On July 22, 2025, law enforcement received a report of an unlicensed ATV driving recklessly and at a high speed through the neighborhood streets of North Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Law enforcement located the ATV at a red light. The ATV was being driven by a male later identified as Damontae Tremone Simmons, [DOB REDACTED], Defendant herein. Officers turned their emergency lights on and told the Defendant to shut the ATV off multiple times. The Defendant turned the handlebars to the right and attempted to flee by hitting the accelerator on the ATV. The ATV then stalled.
The Defendant then shifted the ATV into neutral, which is required to restart the ATV. At this point, law enforcement was walking towards the Defendant and told him numerous times to turn the ATV off. The Defendant then looked at law enforcement, turned the ATV on, shifted it into reverse, and accelerated backwards in yet another attempt to flee. Law enforcement was able to pull the Defendant off of the ATV while it was accelerated backwards.
