Sioux Falls Police Briefing graphic.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Sioux Falls Police had a busy weekend with a number of serious crimes.
Here are the lengthy highlights from Monday’s police briefing.
POLICE MAY HAVE FOUND DARK SUV INVOLVED IN SHOTS FIRED INCIDENTS
One suspect is in custody after a couple of vehicle chases Friday night in Sioux Falls.
Sioux Falls Police noticed a stolen black Yukon Denali on Sioux Falls’ west side.
The authorities believed it was involved in some shots fired incidents last week.
The police attempted to pull the SUV over, but the driver refused.
The police broke off the chase for safety reasons.
Then the authorities notice the vehicle in an apartment complex.
However, the culprits moved to a stolen Toyota RAV4.
Police tried to flag them down to stop them, but they rammed the squad car they were standing next to. The officers were not injured.
Police then had another chase.
The RAV4 finally crashed, and law enforcement detained one of the two suspects.
After the RAV4 crashed near 60th Street North and Bahnson, the police used a drone to help locate the suspects. Lt. Jon Thum says that makes it safer for the officers to have a wider view of possible hiding places. One suspect is still on the lam.
Thum also says the S.D. Highway Patrol and the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office provided great assistance in the incident.
Justice Bravehawk, one of the men in the SUV then the RAV4, was arrested after the crash. He is charged with aggravated eluding, aggravated assault, drugs, and other charges.
Thum says the investigation and the search for the other man continue.
DRUNK MAN ATTACKS OFFICER
A Sioux Falls Police officer was attacked by a drunken man Friday evening.
A citizen called and said the man, who he knew, was outside his house and had been a problem in the past.
An officer arrived and tried to detain the inebriated man.
The man pushed the officer in the face, kicked him in the stomach, and tried to take his service weapon.
The officer was finally able to control the suspect.
Other officers arrived and the intoxicated man went into custody without further incident.
The officer was not hurt.
Joshua Alan Goodbird, 31, from Sioux Falls, is charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and other charges.
YET ANOTHER SHOTS FIRED INCIDENT
Another shooting occurred during the early morning hours today in the 900 block of North Cliff Avenue.
A dispute between two groups took place at an apartment complex.
When one group left the building, the other group followed and opened fire.
The first group then returned fire as they were inside their vehicle.
Several vehicles were damaged due to the gunfire, but nobody was shot.
Police say one individual has been arrested connected to the shooting, but the investigation is still ongoing.
ASSAULT WITH A HAMMER
Sioux Falls police say a man was assaulted (Sunday with a hammer.
Officers say Ngor Aguen, 41, struck the victim with a hammer, and also produced a knife.
The incident occurred in the 8th and Franklin area and was believed to stem from an argument.
The suspect fled the scene and the victim called the police.
An investigation was conducted, the suspect was located, and was arrested a short time later with no incident.
POLICE INVESTIGATING IF ARSON INVOLVED IN DINER FIRE
Sioux Falls Police offer an update to the Phillip’s Avenue Diner fire, saying it’s still too early to determine the exact cause.
Crews were called to the diner at about 12:15 Saturday morning to reports of smoke visible inside the diner.
First responders arrived to smoke outside and visible flames inside the diner.
Fire and arson investigators have been studying the scene to determine the cause.
(Max Remington, KELO.com News, contributed to this report.)
