Indianapolis man faces gun charges after police officers fired shots at him

BARGERSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — Gun charges, including 2 counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by an alien, were filled Friday against a 46-year-old Indianapolis antheral who had 2 constabulary officers occurrence weapons astatine him, documents from the Johnson County Prosecutor’s Office said.

Efrain Ramirez besides was charged successful Johnson Circuit Court with 3 counts of resisting instrumentality enforcement, and 4 counts of pointing a firearm astatine another. No tribunal day had been acceptable by Friday afternoon, according to online tribunal records.

The charges arose from interactions Dec. 9 and 10 with Bargersville constabulary officers, Johnson County sheriff’s deputies and an Indiana State Police trooper, according to the probable origin affidavit. A Bargersville serviceman and the authorities constabulary trooper fired shots astatine Ramirez portion trying to apprehend him.

A Bargersville constabulary serviceman archetypal encountered Ramirez soon earlier 9:30 p.m. Dec. 9 adjacent State Road 135 and Whiteland Road, the affidavit said. The serviceman recovered Ramirez driving a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 motortruck and turning without signaling. The serviceman stopped Ramirez, who said helium didn’t person a driver’s license, but denied he’d been drinking aft the serviceman smelled intoxicant coming from Ramirez. The serviceman past asked Ramirez for identification, but alternatively of providing it, Ramirez drove off. The serviceman caught up with Ramirez astatine a driveway connected East Old Plank Road, wherever helium near the motortruck and ran connected foot. The serviceman followed connected foot, and different serviceman assisted.

Later, arsenic the ft pursuit continued onto Baldwin Street, the officers observed Ramirez carrying what 1 described arsenic a “chrome/silver handgun,” which helium pointed astatine the officers with his “finger connected the trigger,” the affidavit said. The weapon was aboriginal identified arsenic a Cobra Enterprise .380 caliber semiautomatic pistol.

The officers mislaid show of Ramirez astatine a store connected South West Street.

Police aboriginal recovered a Smith & Wesson MP-15 firearm successful the motortruck he’d abandoned.

The adjacent morning, Dec. 10, constabulary from the 3 agencies began a hunt for Ramirez. A Bargersville officer, William Johnson, responded to a notification of a antheral who matched the statement of Ramirez, and attempted to face him astatine Old Plank Road and Short Street, the affidavit said. Johnson drew his limb and commanded Ramirez to “get connected the ground,” but helium alternatively fled into a home’s backyard.

Later, Johnson and 11-year lawman Steve Love caught up with Ramirez astatine homes on Old Trail Drive, the affidavit said. They commanded him to “get connected the ground” and amusement his hands, but said helium alternatively reached wrong his pants and pulled retired a “silver semi-automatic handgun” and “pointed it towards his ain head.” Love commanded Ramirez to driblet the gun, but helium alternatively went toward a gross and pointed the handgun astatine Love. The deputy, who was wearing a assemblage camera, past fired 3 shots astatine Ramirez.

Ramirez ran into different backyard connected Old Trail Drive, wherever helium encountered authorities constabulary Sgt. Thomas Burgett, whose been with the bureau 14 years. The sergeant commanded Ramirez “to driblet the gun,” but helium alternatively pointed it astatine Burgett, who fired 11 shots astatine Ramirez successful response, the affidavit said. Burgett was not wearing a camera, though the bureau has the signaling devices.

Ramirez initially dropped to the crushed aft the 11 shots were fired, but yet tried to basal up. At that time, a lieutenant with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office tried to support Ramirez connected the crushed until Bargersville constabulary serviceman William Johnson utilized a Tazer connected Ramirez. After that, different officers took Ramirez into custody and rendered archetypal assistance earlier medics arrived.

Investigators person since learned that Ramirez was arrested 5 times by the U.S. Border Patrol and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement successful 2000, 2008, 2010 and 2016, and deported to Mexico.

Ramirez was successful the Johnson County Jail successful Franklin connected Friday.

A quality merchandise from the Johnson County Prosecutor’s Office said, “In summation to the Johnson County charges, tribunal records amusement Ramirez has a pending Marion County for a 2015 Operating While Intoxicated and Leaving the Scene of an Accident lawsuit for which helium nonaccomplishment to appear. The Prosecutor’s Office has besides requested the Sheriff’s Office scope retired to national authorities to effort and person an migration clasp placed connected Ramirez owed to his status.

The presumption of the authorities constabulary sergeant and the Johnson County lawman who fired their weapons astatine Ramirez was not instantly disposable successful the documents shared by the prosecutor’s office.