A man being chased by Akron police decided to make his own video while being chased. APD says 27 year-old Jessie Smith was in his girlfriend's car when she says they started arguing, and he took off. Officers saw him drive by while they were talking to his girlfriend, and after he didn't pull over, the chase was on...from Firestone Park, to North Hill and into west Akron. 

The chase started with a 9-1-1 call of shots fired and Smith's girlfriend telling police early Tuesday morning he took her car then left her by the road at Sunset and Clinton. Smith's phone was on...and he knew what could happen. Akron police Captain Dan Zampelli says while recording video, the driver treated it like it was a game. Zampelli says the car almost got into a crash with an ambulance, going through a red light. Smith was taken into custody. Police say he had a parole violation warrant out from California, and a warrant from Summit County for violating a protection order.

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(APD) At 2:00 am this morning officers responded to Sunset and Clinton reference a shots fired call. Upon arriving, they were met by a twenty-seven year old female who was very upset.

The female states that her boyfriend, Jessie M. Smith, B/M/27, was riding with her in her 1995 Honda Civic when they began arguing. She exited the car and Smith took off in the car with her keys and cell phone. She was fearful of her safety, as he had threatened her.

As the officers were interviewing the victim, the vehicle drove past the officers. They began following the suspect and gave chase after he refused to pull over. The pursuit began in Firestone Park, entered the expressway to North Hill, back on the expressway to west Akron where he stopped on Euclid Avenue.

Jessie Smith was taken into custody without incident. It was determined that he had a parole violation warrant on him from California for weapons offenses and a warrant from the Summit County Sheriff's Office for a violation of a protection order. He has also been charged with felony willful fleeing and obstructing official business.

Officers also found that the suspect had video recorded the entire pursuit on his girlfriend's cell phone. The video shows him narrating the pursuit stating that he is going to celebrate because he is "going to do at least ten years" in prison. He also mentions that he has been stealing cars and "doing this stuff since he was thirteen or fourteen years old".

It is apparent by the video that Jessie Smith had a total lack of concern for the safety of those in the neighborhoods he was being pursued. At one point he went through a red light, almost striking an ambulance that was going through a green light. The evasive actions of the ambulance driver prevented a crash.