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August 16, 2015
Cunningham got out of the vehicle despite the officer’s demands, and began to question the detective about why he was being stopped. A tussle followed and the suspect assaulted hit the detective in the head with his own weapon.
The detective issued a plea for all available help over the police radio at 11:15 a.m. The detective was rushed to UAB Hospital, with police blocking off downtown intersections to make way for the detective’s arrival via ambulance.
Police chased the SUV to the Roebuck Springs neighborhood about one mile away and set up a perimeter. Nearby W.J. Christian School was put lockdown during the search. Dozens of officers and U.S Marshals were on the scene. Tracking dogs were brought in to help search for a possible third suspect, but authorities later said they believed there was no remaining suspect.
The second man taken in to custody with Cunningham has not been charged with any crime, Thurmond said today.
Birmingham police Chief A.C. Roper had this to say about the incident Friday afternoon: “This incident underscores the danger that our officers and others experience every day. I think about the recent murders of the Memphis and Shreveport police officers and recognize we too could have lost an officer today. We ask the community to keep this officer and his family in your thoughts and prayers.”
Cunningham has a criminal history dating back to at least 1999, and was just arrested in June for driving without a license . He was convicted in 2011 of disorderly conduct; 2006, second-degree assault; 2003, robbery and assault; 2000, three counts of receiving stolen property; 1999, breaking and entering a vehicle.
In addition to those convictions, Cunningham has been arrested multiple times during the same time period on charges including assault, attempted murder, robbery and menacing, but those charges were dismissed. He also has a string of traffic violation citations.
Not long after the attack, photos began to surface on social media showing the detective lying face down on the pavement. Another photo showed him bloody and kneeling, but awake. In some cases on Facebook, the photos were accompanied by words of support for whoever beat the detective.
That, police say, is outrageous. Officers are angry that any photos were shown at all, but even more so that there were some who mocked the incident. “He was laying there lifeless and people were standing around taking pictures,” said Birmingham police Sgt. Heath Boackle, president of the Fraternal Order of Police. “If the tables were turned, and that was a suspect lying there, they would be rioting.”
