Who says cops don't have a heart?
A few weeks ago, we told you about the Oklahoma Highway Patrol letting a man off with only an illegal lane change ticket after video showed he went full psycho demolition derby on I-35 and ran another motorist off the road, all while his 4-year-old son sat in the back seat.
The obvious question following the incident is why did the Oklahoma Highway Patrol – the law enforcement agency that's supposed to keep our highways safe – let the man walk free after he deliberately and intentionally jeopardized the lives and safety of other motorists?
The answer? The State Trooper on the scene didn't want to ruin the good ole' boy's life!
Late last week, News 9 reported that OHP finally charged the driver of the truck – Steven Coughran – with child neglect, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, 10 days after the incident. They also acquired bodycam footage that showed the chummy interaction with Coughran and Chandler Lipe – the OHP trooper on the scene.
An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper working the scene of a violent road rage crash on I-35 told the suspect he got a break because his 4-year-old child was in the back seat.
Under the Oklahoma Open Records Act, News 9 obtained a copy of Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Chandler Lipe’s body-worn camera video of the Aug. 8 roadside investigation.
“I’m not gonna say I wasn’t playing stupid. I’m not going to sit here and lie to you,” Steven Coughran told Lipe. “I was being a dumbass. You know how testosterone is.”