ENQUIRER LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE
Oct. 27, 1999
Routine traffic stop results in stolen patrol car, chase
Suspect held on 5 felonies
BY MARIE McCAIN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
A traffic stop went out of control early Tuesday as a
Hamilton County sheriff's deputy wrestled with a suspect
for control of the officer's Mace, then his gun, and then
his patrol car.
Authorities have charged Darrell Allen Mann, 32, of
Faith street in Bond Hill, with five felonies, including
assault on a law enforcement officer, escape, theft of an
officer's gun, and fleeing and eluding.
Hamilton County Sheriffs patrol Officer Kevin Illing,
28, suffered minor injuries in the tussle.
Officer Illing spotted the car Mr. Mann drove shortly
after 1:30 a.m. in the 6800 block of Vinwood Avenue in
Madisonville. The vehicle was speeding and had no brake
lights, said Steve Barnett, Hamilton County sheriff's
spokesman.
After being asked to step from the car, Mr. Mann tried
to run, but the officer caught him and the pair began a
series of struggles
Officer Illing attempted to use his Mace on Mr. Mann,
but it was knocked from his hand. Officer Illing then drew
his handgun and ordered Mr. Mann to stop fighting.
"The suspect appeared to become compliant, but as
the officer started to return his gun to its holster, the
suspect grabbed for the weapon," Mr. Barnett said.
As the two men fought for the weapon, it went off
twice. No one was injured.
Police said Mr. Mann got the weapon and drove off in
the deputy's patrol car and led police on a chase through
the city onto Madison and Ridge Roads, southbound on
Interstate 71, westbound on the Norwood Lateral, then
north on Reading Road and into side streets until he
abandoned the vehicle and ran into his building on Faith
Street.
During the chase, the patrol car's left front lights were
damaged, and the left side tires were blown out when the
suspect hit several curbs, Mr. Barnett said.
The Cincinnati Police Division's Special Weapons and
Tactics Team was called to Faith Street.
Mr. Mann surrendered at about 5 a.m. after a three-
hour standoff.
He is being held in the Hamilton County Justice Center.
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