Suspect Claiming To Be Jesus After Allegedly Stealing A Cop Car Is Referred To Mental Health Court

A Wisconsin man who claimed to beryllium Jesus and past stole a constabulary car has had his lawsuit transferred to nan intelligence wellness docket of nan region courthouse.

Giontae Dixon was taken into custody connected February 3 aft starring officers connected a bid of chases that began pinch a home unit telephone astatine a section Motel 6, and ended pinch 4 injured officers, constabulary said.

When first responders arrived astatine nan segment adjacent 13th Street and College Avenue successful Oak Creek, confederate Milwaukee, conscionable earlier 4am, Dixon’s alleged unfortunate told them he had choked her.

“He put his hands connected me. He thinks he is Jesus. He's sewage very bad intelligence issues that are not diagnosed,” nan female said successful a constabulary bodycam signaling that was obtained from Oak Creek constabulary by local news transmission WISN. Her look was blurred successful nan footage to protect her identity.

When officers recovered Dixon successful a achromatic Dodge Caravan minivan nearby, he many times told them that his sanction was “Jesus,” and did not respond to their requests that he measurement retired of nan vehicle.

“I'm Jesus; I don't cognize what you're talking about," Dixon said successful different bodycam signaling obtained by WISN.

The serviceman replied: “You understand English. We've been talking this full time, and I'm telling you to measurement retired of nan car. Step retired of nan car.”

Instead, Dixon drove off; constabulary initially gave pursuit but abandoned nan pursuit because it could put “society astatine large” successful danger, and nan serviceman progressive “was nan only supervisor moving that evening,” WISN reported.

Around 5.45 am, astir 20 miles northbound connected nan different broadside of Milwaukee, Dixon allegedly tried to bargain a TV from a Walmart store, prompting different pursuit – this clip by Brown Deer police, who besides yet terminated their pursuit for reasons that were unclear.

His citywide spree past moved west, pinch a man matching Dixon’s explanation later causing a disturbance astatine Mayfair Mall successful Wauwatosa astir 10.05 am. He erstwhile again fled from nan constabulary successful nan achromatic van.

During that pursuit, officers yet managed to pin nan van successful and forestall an escape; Dixon past abandoned his conveyance and jumped into a moving constabulary car, nan Wauwatosa unit told WISN, hitting aggregate officers arsenic he fled.

Police said Dixon collapsed nan squad car a fewer miles further westbound successful Brookfield and subsequently tried to flight connected foot, but “didn’t get far” earlier he was tackled and arrested.

The 4 injured officers were taken to nan infirmary pinch non-life-threatening injuries and released later that day.

Three days later, nan Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office charged Dixon pinch 9 felony counts, including fleeing successful a centrifugal vehicle, recklessly endangering information successful nan first degree, carjacking, and fleeing successful a centrifugal conveyance resulting successful spot harm and bodily harm.

He was besides charged pinch attempted theft, which is simply a misdemeanor.

Further charges were pending from nan Waukesha County District Attorney's Office, reported nan Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Dixon, who is described successful reports arsenic 26 aliases 27, remains successful custody astatine nan Milwaukee County Criminal Justice Facility, pinch a $50,000 rate bond.

Online tribunal records showed he was antecedently charged successful Waukesha County connected November 11, 2025, pinch a felony count of intimidating a unfortunate / home maltreatment crime, the Sentinel reported.

His lawsuit has now been transferred to a specialty intelligence wellness branch of nan region courthouse, pinch a expert scheduled to study backmost connected March 26 pinch an appraisal of his competency.

If Dixon is recovered unfit to guidelines trial, he could beryllium directed to curen retired of custody aliases remanded to nan attraction of a state-run intelligence wellness facility.