Man accused of ramming Gresham police car arrested
GRESHAM, Ore. – Police arrested a driver who they said rammed a police car with his vehicle Friday night.
The officer opened fire at the vehicle as it sped away.
Police said at 10:42 p.m., the suspect vehicle rammed a police car and sped away near Northeast Couch and 167th Place. It’s unclear what led to the suspect ramming the police car. No officers were hurt.
One officer opened fire at the vehicle. That officer is on paid administrative leave, per police policy.
Around ten minutes later, a Multnomah County sheriff’s deputy spotted the suspect vehicle near Southeast Stark Street and 158th Avenue. Police found the vehicle abandoned at 126th and Southeast Stark after a pursuit.
Police identified and arrested Richard Pierre Overton, 40, Saturday night. U.S. Marshals helped police make the arrest near 160th Avenue and E. Burnside.
Overton faces charges of attempted assault, unlawful use of a weapon and felony eluding. Police said he was on Federal probation for a previous conviction of felon in possession of a firearm. Overton has an extensive criminal history, which includes assaults on police officers, police said.
thats disgusting, reading down the comments and so many sticking up for the jackass cancer to society criminal and villianizing the cops who are trying to make it a better place to live with out these pos roaming the streets
too bad they missed when they shot, wish they would have put one right between the eyes on that pos
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@feral With a college degree
@Bert @feral One condition, if he can read English.
Who would not have guessed that it was another North Portland low life that did this? I also wish the cops would have hit this dirtbag. Way to many of them in our community now. Do not let this guy out of prison until he is a old man. At least he will be with all of his friends and family.
@stinger139Â He was arrested here in the wild wild Southeast
"And then the administrators, anti cops, anti guns, the family members...will cry out loud and commend for THEIR justic. Trash will be trash, we take out every other week (I miss when it was weekly) until we have it clear. To me, a harsher jail time is better; but it wouldn't happen, he is protected class, he will be out very soon." Copied and pasted from another comment.
BTW, with the way gang bangers shooting at each other like now, 40 is already old.
This guy sounds like a candidate for 3 strikes and you're out. Too bad we can't put this kind of human waste in a chipper shredder.
@Tellitlikeitizz He is black so eligible for the affirmative action arrest program. You get 7 strikes
nice grill!
I just wish the officer had been a better shot. Â This was a good candidate to remove from circulation.
And then the administrators, anti cops, anti guns, the family members...will cry out loud and commend for THEIR justic. Trash will be trash, we take out every other week (I miss when it was weekly) until we have it clear. To me, a harsher jail time is better; but it wouldn't happen, he is protected class, he will be out very soon.
@KATUNews why would there be US Marshals be going after some suspect for ramming a squad car? Is that a local police problem?
@mrniceguy121577 @KATUNews last paragraphs states that Overton was on Federal Probation
If a person hit you with his car as a civilian and sped away, would you be within your rights to unload an unspecified number of rounds at him from your handgun? Or would you be charged with unlawful discharge of a gun.  I understand the cop was scared, but can you really fear for your life when the car is going away from you?  My guess is that if you made the mistake of reporting the event, they might find the car, if the person was found dead that would be the difference between your being charged with murder or attempted murder. It is very hard to fear for your life when the subject is speeding away. It sounds to me like the police should charge their officer with the same charges a civilian would get in this situation.
@KMAC64 There's all kinds of loopholes for cops that excuse them from behaving reasonably. And there is no requirement for them not to do drugs on the job but only a "gentleman's" agreement since cops cannot be tested for illegal substances. So if a cop decides to shoot anybody for no reason at all he cannot be held accountable for that because cops are above the law.
@KMAC64Â Not sure how this one would play out. Â If you shot a guy in the back, running away from you after he assaulted you, I believe you'd be charged as the "imminent threat" was ended when the guy ran away. Â Why it's legal for a cop to unload at a car speeding away, even after ramming the police car, isn't clear to me.
@'CouvGuy @KMAC64 because the driver was a potential threat to anyone else out there. What kind of a person in a right mind rams a police car and speeds away? :)
Just wondering about the pursuit: "a Multnomah County sheriffâs deputy spotted the suspect vehicle near Southeast Stark Street and 158th Avenue. Police found the vehicle abandoned at 126th and Southeast Stark after a pursuit."
MCSD spots the vehicle, pursues, and lost the driver/passenger?
Color me: confused. Even if it was a slow pursuit, one would expect you could see someone stop the vehicle and jump out.
Dang! How come I miss all the fun???
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@feral @Welfair Chick @Mikey HERE! HERE!
I am just sad the Police Officers missed when they were shooting. Remedial target practice for you guys.
@dkgiovencoÂ
sorry but good luck shooting a moving vehicle. Its different.
@Tim Morar @dkgiovenco In another life I was associated with a group of people that at a full run could put a bullet dead center on ever target they shot at, but they like it better when they are not running and the target is. As they would say, you could run (or drive) but you will just die tired.
@dkgiovenco  They're probably using the same blasters as those Storm Troopers in Star Wars.
"...a driver who they said rammed a police car with their vehicle..."Â Should be easy enough to locate. Sounds like Siamese twins.
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@feral Only cops should have cars and they should be equipped with fully automatic weapons and grenades and rocket launchers and tanks...you know just to deal with all the criminals that have guns and cars.
@feral Perhaps...but "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"
Must be the same cop that stole that woman's phone to search for "evidence".
@speedlimit55 he didnt steal it moron, he confiscated it to search for evidence of the crime the man was being arrested for, well with in his rights to do so. If she didn't want it taken she should have kept her nose out of their buisiness.
Shooting at vehicles fleeing the scene in a city environment is frowned upon by police policy in general. The risk to uninvoled people is too great. Â
@jpk  What a bunch of sticks-in-the-mud!
@jpk ~  Yeah... that kind of surprised me when I read it in the story... I thought they avoided doing that unless there was some r-e-a-l-l-y good reason... doesn't look like any innocent people were hit, though, so that's a good thing...Â
Glad the officers weren't hurt...Â
@jpkWell technically the persons back was facing the police officer when he opened fire. Portland policy is ok with shooting someone in the back .
@Richard Goezinyah @jpkÂ
So don't call them, I'm sure they wouldn't want you telling them how to do their job anyway.
@Roy Johnson @Richard Goezinyah @jpk Oh don't get your panties in a bunch, I didnt call them, I only help pay for them. Sounds like there doing a bang-up job. I think a cop should be able to shoot at anybody anywhere. :)
@Richard Goezinyah Except this was Gresham police.
@jpk It is fun to shoot at cars. If somebody is shot out here in the  wild wild Southeast it is a 50/50 chance it would be an illegal.
It is good the vehicle did not fire back. Unless he had a good shot...why shoot at a vehicle that is leaving? Not knowing all that occurred not able to figure out what was going on. I know of some officers that had to shoot a driver who kept coming at them with the intent to harm them. County and State, they had to oblige the driver in his quest for suicide by cop.
@Just Lookin "It is good the vehicle did not fire back."
Seriously. Nothing worse than gun-toting vehicles!
What are we doing, putting stupid in the water now?
@oldcouvguy  It's from all that horse manure up on Bull Run Watershed when they were logging there with horses before the diapers were mandated. ;-)
@oldcouvguy It's called fluoride.
 "Of these investigations, 36 of the 42 human studies have found that elevated fluoride exposure is associated with reduced IQ, while 16 of the 17 animal studies have found that fluoride exposure impairs the learning and memory capacity of animals. The human studies, which are based on IQ examinations of over 11,000 children, provide compelling evidence that fluoride exposure during the early years of life can damage a childâs developing brain."
w w w.fluoridealert.org/studies/brain01/