Suspect who stole Chandler Police cruiser calls charges 'bogus'

Yahoo

25-04-2025

DAVIESS COUNTY, Ky. (WEHT) — The suspect who police say swung a sword and drove off in a police car after being pulled over for reckless driving is sitting in the Daviess County Jail.The police chase crossed state lines from Warrick County, Indiana to Daviess County, Kentucky.31-year-old Nina Devillez is facing a string of charges. On Thursday, Eyewitness News' Sydney Davis sat down with Devillez for an exclusive jailhouse interview.
We do want to note that police identify Devillez as a man, but Devillez told us she identifies as a woman.
More details released after Chandler Police vehicle stolen during pursuit
It all happened just before 10 a.m. Monday. A traffic stop for reckless driving in Chandler caught on camera with a quick shift to sword swinging. It ends with a police vehicle stolen and wrecked in the middle of a field in Kentucky.
The person law enforcement has deemed responsible, Nina Devillez, says she was headed to check on a friend who shared they had experienced domestic violence the night before.
'Just to say. Hey, what's up? You doing okay? So I was I was, you know, I was in a hurry, but I was not like, being reckless or nothing.'
As she exited the vehicle with her hands up, she says her first intention was to talk to the officer, but his lack of communication made her uneasy.
'…Communicate with me dawg. Like, just talk to me…He said 'get on the ground'. I got this feeling on me like 'if I get on the ground. I'm not leaving this place alive',' says Devillez.
That's when she says she grabbed a foam sword.
'I said 'hey, this is a toy sword dawg. It's a light sword. I'm just keeping my space from you, because I did not trust him,' says Devillez.
In a video that catches the incident, Devillez can be seen swinging it at the officer.
'You know what live action. Role play is? You ever seen 'Grown Ups'? That's what it was…It was made out of camp mat and foam. It is inspected and regulated. This one I actually bought from a professional. It's made specifically to hit with full contact and not enter them at all. So, he was completely safe that whole time,' says Devillez.
The Chandler Police officer fires several shots at Devillez who hops into the officer's patrol vehicle. Behind bars and still recovering from gunshot wounds, Devillez says the high speed chase that landed her at the Daviess County Detention Center wasn't a part of some master plan, but rather a plan to survive.
'I think the first time I had my hands on like this instinctively, like 'oh, don't shoot me',' says Devillez.
The 130 miles per hour speed chase all the way across the Natcher Bridge didn't end until she lost control of the Chandler Police cruiser in a field. The field is located just past Owensboro Racing and Gaming. Law enforcement say she then ran for about 300 yards and attempted to fight a Daviess County deputy before being tased.
'I was trying to get to Kentucky to get to some cops [kentucky and] be like 'okay, how do you report a crime? I've been shot by cops'. I'm not going to the same police department that shot me to report that crime. If I had known that he was Daviess County, I would have surrendered to him,' says Devillez.
Devillez's gunshot wounds were treated at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital.
She is facing several charges in Kentucky and Indiana, including fleeing and evading police and disorderly conduct.
Officials say she will eventually be transferred to the Warrick County Jail. Devillez's preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 30 at 8:45 a.m.
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