The 22-year old man had his BMW M4 impounded and was charged with street racing as well as alteration of a license plate
September 5, 2024 at 18:30
- Police in Georgia are raising eyebrows for promoting the arrest of a 22-year-old man, saying he went from “Sliding to Crying.”
- The man was arrested last month for street racing and alteration of a license plate.
- His BMW M4 was also impounded as it’s reportedly tied to multiple incidents.
Most police departments are there to protect and serve, but cops in Atlanta went in a different direction. They decided to mock an alleged street racer and effectively call him a cry baby.
There’s a lot to unpack but, in a post titled from “Sliding to Crying,” the department said one of their units was targeting illegal street racing and street takeovers on August 25. During this effort, Sergeant Epps “heard tires screeching and saw smoke rising” from a nearby location.
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While waiting for backup, Epps saw a red BMW M4 “attempting to flee the area.” The department went on to say this “vehicle had been previously identified on street cameras and social media as being active in street racing” throughout the city.
Epps initiated a traffic stop and 22-year-old Nathaniel Adike was taken into custody. His BMW was also impounded and he’s facing charges of Alteration of a License Plate and Participation in Street Racing.
While the statement is light on specifics, the department released street camera footage of a red BMW driving in circles at an intersection apparently trying to perform donuts. Authorities also included social media clips of the car drifting in a parking lot as well as doing donuts.
The video then shows dashcam footage of a red BMW driving past a police car, which instantly activates its lights and siren. It should be noted there’s no front plate, which would have tied the vehicle to previous events, so it’s curious as to why a traffic stop was initiated at this point.
Regardless, the video jumps forward and shows the car calmly pulling over into a gas station parking lot as Epps says “got ‘em.” After another fast forward, an apparently confused Adike is shown trying to comply with the sergeant, who almost immediately cuffs him.
While Adike should have kept his mouth shut, he told Epps he was just watching. The video then shows a clearly distressed Adike in the back of a police vehicle. This certainly doesn’t paint the department in a good light, regardless of what he may have done, so it’s interesting they’re promoting the arrest in this fashion.
