LOCKLAND, Ohio — A man was taken down by deputies during a court hearing two days after he allegedly led police on a countywide chase.
Police arrested 25-year-old Adamu Williams on Saturday after he crashed while trying to flee from pursuing police, according to Lockland police and court documents.
Lockland police said at approximately 2:47 p.m. Saturday afternoon, officers were advised to be on the lookout for a rolling domestic incident on I-75 north involving a driver with several felony warrants who was suffering from a possible psychiatric emergency. Officers were also advised that the driver may be armed, according to police.
Lockland police said officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but Williams refused to comply, according to police. Officers pursued him through several jurisdictions, including Butler County. Williams eventually re-entered Hamilton County, where he crashed into several vehicles on I-75 north near Paddock Road.
WATCH: Witness the moment in court here
After crashing, Williams attempted to run from the scene and was caught by Cincinnati Police Department officers.
All occupants inside Williams' vehicle were transported to a nearby medical facility.
According to court documents, on June 2 — days before the chase — Williams punched a woman in the face several times, blacking both her eyes and bruising her ribs. Williams also allegedly pistol-whipped his girlfriend.
During the assault, court documents said the woman attempted to leave seven times, but Williams pulled her away from the door and either continued assaulting her or threatened to harm her if she left.
Williams also pushed the woman onto a couch and strangled her until she passed out, court documents say. The woman didn't wake until 8 a.m. the next morning, according to court documents.
Watch below to see video from the police pursuit and the crash:
Court documents say that on June 6, there was a victim in the vehicle with Williams during the police pursuit, whom he did not allow to get out of the vehicle despite the victim's request — though the document does not specifically say if that victim was the same woman.
Those documents say Williams "did state he was going to kill everyone in the vehicle, based off officer investigation."
Williams is facing over a dozen charges associated with the alleged assault on June 2 and the police pursuit on June 6.
He's been charged with resisting arrest, obstructing official business, multiple counts of trafficking in drugs, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, multiple counts of kidnapping, domestic violence, felonious assault, aggravated menacing, failure to comply with the order of a police officer, tampering with evidence, unlawful restraint and strangulation.
In court Monday, Williams refused to allow the court to appoint a lawyer on his behalf. The prosecution noted he was facing multiple serious charges tied to several different incidents leading up to the police pursuit.
"He is literally a one-man walking crime wave here," the assistant prosecutor said.
After that, the judge noted a woman in the gallery — identified by officers as Williams' girlfriend — and Williams jumped up. Within seconds, officers grabbed him and tackled him to the floor, but he could still be heard shouting, swearing and yelling that he loves the woman.
"You know I love you," he repeatedly yelled at the gallery as officers dragged him out of the courtroom.
After Williams was removed from the courtroom, the judge ordered he be held at the Hamilton County Justice Center on a $770,000 bond; There is also a protection order issued against Williams for the woman he allegedly assaulted.
