You know what they say, “nothing runs from the police like a Deere”. No? Isn’t that the saying you say? A North Carolina man definitely thought it was after leading the police down a chance by driving stolen equipment that has ties to the Quad Cities. A John Deere tractor.
A North Carolina man is in custody after directing officers from the Boone Police Department in a wild chase in a stolen John Deere tractor. KWQC sister station, WBTVbroke the story on Tuesday and the video is going viral ICT Tac and other social media.
According to Boone Police Department, officers received a call about a man driving a tractor erratically in a parking lot and trying to hit pedestrians. The man also hit a vehicle on Highway 421 on the east side of Boone, North Carolina on Tuesday. The man has been identified as Ronnie Hicks, and officers apparently know this gentleman for probably not very good reasons.
Boone police said Hicks hit several vehicles, a dumpster and a church with the tractor. He intentionally rammed a police vehicle and ended up in oncoming traffic. WBTV says the hunt lasted quite a few miles. Speeds reached between 25 and 30 mph.
Boone Police Chief Andy Le Beau said in the press release:
“We are still trying to sort everything out.”
Under orders from Chief Le Beau, officers pulled at a John Deere tractor tire after strips of studs showed they were not working against the tractor. After chasing Hicks for miles, he eventually ran out of road, jumped off the tractor brandishing a knife, and was eventually tasered and arrested without injury to him or an officer.
Even though Mr. Hicks seems to be the town’s fool, he has good taste in tractors choosing a John Deere.
In case you forgot, John Deere moved its business to Moline in 1848 and to this day the world’s largest agricultural manufacturing company, Deere & Co., is headquartered here in the Quad Cities in Moline, IL.
The chase videos go viral ICT Tac and other social media. Check out the videos below of crazy Ronnie Hicks still causing trouble!
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