<p class="speakable">Bodycam footage from the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ohio State Patrol</a> shows a suspect attacking a trooper before stealing his patrol car and being shot dead by the Pennsylvania State Police minutes later. </p><p class="speakable">On April 4, DeShawn Leeth, 30, was involved in a single-car rollover crash eastbound on the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/midwest/ohio" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ohio Turnpike in Springfield Township</a> near the Pennsylvania state line, according to the Ohio State Patrol. </p><p>After the crash, an officer arrived and spotted Leeth on the shoulder of the highway. He made contact with Leeth and was attacked. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/ohio-man-arrested-after-investigators-discover-ied-videos-photos-bomb-making-materials" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>OHIO MAN ARRESTED AFTER INVESTIGATORS DISCOVER IED, VIDEOS, PHOTOS OF BOMB-MAKING MATERIALS</strong></a></p><p>Leeth was repeatedly yelling "in the name of Jesus" while he pushed the officer. </p><p>"You're gonna get hurt," he told the officer as a scuffle ensued. "Next time you touch me, you gonna die."</p><p>Leeth briefly ran down the shoulder of the highway before turning around and jogging back toward the officer. That's when the officer pulled his Taser and used it on Leeth. </p><p>Unaffected, Leeth began throwing punches at the officer. </p><p>"I'm stronger than you," he yelled.</p><p>After a brief fistfight, the officer was knocked to the ground, and his bodycam was obscured. The trooper had minor injuries and was treated at a hospital, the Ohio State Patrol said. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ohio-teacher-attempted-pay-student-2k-kill-estranged-husband-failed-murder-for-hire-plot" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>OHIO TEACHER ATTEMPTED TO PAY STUDENT $2K TO KILL ESTRANGED HUSBAND IN FAILED MURDER-FOR-HIRE PLOT</strong></a></p><p>That's when police say Leeth took off in the officer's patrol vehicle and drove into Pennsylvania. </p><p>The Pennsylvania State Police resumed the chase for Leeth, and when he crashed the Ohio cruiser, he again attacked officers, <a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/04/ypsilanti-advocate-named-as-man-killed-by-police-after-chase-on-pennsylvania-ohio-turnpikes.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">according to mlive.com</a>.</p><p>He was reportedly shot dead at the crash site. </p><p>Leeth was described as a community leader and the executive director of Under-Dawg-Nation, a nonprofit focused on children harmed by violence.</p><p>"Under-Dawg-Nation's Mission is to help At-Risk Kids who lack resources and help prevent Teen Violence and disengagement from school," according to the organization's website. </p><p>However, court records show Leeth spent seven years in jail in Michigan after pleading guilty to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/crime" rel="noopener" target="_blank">eight home invasion charges</a> from separate incidents in 2012 and 2016. He was released in 2023. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP</strong></a></p><p>Ohio State Patrol declined further comment. </p><p>Fox News Digital reached out to the Pennsylvania State Police. </p>