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I just went through a couple of those. There was one where the Miami Police officer fled the Fla trooper and was charged with a misdemeanor dangerous driving. Do most people that flee and are stopped at gunpoint get charged with dangerous driving or is there a more serious charge for refusing to stop and then driving away at speeds in excess of 120 mph?
He wasn't fleeing. He assumed she was attempting to get around him. Cops aren't used to being traffic stopped in marked units. I've done it twice in my career with the same results both times, the cops move over 2 or 3 times on the assumption you're attempting to go around them before stopping. I've had non LEOs do the same to me, it's not a crime. Her claim is that she thought the patrol car was stolen, that's the reasoning behind the gun. What rationale she used to come to that conclusion I don't know, but I'm sure it will come out in the investigation. There is no harsher crime he can be charged with, if you don't believe me review FL traffic law. He doesn't meet the requirements for any felony charge.
As I understand this, she attempted to charge him with fleeing because she made several attempts to contact him via radio to stop him, which apparently failed. This does not meet the requirements for a legal "Stop". When she caught up with him he was going approximately 78 mph and she activated her emergency lights, at which point he moved over a few lanes and then stopped.