Live PD Arrest Involving Child in Columbia Creates Stir
Live PD Arrest Involving Child in Columbia Creates Stir
The incident was captured on the A&E showcase ‘Live PD’ Saturday night.
Richland County Deputy Chris Mastrianni holds a baby after a car flipped with the child inwards after a pursuit on July 8, 2017. (Photo: Twitter)
Columbia, SC (WLTX) – Slew of people are talking about Saturday night’s gig of “Live PD” that demonstrated a high speed pursue in Columbia that ended with the suspect fighting with an officer even as he held his daughter.
The host of the demonstrate even called the event “emotionally draining.”
Richland County deputies say the suspect, identified as 22-year-old Bryan Martin, is facing a long list of charges, including child endangerment, reckless driving, and plain possession of marijuana.
“Live PD,” the A&E Demonstrate that goes after officers with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department as they react to incidents, caught most of what happened on camera.
About as insane of a scene as you’ll ever see on TV: Evading police going ninety five mph, spins car, emerges HOLDING HIS CHILD! Unreal. #LivePD pic.twitter.com/roHOLd1PXO
Deputies say it began as a call for a fight at a house party on Pelican Road, then morphed into a car pursue.
The pursuit began down Monticello Road when the suspect turned onto North Main and Elmore. That’s where they say the suspect flipped the car.
What happened next is what triggered an emotional response from viewers. In the movie, the man identified as Martin gets out of the car while holding his two-year-old daughter in his arms. Richland County Deputy Chris Mastrianni, who had responded to the scene, attempts to detain the main, and the two get into a fight, with Martin continuing to hold the child in one arm while attempting to hold off Mastrianni with the other.
Eventually the chick was put down, the two continued their fight, but Mastrianni was able to restrain the man and take him into custody.
Moments later, Mastrianni could be seen picking up the child to get the little one some attention. We’re told the child was taken to the hospital for observation, but is expected to be okay. She was later given over to another family member for care.
Deputies later said that the suspect did strike another car during the pursue, but that the driver of that vehicle is also fine.
Within moments of the incident, people took to Twitter and Facebook to give their reactions on what happened.
Even Dan Abrams, the host of Live PD, seemed taken aback by what he’d seen.
“I’ve done a lot of live television but tonight’s #livepd was certainly one of the most emotionally draining. Ever,” he wrote on Twitter.