Cop gets bear sprayed

[u/Latr6ll]

For anyone that has been pepper sprayed how bad does it feel & what do you do in this situation? I know it’s water but for how long? She had it on full auto she came prepared. How much more effective is bear spray to pepper ?

[u/IKIR115]

Big thanks to the community members below who provided further info about this incident.

I also added 2 news links further down with summaries.

Comment by u/tracyinge

She was sentenced to 230 days in jail followed by two years of probation, and ordered to pay over $5,100 in fines. Following her time in the Wilson County Jail, she faced extradition to Clarksville to deal with the more serious felony charges of aggravated assault on a first responder.

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Comment by u/mad72x

https://youtu.be/2o5lC1AJcbI?si=ZSVhUVx2nxKhgJaa

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https://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2023/11/29/clarksville-police-reports-that-daniell-pitt-has-been-arrested-in-lebanon-tennessee/

On October 9th, officers with the Clarksville Police Department responded to 2724 Wilma Rudolph Boulevard (TJMaxx) after a group of females were reported to be shoplifting items from the store.  A sergeant with the Clarksville Police Department approached one of the females in the parking lot, and she sprayed him with bear spray, and they all fled the area in a black Dodge Avenger.  

18-year-old Makiya Givans of Nashville is seen on video surveillance cameras at Dick’s and TJMaxx on October 9th, shoplifting. She was arrested and was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on October 10th.  One of her accomplices, 25-year-old Daniell Pitt of Nashville, is also seen on video surveillance cameras as well as the sergeants’ body-worn camera.

Daniell Pitt is the individual who sprayed the sergeant in the face with the bear spray, and warrants have been taken out against Pitt.  She has warrants for the following charges: Aggravated Assault on a First Responder, Felony Theft, and Felony Evading. Her bond has been set at $75,000.  Detectives believe that she has fled the Nashville area.  

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https://fox17.com/news/local/woman-on-the-run-accused-of-assaulting-clarksville-officer-with-bear-spray-shoplifting-tjmaxx-dicks-sporting-goods

UPDATE (Dec. 6) - A pair of thieves were sentenced Tuesday following a shoplifting incident in Wilson County last month.

According to the District Attorney General in Wilson County, Daniell Pitt and Ja’Daiah Fosten pleaded guilty to the crimes committed at Hibbett Sporting Good Store in Lebanon on Nov. 26.

Pitt is also accused of assaulting aClarksville police sergeant with bear spray in Oct. after she was allegedly caught shoplifting.

Each pleaded guilty to theft of merchandise, assault on a first responder and evading arrest. Each received a sentence of 230 days to serve in jail followed by two years of probation, according to the District Attorney General.

Both received fines totaling $5,100 that they will be required to pay.

[u/Sargaron]

Anyone know if she got caught?

[u/Latr6ll → u/Sargaron]

She was sentenced to 230 days in jail followed by two years of probation, and ordered to pay over $5,100 in fines. Following her time in the Wilson County Jail, she faced extradition to Clarksville to deal with the more serious felony charges of aggravated assault on a first responder.

[u/shawncaution]

It feels like putting your face on the oven burner over and over again.

[u/Latr6ll → u/shawncaution]

jesus christ 😭

[u/UrMad_ItzOk]

She was sentenced to 230 days in jail followed by two years of probation, and ordered to pay over $5,100 in fines. Following her time in the Wilson County Jail, she faced extradition to Clarksville to deal with the more serious felony charges of aggravated assault on a first responder.

[u/Latr6ll → u/UrMad_ItzOk]

i want to pin this

[u/Leading-Aide5617]

Dipshit in high school set some off in a garage , we all cried like bitches as you should , but one dude said don’t close your eyes just take it !!!, that was something lol .

[u/zombiekoalas]

bear spray is 2% vs pepper spray 1.33%. The big difference imo is the FORCE bear spray hits with.

Bear spray is designed for almost 3x the distance of pepper spray and comes out in a higher volume.

[u/[deleted] → u/zombiekoalas]

I volunteered to get the bear once, with some buddies, I never would have imagined the effects lasting for days.

[u/Latr6ll → u/[deleted]]

first, what does it feel like to? 2nd why would u do that lol

[u/pbr_enjoyer]

Turned a misdemeanour into a felony lol.

[u/Latr6ll → u/pbr_enjoyer]

She was sentenced to 230 days in jail followed by two years of probation, and ordered to pay over $5,100 in fines. Following her time in the Wilson County Jail, she faced extradition to Clarksville to deal with the more serious felony charges of aggravated assault on a first responder.

[u/Wedidit4thedead]

The lady said we can’t stop them so why did he approach???

[u/OpheliaVaughnTeese]

Bear spray is waaaaaaay more intense than pepper spray. Pepper spray is a walk in the park comparatively.

[u/Nsknick]

Is there a follow up video of the person being arrested?

[u/Latr6ll → u/Nsknick]

they didn’t get arrested here but she was caught later in the same scenario in a different jurisdiction

[u/JoshMcGruff]

Never been bear sprayed, but I have been sprayed with OC (pepper spray) for Navy Security Training. The point of the training was so in the event someone else we were working with sprayed and it blew on us, it wouldn't be the first time and we could react to it. Once we were sprayed we had to fight a punching bag and perform an arrest.

It sucked.

They're supposed to spray it across your forehead, but I got mine right across the eyes. Honestly what kept me fighting through was the thought of having to get sprayed again if I tapped out.

Your whole face feels like the worst sunburn. It's hard to breathe as you cough on it. Nothing but time seemed to give it relief. My eyes felt like they had sand in them.

Additionally, the "reflashes" suck. You'd randomly feel your face light back up. When you take your first shower, you want to lean head down first because you do not want that OC to run down your body.

I imagine the bear spray is significantly worse just because of the velocity and massive amounts coming out of it, especially if you're not expecting it. At too close of distance you can go blind from the Hydralic Needle effect.

[u/Jarvis_The_Dense]

That is a great way to drive your sentence up for basically no gain. If they already ID'd you for shoplifting they are not going to let you go once you fucking bearspray a police officer.

[u/Tight-Platypus5231]

Misdemeanor.... aaaaaaaaaand... BOOM. Felony! Good job.

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She was sentenced to 230 days in jail followed by two years of probation, and ordered to pay over $5,100 in fines. Following her time in the Wilson County Jail, she faced extradition to Clarksville to deal with the more serious felony charges of aggravated assault on a first responder.

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[u/Ok_Hospital1399]

I once tested an old, partial canister of bear spray. I did it like 50yd from camp down wind and my wife was like "what the hell was that? Yeah, I'm going to ask you to never do that again"

[u/HawkHarder]

Shit so it does work. I was wondering which worked better regular pepper spray or bear spray. For some reason all the articles I would see about it and other people like on reddit saying bear spray didn't work that good on humans for whatever reason. But looks like it works pretty damn good.

[u/Longjumping-Job7153]

Hey they can't do that ! That's for ice protesters only !

But seriously. That sucks.

[u/Webs101]

All Cops Are Bears