 7 p.m. and initiated two chases before the crash.
Previous coverage: Dash cam video shows deputies rescue baby after chase ends in crash in northern Kentucky
Investigators said Sgt. Jeff Nagy was injured when Howland sideswiped his cruiser just before the collision.
Neighbor Mark Carnahan described the chaotic scene.
“I was in the house and heard all these sirens—we always hear a police car going by, but this was different. And so I came to the door, and I heard the explosion because a couple of cars had already gone by and they collided up here. So I looked left, and there was a police parade coming this way, and I looked right, and it was one coming the other direction,” Carnahan said.
A separate dash cam video shows the rescue of the two-month-old baby after the police chase ended with a car crashing into a church in Walton, Kentucky. That footage shows Boone County deputies approaching Howland’s car with guns drawn before one deputy carried the baby to safety.
Authorities confirmed that Sgt. Nagy and the baby are both OK. The child has been reunited with their mother.
Located in Northern Kentucky, Walton is around 21 miles from Cincinnati, Ohio, and is located around 80 miles from Xenia, Ohio.
