Overview
- Body-camera footage from Jan. 5 shows officers confronting John Graff at a car wash at 67th and Olive as he was vacuuming a reported stolen GMC Sierra.
- Video captures Graff reentering the truck despite commands, ramming a Glendale police SUV multiple times, and nearly pinning an officer.
- A Glendale city camera shows the truck turning into oncoming traffic before fleeing; police say it later crashed through a church fence near 75th and Glendale.
- Officers arrested Graff on Jan. 12 near 37th Avenue and Osborn Road, and court documents say he was booked on multiple felonies including aggravated assault, unlawful flight, and theft.
- Court and police records describe additional allegations, including a passenger who said he did not know the truck was stolen, a reported theft involving a 14-year-old’s shoes and bicycle, and Graff’s claim that he fled because of a Mexican Mafia threat.