Man in bodycam video flees police on riding mower, pulls gun on officer before shooting himself in the hand

Newly released constabulary bodycam footage shows what authorities said was a Michigan man driving a riding mower and refusing to propulsion implicit for a lawman earlier getting tased and accidentally shooting himself successful the hand. 

On Sept. 19, constabulary responded to a location successful Leoni Township to apprehension a antheral who had respective warrants, according to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. 

The lawman arrived astatine the location to apprehension 41-year-old James Mitchell Kerr, who was driving a riding tract mower and allegedly refused to get disconnected the machine.

Authorities said Kerr accelerated toward the lawman earlier riding distant arsenic the lawman chased him. 

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James Kerr allegedly tried to fly from a lawman by driving distant connected a riding tract mower earlier getting tased and shooting himself successful the hand. (Jackson County Sheriff's Office)

The mower yet stopped successful a ditch, but Kerr allegedly refused to comply with the deputy's commands adjacent aft the lawman threatened to tase him.

Police said Kerr continued to disregard the deputy’s bid and went backmost to the mower, drew a handgun that was hidden connected the mower, and pointed it astatine the deputy.

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Police bodycam video shows James Kerr fleeing connected a riding tract mower. (Jackson County Sheriff's Office)

In response, the lawman fired his stun gun, striking Kerr, which caused Kerr to shoot himself successful the hand.

Kerr was treated and released from a section infirmary for the gunshot wound; the lawman was not injured.

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A Michigan antheral with outstanding warrants was tased by a lawman aft allegedly fleeing connected a riding tract mower and refusing arrest. (Jackson County Sheriff's Office)

"This incidental underscores however rapidly a seemingly regular brushwood tin escalate and the imaginable dangers deputies look daily," the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said. "Thankfully, the lawman was unharmed, and the fishy did not prolong superior injuries."

Once cleared, Kerr was arrested and released connected bail.

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Jackson County Sheriff Gary Schuette besides requested the Michigan State Police to behaviour an autarkic transgression probe portion the sheriff’s bureau conducted an interior investigation. The interior probe recovered nary argumentation violations occurred during the altercation.

Kerr was charged successful October and bound implicit for proceedings successful circuit tribunal past week. He remains successful the Jackson County Jail.