00:00On the evening of April 2, 2023, a rather unusual incident would take place that led
00:12to the unthinkable. Let's investigate the story and find out what actually happened.
00:20The primary goal of the United States Customs Border Patrol is to prevent illegal activity
00:25from taking place such as drugs, weapons, and human smuggling. To accomplish this,
00:38checkpoints are set up on main highways that lead to border crossings. The drivers traveling these
00:44sort of roads are expected to check in, provide documentation, and submit to search when requested
00:49by an agent on the scene. At approximately 6.30 in the evening, a few miles outside of Las Cruces,
00:56New Mexico, a driver would attempt to take a detour and avoid the checkpoint. Officers nearby
01:02would take notice of the evasion and pursue.
01:05Nissan Rogue, he just drove around the cones.
01:0810-4, still westbound?
01:12Still westbound, just past the, uh, the point.
01:17He might be pulling over. Nope, never mind, just went back on.
01:21Alright, he's only going 40 miles an hour. Alright, he's motioning the pullover.
01:28Do you have your overheads and siren on?
01:30Yeah, that's correct. Can we be back with no records, sir? No record at this time?
01:36He's in the pursuit. Make sure you activate your body cameras.
01:39Camera activated at, uh, 2049.
01:43Several miles down the road, the patrol unit finally were able to catch up to the fleeing vehicle.
01:48He's on fire.
02:04He's on fire.
02:05Go, go, go.
02:28All right.
02:29The vehicle was stopped.
02:30Temporary blocked.
02:32The driver was ordered out.
02:33He refused.
02:34He drove around my vehicle.
02:35He is now continuing back eastbound on the same road, 32 miles an hour.
02:42With the assailant refusing to cooperate, a not-so-high-speed chase would occur.
02:49Can you send someone down to the 116 with some spikestries, please?
02:54With the vehicle partially crippled by road spikes, the driver was forced to stop.
02:59Get on the ground!
03:01Get on the f***ing ground!
03:03Get on the ground!
03:04Hey!
03:05Get on the ground!
03:06Get on the ground!
03:07Hey, hey!
03:08Get on the ground!
03:09Get on the ground!
03:10Get on the ground!
03:12I'll f***ing shoot you!
03:13Drop it!
03:14Get on the ground!
03:15Drop it!
03:16Drop the weapon!
03:19Take him down!
03:20I got him with the rifle.
03:22Take him down now.
03:23Hey!
03:23Hey!
03:24Hey!
03:24Take him down!
03:25You got a favor?
03:25hey hey hey hey hey hey dude drop it drop it hey hey is there anything I can say to get you
03:42to drop the stick hey can you tell me your name man hey hey hey hey
03:55hey man we're not trying to hurt you no we're not no we're not hey drop the sick and we'll talk okay
04:02hey look just drop the sick and we'll talk drop the stick and we'll talk
04:07drop the sick and we'll talk dude hey drop the 2nd we'll talk yes we will
04:16hey hey what's the problem man just talk to me
04:20Hey, dude, fucking talk to me.
04:27Hey, we're U.S. Border Patrol.
04:30We're not trying to hurt you, man.
04:31We're not trying to hurt you.
04:33No, we're not.
04:35Hey, we are not trying to hurt you, man.
04:47Hey, can you talk to me, man?
04:49Well, we're a long ways out, man.
04:53You're going to be walking for a while.
04:55What's up?
04:56All right, I'll walk with you, man.
04:58What's your name?
04:59Hey, it's not a knife.
05:01Drop it down.
05:02That's not a knife.
05:03Drop it down.
05:04Hey, is that a knife?
05:06Hey, what's wrong with you?
05:07Hey, he's got a knife.
05:08He's got a knife.
05:09Hey.
05:10Stop.
05:11Stop.
05:12What are you doing here, man?
05:13Hey.
05:14Drop it.
05:15Hey.
05:16Drop it.
05:17He can help you, man.
05:18Drop it.
05:19I want you to help.
05:20Hey.
05:21Drop it.
05:22Is that a knife?
05:23He's got a knife.
05:24He's got a knife.
05:25He's got a knife.
05:26You ready to take it?
05:30I lost.
05:31Full shots.
05:32You don't have bullets.
05:33We do have bullets.
05:35Hey, man.
05:36I don't want to walk out here all night with you.
05:41Can you just tell me what you drove around?
05:43I drove around what?
05:45The checkpoint.
05:46Our checkpoint.
05:47Let's just start with that.
05:49What?
05:50Let's just start with that.
05:51Why didn't you stop?
05:52I don't know what to do.
05:53Why didn't you stop for the lights and sirens, man?
05:56Hey, come on.
05:57Come on.
05:58Hey, dude.
05:59Don't do this.
06:00Don't do this.
06:01Hey, come on, man.
06:06So far, how do you think the patrol officers are handling the situation?
06:25And would you be doing anything different at this point?
06:30Now, let's continue on with the story and see what happens next.
06:34Hey, just talk to me, man.
06:39Talk to me.
06:40Well, we kind of had to follow you, man.
06:44And also, you're miles out in the desert.
06:47You got a long walk back home, dude.
06:49Hey, son.
06:50So, what do you need?
06:51You're walking...
06:52Relax.
06:53Stop.
06:54Stop.
06:55We are relaxed.
06:56We are relaxed.
06:57We are relaxed.
06:58Stop.
06:59Stop.
07:00Stop.
07:01Everybody's relaxed.
07:02Everybody's relaxed.
07:03You're gonna be okay.
07:04Come to me.
07:05Hey.
07:06Yeah.
07:07Yeah.
07:08Yeah, I know.
07:09He's got a...
07:10He's got a stick on him.
07:19All right.
07:20Hey.
07:21Stop right there.
07:22Stop, man.
07:23Stop it.
07:24Stop.
07:25Hey.
07:26Hey.
07:27Hey.
07:28Hey.
07:29Hey.
07:30Hey.
07:31Hey.
07:32Nous, nous, nous ne suprniejons.
07:36No.
07:37Choosing to attack the verfy patrol officer
07:39with a wooden club,
07:40would result in lethal force being used on the suspect.
07:43The man was later identified as Joelle Amberdy,
07:46a 32-year-old New York native.
07:49His family following the incident
07:51decided to speak out about the situation,
07:54suggesting he was struggling with his mental health issues at the time.
07:58She's convinced that border patrol agents
08:01could have handled this another way before firing multiple rounds at her son.
08:07They have overstepped, they have done things that are not okay and if in fact
08:14our the protocols and the rules that are in this agency allows this to happen
08:25then there needs to be some change in those rules and those protocols because
08:29this should never happen to another person.
08:33What do you think about this story? Did the patrol officers involved exhaust every
08:38opportunity to end this situation peacefully? Leave a comment below and let me know.
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