Reginald Hines

Name:
Hines, Reginald Ladell II

Date of Booking:
04/21/2026

Reason(s) For Booking:
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT

DEFECTIVE TIRES

DRIVING ON WRONG SIDE OF ROADWAY

DRIVING TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS

EXPIRED TAG

FAILURE TO DIM HEADLIGHTS

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SINGLE LANE

FAILURE TO OBEY AUTHORIZED PERSON DIRECTING TRAFFIC

FLEEING / ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE OFFICER FOR A FELONY OFFENSE

FLEEING / ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE OFFICER FOR A FELONY OFFENSE

LAYING DRAG

NO INSURANCE / NO PROOF OF INSURANCE

PASSING WITHIN 100 FEET OF BRIDGE / VIADUCT / TUNNEL WITH OBSTRUCTED VIEW

RECKLESS DRIVING

Officer’s Narrative:
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[NARRATIVE #1 on February 13, 2026]

On the date of 02/13/2026 at or around 23:28 hours, I, Deputy Reynolds, along with Cpl. Fielding and Deputy Reeves were conducting an agency-approved license safety/DUI checkpoint that was clearly marked by three patrol vehicles and illuminated emergency lights. Deputies were wearing reflective traffic vests on Oakhill Road at the Intersection of Smallen Road.

A dark-colored pickup truck with its bright lights activated approached the checkpoint, traveling West toward the Alabama State Line. The truck initially slowed and appeared to be complying with Cpl. Fielding’s hand signals to stop. The vehicle’s driver then aggressively accelerated, and the tires could be heard gyrating and spinning while it accelerated in the direction where deputies were standing. Then, Cpl. Fielding was in the roadway near the front of the vehicle on the driver’s side, Deputy Reeves was at the passenger side, and I was just a few paces further away, standing on the fog line of the westbound lane. The vehicle was close enough to Cpl. Fielding and Deputy Reeves, when It accelerated agressively that it, put them in immediate danger of serious bodily injury or death if the vehicle had struck them as it ran through the checkpoint.

We all then proceed to pursue the vehicle West on Oakhill Road, with me being the leading patrol vehicle in the chase, followed by Deputy Reeves and Cpl. Fielding. While pursuing the vehicle, I did observe the vehicle traveling at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour, failing to maintain its lane, passing another vehicle in a no-passing zone, driving recklessly disreguarding the safety of any other motorist on the roadway, and failing to dim its headlights. The chase continued into Cherokee County, Alabama, via Oakhill Road, which turns into County Road 41.

While still pursuing the vehicle on County Road 41, the vehicle continued to accelerate to speeds estimated above 110 miles per hour. As the vehicle began to approach the intersection of County Road 99 and County Road 41, I was still 2 to 4 car lengths behind the vehicle and noticed it began to reduce speed slightly while traveling up the hill. At this point, it is estimated that the vehicle was still in excess of 80 miles per hour.

At the intersection, the driver slammed on the brakes, rapidly reduced their speed, and attempted to make the sharp 90 to 110 degree turn onto County Road 99 at Mt. Bethel Baptist Church. At this point, I was still 1 to 3 car lengths behind the vehicle, and when I noticed it attempting to make the turn, I also pressed my brakes completely to the floor and began to rapidly reduce speed when I saw the vehicle attempt to turn onto County Road 99. While still attempting to reduce speed and make the sharp right turn, the driver abruptly jerked the vehicle into a hard left.

This appeared to have been because the driver realized too late that he would be unable to make the sharp right turn at the increased rate of speed. This action placed the vehicle directly into the path of my vehicle as I was rapidly reducing speed and attempting to make the turn to follow the vehicle onto County Road 99, but due to brake fade, my vehicle would not come to a complete stop. At the last moment, the driver and passenger of the fleeing vehicle balled out while the truck was still moving forward and directly in my path of travel.

The passenger ran down County Road 99, and the driver ran directly in front of my patrol vehicle along the bed of his truck. Even with the brakes fully pressed to the floor and and attempting to come to a complete stop, my patrol vehicle would not come to a stop before striking the bed of the truck, and the driver was pinned between the two vehicles, realizing that I had struck the driver. I immediately put my patrol vehicle in reverse and backed up to unpin the driver. The driver started to move toward the front of his truck and fell out of my line of sight.

The truck that was still in motion then freely rolled forward in the area where the driver had fallen and rolled down an embakment where it came to rest in a tree line.

I exited my patrol vehicle and saw the driver lying on the ground. I drew my depatrment issued weapon and commanded him not to move. I quickly scanned the area and could no longer see the passenger, so I holstered my weapon and placed the now identified driver, Reginald Hines, in handcuffs in the front due to possible injuries.

I radioed to Chattooga dispatch that I struck the fleeing vehicle and the driver. I also stated the passenger had continued to run on foot down County Road 99 and requested EMS to come rapidly to the scene for the driver. Deputy Reeves and Cpl. Fielding arrived moments later and continued down County Road 99 in search of the passenger. After placing Mr. Hines in hand restraints, I began a search of his person for weapons and illegal substances. The only item that was located was a shattered multicolored smoking device in his front left pants pocket. When asked about the glass pipe, Mr. Hines stated that he doesn’t smoke drugs out of that pipe.

After clearing Mr. Hines for weapons, I began checking Mr. Hines for bleeding and any life threating injuries. I was unable to locate any bleeding or life threating injuries and told Mr. Hines that EMS was on the way to breathe slowly, and we would make sure he would be okay. I also asked Mr. Hines why he ran from us and then decided to run in front of my car.

Mr. Hines simply stated, “Because [REDACTED] told me to and that he couldn’t go to jail.” Once Deputy Reeves and Cpl. Fielding returned, I called for Deputy Reeves to stand with Mr. Hines, and went directly to Cpl. Fielding and told him what had occurred. I returned to Mr. Hines, and shortly after that, a First Responder from Alabama arrived on scene, and I gave her updates on Mr. Hines’ stated injuries and pains, which were his left leg and left elbow.

Cherokee County Deputies arrived and called for Alabama State Troopers to work the accident. Mr. Hines was taken out of hand restraints before being transported to Floyd Hospital in Rome, Georgia, for a possible broken leg and other possible non-serious injuries. Alabama State Patrol arrived on scene and conducted an accident investigation. See Alabama State Trooper report for further.

[End of Narrative]

[NARRATIVE #2 on February 13, 2026]

On Friday, February 13th, at or around the time of 23:28 hours, I, Deputy Reeves, Deputy Reynolds, and Cpl. Fielding were conducting a license safety check point at the intersection of Oakhill Road and Smallen Road, all Deputies had on a reflective traffic vest and marked patrol units with flashing emergency lights were present as well.

I then observed a black in color Chevrolet truck approach the check point, and it began to slow down, but did not come to a complete stop. I then began to approach the passenger side of the vehicle, in means to tell the operator of the vehicle to stop, the vehicle then aggressively accelerated its engine, and doing so, it’s tires spun in a gyrating motion.

The vehicle then almost struck Cpl. Fielding, and Myself causing us to move out of the way of travel from the vehicle. I then got into my patrol unit #7673 cut on my emergency lights and sirens, and followed Deputy Reynolds to pursue the fleeing vehicle. We then pursued the feeling vehicle west on Oakhill Road, crossing the state line into Alabama.

Deputy Reynolds advised dispatch that speeds were over 100mph plus during the pursuit. Once we were approximately 2 miles into Alabama, Deputy Reynolds advised us that the vehicle had crashed at the intersection of County Road 41, and County Road 99, Deputy Reynolds also advised that the passenger of the vehicle then jumped out of the car, and began to flee on foot on County Road 99.

Cpl. Fielding, and Myself then traveled down County Road 99, and had no contact. We then traveled back to the scene of the crash with Deputy Reynolds, and he advised us that when the vehicle attempted to stop, he tried to stop his vehicle, but his brakes were faded, and inoperatable. Deputy Reynolds said that the driver of the vehicle, attempted to flee, but due to his brakes malfunctioning, he then pinned the driver with his patrol unit #1499, in between the suspect’s vehicle and his unit.

The suspect, later identified as Reginald Hines, was cuffed by Deputy Reynolds, and Alabama first responders were notified imediately after, securing Mr. Hines, due to him not having portable radio service.

I then stood by with Mr. Hines, while Deputy Reynolds Debriefed Cpl. Fielding on the incident. I told Reginald to remain still, and that medical services were on the way.

[End of Narrative]

[NARRATIVE #3 on February 13, 2026]

On Friday February 13, 2026 at or around 23:28 hours I Cpl. Corey Fielding 04 along with Deputies Reeves and Reynolds were conducting an approved license and safety checkpoint at the intersection of Oak Hill Road and Smallen Road. While on scene a dark in color vehicle began approaching the checkpoint, at this time I stood on the yellow line, illuminated my left hand with my flashlight signaling for the driver to stop, I was also wearing my department issued reflective vest so I could be visible to traffic.

While in the roadway and as the vehicle was approaching the vehicle slowed down and then quickly accelerated towards my direction, from where I was standing I was close enough to the vehicle as it passed by I could make out the silhouette of a male driver, if I had been any closer to the vehicle and not moved backwards to avoid being struck it would have struck me in the roadway. Once the vehicle fled the checkpoint myself, Deputy Reynolds, and Deputy Reeves began pursuing the vehicle due to the criminal offense the driver had committed (Aggravated Assault on Law Enforcement).

During the pursuit Deputy Reynolds was the lead chase vehicle, Deputy Reeves was second in line, and I followed suit being the rear vehicle taking command of the radio. During the pursuit myself and Deputy Reeves were unable to keep up with the pursuit due to high rates of speed. The pursuit eventually crossed Into the State of Alabama where the pursuit eventually ended at the Intersection of County Road 99 and County Road 41, myself and Deputy Reeves arrived on scene after the pursuit had ended.

Once we arrived on scene Deputy Reynolds Informed us the passenger had fled on foot down County Road 99, we checked the area and were unable to locate the passenger. Once the area was checked I then met back up with Deputy Reynolds where he informed me that he had struck the driver’s vehicle as well as the driver himself as he was fleeing from the vehicle towards the direction of Deputy Reynolds patrol vehicle.

While on scene Deputy Reynolds did inform me that he had experienced “Brake Fade” and was unable to stop his vehicle in time to avoid the collision. While on scene and based upon the crash I did have Cherokee County Deputies whom were on scene to have Alabama State Patrol en-route to Investigate the crash. During the incident I did remain on scene until Alabama State Patrol arrived on scene and took over the scene for further investigation.

[End of Narrative]