#7 - Joseph Solinger A car accident on Ohio State Route 750
in Delaware County caused a traffic jam to form along the east-west highway on the afternoon of
April the 15th of 2022. As police officers navigated through the packed lanes to reach
the scene of the crash, they reportedly witnessed a white Jeep Wrangler traveling quickly down the
left lane after performing an illegal U-turn near the exit for the Columbus Zoo. One of the
officers yelled at the driver of the Jeep, later named as 36-year-old Joseph Solinger, to pull
over to the side of the road. Solinger replied by maintaining that he wasn’t going to hurt anybody,
that he needed to pick up his wife and kids at the zoo. The officer then admonished the motorist
for his reckless driving and requested to see his license. Bodycam footage of the incident revealed
how Solinger then put his hands up and stated that it wasn’t “about him” before speeding away. After
nearly striking a state trooper with his vehicle, Solinger pulled another U-turn and stopped behind
a line of cars outside the exit of the zoo. As officers approached the idle Jeep, Solinger drove
off once again, narrowly avoiding a trooper in the process. Law enforcement eventually caught
up with the man in the zoo’s parking lot, where they ordered him to get on the ground. Solinger
refused to follow the officers’ instructions, and one of them fired a Taser at him, causing him
to fall onto his back. Upon being informed that he was going to jail, Solinger reportedly said,
“No, I’m not. It’s nirvana”. His bizarre interaction with the police continued as
they placed him in handcuffs, and at one point, he could be heard telling the officers, “I love
you”. The Pataskala resident was charged with several offenses, including failure to comply,
inducing panic, and misconduct at an emergency. Solinger was arraigned on April the 18th, and his
bond was reportedly set at $25,000. #6 - Leah Marie Baker
On the evening of April the 11th of 2020, Florida police responded to a house in Jacksonville after
receiving reports of a dispute between 29-year-old Leah Marie Baker and her roommate. It was later
reported that the cohabitants had gotten into an argument about the alleged theft of Baker’s
prescription medication. Upon her arrival at the Golfair Boulevard home, the responding sheriff’s
deputy knocked on the front door, at which point Baker emerged from inside with a large
butcher knife in hand. In a subsequent press conference by local law enforcement,
it was detailed how the homeowner had come out swinging the blade at the officer and consequently
stabbed her in the arm. The deputy then called for backup before brandishing her service weapon
and ordering Baker to drop the knife. The woman initially conformed to the command,
but immediately went to retrieve the weapon she’d dropped, prompting the officer to fire
2 gunshots in her direction. As an off-duty officer, who happened to have been in the area,
arrived at the scene, Baker was ordered to get on the ground. She refused to do so, however,
and instead reached for the knife again. The officers then fired 4 additional rounds,
causing Baker to fall to the ground while still holding onto the blade. Paramedics arrived a short
time later to render aid to the woman, who later passed away at the hospital. A few months later,
the State Attorney’s Office conducted an official review of the incident, which ultimately led them
to the conclusion that the officers had been justified in their exertion of lethal force
during their interaction with Baker. #5 - Roy Nicholson
Tennessee man Roy Nicholson was pulled over on Interstate-65 in Franklin at about 10:30 am
on April the 20th of 2022. The 26-year-old Columbia resident stopped his vehicle in
the breakdown lane on the side of the busy highway and was then approached by Officer Dustyn Stevens,
who’d reportedly witnessed the motorist commit a traffic violation. After noting the distinct
smell of marijuana and seeing a firearm inside Nicholson’s car, the officer asked him to step out
onto the side of the road. Footage taken from the dashcam on Stevens’ patrol car showed Nicholson
resisting the officer’s attempts to restrain his hands behind his back. The two engaged in a
physical struggle and Nicholson eventually managed to open his car’s driver’s side door. As Stevens
attempted to keep the man from climbing back inside the vehicle, a second officer, identified
as Matt Lamarr, arrived at the scene and aided his colleague’s efforts. When Nicholson finally got
into the driver’s seat, he began to drive away, dragging the 2 officers’ along the side of his car
as he recklessly merged into oncoming traffic. The dramatic dashcam footage, which went viral
in the incident’s aftermath, captured Stevens, a 4-year veteran of the Franklin Police Department,
getting run over as Nicholson escaped. Officer Stevens was taken to Vanderbilt Medical Center for
treatment, while officer Lamarr, didn’t require any medical attention. Nicholson, who was later
arrested outside of a Walmart, ultimately faced two counts of aggravated assault against a first
responder and felony evading. He was freed from custody on a $40,000 bond and was scheduled to
appear back in court in June of 2022. #4 - Jessica Blick
Florida woman Jessica Blick called 9-1-1 to request an ambulance on the night of
December the 10th of 2018. A short time later, 2 police officers responded to her location at the
Dollar Store in Cape Coral. The 37-year-old was reported to have still been on the phone when they
arrived, and as they approached her, they told her to drop the large piece of concrete that she was
holding. Blick ignored the officers’ command and refused to answer them when they inquired as to
why she’d contacted the authorities in the first place. The woman eventually started walking away
from the officers as they continued requesting that she “put down the rock”. As was captured on
body cam footage, Blick became enraged when she noticed one of the officers approaching her from
behind. She threw the rock in his direction, while shouting obscenities at him, before shifting her
ire towards the other officer and striking him in the shoulder with yet another slab of concrete. In
an attempt to subdue the uncooperative woman, the officers deployed their Tasers twice,
missing her both times. When they eventually managed to get Blick on the ground and place
her in handcuffs, she rolled onto her back and kicked one of them in the groin region.
The altercation culminated with one of the members of law enforcement pepper spraying the
woman in her face. Once she was subdued, Blick was taken to the Lee County Jail on charges of
aggravated assault, battery on law enforcement officers, and resisting arrest with violence.
#3 - Hope Solo
Widely regarded as one of the greatest female goalkeepers of all-time, Hope Solo played for
the United States women’s national soccer team from 2000 to 2016. The Washington state native
helped lead the US to a win during the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and also earned gold
medals at both the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. While her illustrious athletic career made her an
internationally-recognized public figure, Solo also gained notoriety for her multiple run-ins
with the law. In 2014, she was arrested at her Seattle residence for allegedly assaulting her
half-sister and nephew. The soccer star was also accused of launching a barrage of profanities at
the officers who took her into custody. Solo’s charges in connection to the incident were
later dropped because of the alleged victims’ lack of cooperation with the investigation. In
January of the following year, Solo faced a temporary suspension from the US soccer team
after failing to cooperate with the police while they were investigating her husband on suspicion
of driving under the influence. On March the 31st of 2022, Solo was arrested for a second time after
being pulled over in a Walmart parking lot in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was alleged
to have resisted officers while being taken into custody for intoxicated driving. Subsequent
reports detailed how the woman’s 2 young children had been in the car with her at the time of the
traffic stop. Solo was subsequently processed at the Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention
Center on charges of driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest, and misdemeanor child abuse.
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#2 - Andrea S. Espinosa In the early morning hours of December
the 27th of 2014, a male motorist noticed a young woman walking along the side of the road in Boise,
Idaho. Concerned for her well-being, he stopped and asked if she was alright,
at which point she climbed inside the vehicle and told him to drive. The man then got out of
the car and tried to flag down a police cruiser that was parked down the road. After she’d been
left alone in the car, the woman, later named as 25-year-old Andrea S. Espinosa, slid into
the vehicle’s driver’s seat and attempted to drive away. By that time, a police officer,
who’d already made his way onto the scene, was able to open the car door and stop Espinosa
before she escaped. The woman persisted in her belligerent behavior, as the officer attempted
to take her into custody. She allegedly punched him in the face and dug her knee into his thigh,
but he still managed to place her in handcuffs and force her into the back of the patrol car.
Espinosa was subsequently taken to the Ada County Jail on charges of
felony assault or battery of an officer and misdemeanor resisting or obstructing an officer.
In the incident’s aftermath, Espinosa’s booking photo was widely shared online, and it showed her
widely grinning into the camera. Many of those reacting to the photo criticized the woman’s
expression as unbefitting of the circumstances under which the picture had been taken.
#1 - Jaxson Hayes On July the 28th of 2021,
professional basketball player Jaxson Hayes was arrested following a domestic violence incident
at his girlfriend’s residence in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. The LAPD was
notified of the situation by a relative of Hayes’ girlfriend, who’d stated that the man had become
“loud and violent” during an argument. Upon their arrival at the home, officers encountered Hayes
in the driveway. In body cam footage that was released roughly a month later, the third-year
player for the New Orleans Pelicans was shown becoming agitated after the officers had told him
he couldn’t go in the house while his girlfriend was in the midst of her police interview.
As tensions escalated, a physical struggle erupted between Hayes and law enforcement, who eventually
forced the professional athlete to the ground. One of the officers reportedly pressed his knee
against Hayes’ neck for a few seconds, prompting him to gasp, “I can’t breathe” multiple times.
The officer was told to stop by a colleague, and immediately complied. Subsequent reports detailed
how Hayes had injured an officer’s elbow by shoving him into a wall during the course
of the altercation. The athlete was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries before being
processed at the county jail for resisting arrest. In January of 2022, it was reported
that Hayes had been charged with 12 misdemeanor counts, including two counts of domestic battery,
one count of resisting arrest, and one count of battery against a police officer. He ultimately
pleaded no contest to his charges, and was scheduled for sentencing on June the 14th of 2022.
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