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Posted on 08/21/2025 10:54:26 AM PDT by DFG
Hempstead Officer Fired
Transcript
0:00 Give me the keys. 0:00 What do I do now? 0:01 Give me the keys. 0:03 What in the world? 0:04 Why did you take off from that stop? 0:07 I was I stopped. 0:08 Why did you take off from this stop? 0:12 The sheriff's office in Hipstead County, 0:13 Arkansas, fires an officer following 0:15 concerns over his conduct on a traffic 0:17 stop. Hello everyone, I'm Alex Anderson 0:20 and I'm Courtney Buds. Thanks for 0:21 joining us. And that is our top story at 0:23 three. Body camera footage captures 0:25 officer Jason Johnson stopped a 0:28 81year-old man for speeding last month. 0:30 We want to warn you this video may be 0:32 disturbing to watch and KTBS 3's Julie 0:34 Parr has that story. 0:37 Deputy Johnson County Sheriff's Office. 0:40 Hey, next time just pull over 0:42 over in the middle of the road. 0:43 I don't give a where you pull over at 0:45 tell you the truth. Deputy Jason Johnson 0:47 stopped 81-year-old Olan Lane in 0:49 Himstead County on July 25th for 0:52 speeding on a county road. The officer 0:54 decided to give Lane a warning for 0:56 speeding and a ticket for not wearing a 0:59 seat belt. 0:59 I'm just honestly if I sound aggressive, 1:01 yes, I'm a little perturbed because you 1:03 could have pulled over at any time. 1:05 Yeah, I didn't I didn't know that. 1:07 While the officer was riding out the 1:09 ticket, you can see him turn on his 1:11 lights and start driving. 1:15 What is you doing? Do not move that 1:18 vehicle again. 1:19 Deputy Johnson approached the vehicle 1:21 for a second time. 1:23 Give me the keys. 1:24 What do I do now? 1:24 Give me the keys. 1:26 What in the world did I do? 1:27 Why did you take off from that stop? 1:30 I was I stopped. 1:32 Why did you take off from this stop? 1:36 Why? 1:37 You better give me a good reason right 1:38 now. 1:39 I don't know. 1:40 Step out vehicle. 1:43 This time he placed Lane in handcuffs. 1:46 [ __ ] Let go of your hand. 1:50 He then walked him to the patrol car 1:52 where he pushed him into the back seat. 1:55 Step up in there. 2:01 Well, I'm sorry. I didn't 2:03 Put your legs in. You done earned your 2:05 trip to jail. 2:07 Deputy Johnson called for backup. You 2:10 have mental issues or you have dementia? 2:14 I need to know right now. 2:15 No, no, no. 2:17 Then why did you leave this traffic stop 2:19 right back here? 2:24 I guess I just don't know that that go 2:25 along. 2:26 Apparently not. 2:27 When other officers arrived on the 2:29 scene, they began to question Lane. 2:31 I was trying to understand you thinking 2:34 way to go. That's when they learned he 2:36 experienced a stroke five years ago and 2:39 had memory issues. The officers made the 2:41 decision to uncuff Lane and call his 2:44 daughter. 2:46 Feel a little bit better. 2:48 Yeah. 2:50 Yeah. They're not made for comfort. 2:53 Now I see. 2:54 The officers also noticed that the 2:56 81year-old was unsteady and stumbling. 2:59 One of the officers requested that he 3:01 get checked out by an ambulance. You 3:03 seem a little disoriented and stuff, 3:06 but I'd like I'd like for you to at 3:08 least get checked out. Make sure you're 3:10 not having a mini stroke or something, 3:12 okay? Especially if you have a history 3:15 of having a stroke. 3:18 Lane was cited for not wearing a seat 3:20 belt and fleeing, but he did not go to 3:22 the Hemstead County Detention Center. 3:24 Meanwhile, Deputy Johnson was later 3:26 terminated from his position by Sheriff 3:28 James Singleton. Julie Parr, KTBS 3 3:32 News. 3:33 A statement from the Hemstead County 3:34 Sheriff's Office reads in part that 3:36 Deputy Johnson violated multiple 3:38 departmental policies and ethical 3:40 standards expected of a sworn law 3:42 enforcement officer.
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The guy took off while the officer told him to wait until the tickets were done.
He should not have been driving if he was that incapacitated.
Why did the family and the state let him continue to drive with mental issues?
The cop seemed justified with his tickets and handcuffs, but he could have toned down the language.
Fired isn’t enough ... he’ll just get hired in the next town/county over. His LEO certification also needs to be terminated ... he needs to find another line of work.
Transcript
0:00 Give me the keys.
0:00 What do I do now?
0:01 Give me the keys.
0:03 What in the world?
0:04 Why did you take off from that stop?
0:07 I was I stopped.
0:08 Why did you take off from this stop?
0:12 The sheriff’s office in Hipstead County,
0:13 Arkansas, fires an officer following
0:15 concerns over his conduct on a traffic
0:17 stop. Hello everyone, I’m Alex Anderson
0:20 and I’m Courtney Buds. Thanks for
0:21 joining us. And that is our top story at
0:23 three. Body camera footage captures
0:25 officer Jason Johnson stopped a
0:28 81year-old man for speeding last month.
0:30 We want to warn you this video may be
0:32 disturbing to watch and KTBS 3’s Julie
0:34 Parr has that story.
0:37 Deputy Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.
0:40 Hey, next time just pull over
0:42 over in the middle of the road.
0:43 I don’t give a where you pull over at
0:45 tell you the truth. Deputy Jason Johnson
0:47 stopped 81-year-old Olan Lane in
0:49 Himstead County on July 25th for
0:52 speeding on a county road. The officer
0:54 decided to give Lane a warning for
0:56 speeding and a ticket for not wearing a
0:59 seat belt. 0:59 I’m just honestly if I sound aggressive,
1:01 yes, I’m a little perturbed because you
1:03 could have pulled over at any time.
1:05 Yeah, I didn’t I didn’t know that.
1:07 While the officer was riding out the
1:09 ticket, you can see him turn on his
1:11 lights and start driving.
1:15 What is you doing? Do not move that
1:18 vehicle again.
1:19 Deputy Johnson approached the vehicle
1:21 for a second time.
1:23 Give me the keys.
1:24 What do I do now?
1:24 Give me the keys.
1:26 What in the world did I do?
1:27 Why did you take off from that stop?
1:30 I was I stopped.
1:32 Why did you take off from this stop?
1:36 Why?
1:37 You better give me a good reason right
1:38 now.
1:39 I don’t know.
1:40 Step out vehicle.
1:43 This time he placed Lane in handcuffs.
1:46 [ __ ] Let go of your hand.
1:50 He then walked him to the patrol car
1:52 where he pushed him into the back seat.
1:55 Step up in there.
2:01 Well, I’m sorry. I didn’t
2:03 Put your legs in. You done earned your
2:05 trip to jail.
2:07 Deputy Johnson called for backup. You
2:10 have mental issues or you have dementia?
2:14 I need to know right now.
2:15 No, no, no.
2:17 Then why did you leave this traffic stop
2:19 right back here?
2:24 I guess I just don’t know that that go
2:25 along.
2:26 Apparently not.
2:27 When other officers arrived on the
2:29 scene, they began to question Lane.
2:31 I was trying to understand you thinking
2:34 way to go. That’s when they learned he
2:36 experienced a stroke five years ago and
2:39 had memory issues. The officers made the
2:41 decision to uncuff Lane and call his
2:44 daughter.
2:46 Feel a little bit better.
2:48 Yeah.
2:50 Yeah. They’re not made for comfort.
2:53 Now I see.
2:54 The officers also noticed that the
2:56 81year-old was unsteady and stumbling.
2:59 One of the officers requested that he
3:01 get checked out by an ambulance. You
3:03 seem a little disoriented and stuff,
3:06 but I’d like I’d like for you to at
3:08 least get checked out. Make sure you’re
3:10 not having a mini stroke or something,
3:12 okay? Especially if you have a history
3:15 of having a stroke.
3:18 Lane was cited for not wearing a seat
3:20 belt and fleeing, but he did not go to
3:22 the Hemstead County Detention Center.
3:24 Meanwhile, Deputy Johnson was later
3:26 terminated from his position by Sheriff
3:28 James Singleton. Julie Parr, KTBS 3
3:32 News.
3:33 A statement from the Hemstead County
3:34 Sheriff’s Office reads in part that
3:36 Deputy Johnson violated multiple
3:38 departmental policies and ethical
3:40 standards expected of a sworn law
3:42 enforcement officer.
See post 7
thanks for the transcript.
And citation , of course dropped….
Cop was out of control and he had to call for backup? I suspect he was hoping for cover from his homies who showed up.
He deserved to be fired.
As a side note, he claimed the elderly man was speeding, but we don't know how fast. This was a bullshit stop. This was clearly a rural, dirt county road and the cop was looking for someone to bust.
I’ll say it again...
This old fart should NOT BE DRIVING!!!!!! Officer lost his temper, other than that he was justified in his actions. Being 81 and having had a stroke DOES NOT give you the right to speed and leave a legal traffic stop without permission. It SHOULD get you your drivers license REVOKED! The bleeding heart news media and the rest of you bleeding heart commenters are WRONG!
The officer should NOT have been fired. A reprimand for losing his temper/patience would/should have been sufficient. The days of coddling law breakers should be over.
Just like the news media, you LEFT OUT the original stop!!!!!
The old fart didn’t pull over right away when the officer lit him up.
THEN the old fart TOOK OFF while the officer was writing his ticket.
Fleeing and eluding anyone???
Or was it just that this old fart was too mentally and or physically impaired to be driving AT ALL.
Sigh.
Cops are human too, and who knows what kind of day he had coming up to this moment.
Not at all to excuse bad cops, of which there are too many. But one incident does not a bad cop make. Depends on his overall record and if there are other complaints against him.
This driver went way over the line and of all the traffic stop videos I’ve watched, someone taking off during a traffic stop seem to set the cops off the worst.
I couldn’t agree more.
Power mad cops are the reason I’ve become against “the thin blue line”.
Bad cops are allowed by good cops, so yes, one bad apple spoils the whole bunch.
Your "I’ll say it again..."
Only goes to prove your not very good at processing realities, and you're probably a cop with anger issues, just like sparky in the video.
First--I am ABSOLUTELY NOT on the cop's side--he should've been fired, and he should be blacklisted.
HOWEVER--he called for backup because he was gonna take the old guy in to jail, and needed another officer to deal with the guy's vehicle--not because he was afraid.
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