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Bodycam footage from the Ohio State Patrol shows a suspect attacking a trooper before stealing his patrol car and being shot dead by the Pennsylvania State Police minutes later.
On April 4, DeShawn Leeth, 30, was involved in a single-car rollover crash eastbound on the Ohio Turnpike in Springfield Township near the Pennsylvania state line, according to the Ohio State Patrol.
After the crash, an officer arrived and spotted Leeth on the shoulder of the highway. He made contact with Leeth and was attacked.
DeShawn Leeth was caught on bodycam footage fighting an Ohio State Patrol officer April 4, 2025. (Ohio State Patrol)
That’s when police say Leeth took off in the officer’s patrol vehicle and drove into Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania State Police resumed the chase for Leeth, and when he crashed the Ohio cruiser, he again attacked officers, according to mlive.com.
He was reportedly shot dead at the crash site.
Leeth was described as a community leader and the executive director of Under-Dawg-Nation, a nonprofit focused on children harmed by violence.
“Under-Dawg-Nation’s Mission is to help At-Risk Kids who lack resources and help prevent Teen Violence and disengagement from school,” according to the organization’s website.
However, court records show Leeth spent seven years in jail in Michigan after pleading guilty to eight home invasion charges from separate incidents in 2012 and 2016. He was released in 2023.
A 2019 mugshot of DeShawn Leeth. (Michigan Department of Corrections)
Ohio State Patrol declined further comment.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Pennsylvania State Police.