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Sanitation workers come across their fair share of unexpected surprises while doing their job. That includes one who was working a route in Ohio and was understandably shocked when he opened up a garbage can and discovered a man who was trying to hide from the police.
Laws that require police officers to document their shifts with the help of cameras affixed to their cars and uniforms are largely designed to boost transparency and compile evidence that can be used during a trial. However, there’s an added bonus in the form of the footage that captures moments you’d have a hard time believing actually unfolded in real life if there wasn’t video proof.
Law enforcement officials routinely witness some pretty wild stuff while doing their job, and while they probably deal with more excitement than the typical sanitation worker, the men and women who make a living collecting other people’s garbage are also in a line of work where you never know what you’re going to encounter.
Those two worlds recently collided in a town just outside of Dayton, Ohio, as we’ve been treated to a video that captured the moment a garbage man helped out some cops who were hunting for a suspect who popped up in an expected place.
Police in Ohio captured a suspect who was hiding in a garbage can before having his spot blown up by a sanitation worker
According to WHIO, police in Huber Heights, Ohio attempted to execute a traffic stop on Monday but found themselves engaged in a chase when the driver of the vehicle they were trying to pull over hopped out of his car and fled on foot.
They set up a perimeter before attempting to track him down, and one officer had parked his car near a garbage truck when a worker who was hauling a can from the curb alerted him to the presence of the man he discovered hiding inside when he opened it up.
Video captured the suspect, identified as 27-year-old Jonathan McMillan, hopping out of the container before trying to make a run for it, but he was eventually tracked down and taken to jail.
McMillan reportedly had a warrant out for his arrest in Miami County that presumably played a role in his decision to flee in the first place. It’s unclear what crime he was charged with, but he’ll now be dealing with some more legal issues after being booked for obstructing official business and resisting arrest.