[UPDATED] Watch ATV Rider Hit a Cop With a Wheelie Before Escaping, Situation Out of Control

It's all fun and games until it's absolutely not.

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By: Robbie Bacon

Apr 17, 2025 at 7:22am ET

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[UPDATE, 04/25/2025: When I wrote this article originally, I was shocked at the fact that the perpetrator got away from so many police, including a helicopter. Thankfully, it looks like this won't be the case.

Kendall S. Coleman, 27, was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, and aggravated fleeing a stop or detention in Jackson County Circuit Court. After releasing a press release asking for the public's help identifying the ATV driver, they got an anonymous tip, which informed officers that the driver was Coleman, and this wasn't the last tip the police would get. An officer was later contacted directly by a person who told the officer they knew it was Coleman because an acquaintance of Coleman's told them.

After receiving the tips, detectives reviewed video surveillance footage, which shows Coleman driving to a liquor store on the same Yamaha Raptor 700 seen in the video below. The video allegadly shows Coleman wearing the same clothes as the suspect. Topping it off, detectives also reviewed cell phone data, which shows that Coleman was at the scene when the officer was assaulted.

“We will not permit reckless driving and attacks on our law enforcement officers or any member of our community,” Prosecutor Melesa Johnson said in a news release. “I am proud our community came forward to help us reveal the identity of the defendant, allowing officers to apprehend him. If you have information on criminal activity, speak up. Your voice can make our streets safer and ensure those who harm our officers are held accountable.”

Coleman has six previous felonies and is currently in custody. His court date is unknown, as of this time.]

I grew up with the 12 O'Clock Boys on repeat, and if you didn't, just listen. This documentary follows a notorious urban dirt bike gang in Baltimore and a boy, Pug, who grows up and finds a home in the gang. The gang is known for its wild street antics on ATVs and dirt bikes, and the wheelies some of the lads do are as good as any Brazilian person you'll see wearing flip flops on Instagram.

In ways, it romanticizes the lifestyle of illegal street riding and stunts. There are even times that the whole thing feels OK because the local authorities don't stop them or, rather, they choose not to stop them because it would be too dangerous for all parties involved and civilians nearby.

This practice of following but not stopping dirt bike street gangs isn't uncommon, but recently police intervened in a wreckless ATV rider and we saw the reason why it's sometimes best not.

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A reckless ATV rider in Kansas City, Missouri recently led police on a wild chase. At around 7 pm last Saturday, the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) attempted to deploy a tire deflation device to stop the rider. But this sent the rider into a frenzy as the suspect tried to evade the deflation device, leaving no choice but for one officer to try and stop the rider with a hands-on approach.

According to KCPD Chief, Stacey Graves, "the driver backed up, brought the ATV into a wheelie and struck our officer, landing atop our officer, and then continued to drive over him as he fled the scene,” Thankfully, the officer survived, however, he was injured, and law enforcement lost sight of the rider.

Graves has said the KCPD will continue to deploy tactical response teams in response to these types of incidents, but it appears business owners and employees in the area want the department to do more to put an end to these antics.

Tracy Hung, an employee in the area, said, "They think they’re above the law... If that’s not enough to raise awareness, I don’t know what it takes. Truthfully, anything that happens now, anything bad that happens, we’re just like ah ok another thing.”

The question I pose to you is, what should police departments do to reduce these types of instances?