A Vancouver man was sentenced Wednesday to 17 months in prison for domestic violence and for ramming his truck into a patrol vehicle while fleeing authorities.
In an agreement with prosecutors, Jeremy Cabe Macy, 35, pleaded guilty in Clark County Superior Court on Wednesday to reduced charges of second-degree assault, hit-and-run injury, attempt to elude a police vehicle and harassment death threats.
In exchange, Senior Deputy Prosecutor Kasey Vu dismissed a count of first-degree assault and other charges.
“I hope you and your family both understand what a substantial reduction you’re getting,” said Judge Robert Lewis. He said Macy should not expect a similar benefit if he commits another crime.
A witness called 911 around 10:45 a.m. Aug. 1 to report that Macy, who was wanted by authorities for suspicion of domestic violence, had left his residence in a large black Dodge truck and was possibly armed with a knife, according to a court affidavit.
Vancouver police attempted to stop the truck at Southeast McGillivray Boulevard and Southeast Blairmont Drive. Blocked by police at the intersection, Macy shifted his truck in reverse and accelerated backward, striking the marked patrol vehicle of Cpl. Jim Burgara with the truck’s trailer hitch, according to the affidavit.
Because Macy’s truck was customized with a lift kit, it went up and over the hood of the police car, the affidavit says.
Burgara accelerated and attempted to disable Macy’s vehicle by using a tactical driving maneuver known as a PIT maneuver. Burgara, a neighborhood police officer assigned to the area, was injured in the collision; he was treated at a hospital and released.
Macy fled the scene and led police on a high-speed pursuit through several neighborhoods, creating substantial risk to pedestrians and other vehicle traffic, according to police.
Macy ended the pursuit when he crashed the truck in the front yard of his own residence, 2705 N.E. 151st Ave., according to court documents. When he got out of the vehicle, Macy tried to fight officers before he was eventually shocked with an electric weapon and taken into custody, court documents stated.
“He’s embarrassed by his actions that night,” said Macy’s attorney, Jeff Barrar.
The domestic violence charges stemmed from an incident on July 31 in which Macy threw his ex-girlfriend to the ground, struck her and threatened to kill her, according to court documents.
Macy had no previous felony history before Wednesday but had been convicted of misdemeanor unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and domestic violence malicious mischief.
