AJ Ferrari reportedly in trouble again (6/27/26)

El_Jefe

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Not sure if valid, but this is circulating on the Interwebs as the Nebraska state police radio communications transcript during the Ferrari chase:
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0945 is the understatement of the year.

 

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No one mentioned this but,

I watch a few cop shows on TV, and some states have automatic jail time if the perp does X miles per hour over the posted speed limit.

If Nebraska has that law I'm pretty sure that 138 MPH is way over the limit, especially if he did that speed in a residential neighborhood.

If the speed limit was 45 MPH, AJ was doing (just a sec I need my calculator) 93 over the speed limit.
 

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No one mentioned this but,

I watch a few cop shows on TV, and some states have automatic jail time if the perp does X miles per hour over the posted speed limit.

If Nebraska has that law I'm pretty sure that 138 MPH is way over the limit, especially if he did that speed in a residential neighborhood.

If the speed limit was 45 MPH, AJ was doing (just a sec I need my calculator) 93 over the speed limit.
I understand Nebraska law is greater than 2x posted speed during fleeing mandated the felony reckless endangered charge.
 

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Does anyone on this forum believe this guy is insurable by any insurance company/agency any where? If so, how much would you guess his yearly premium would be? I would put a little money that he is also a uninsured motorist and any injuries or carnage caused by this fool will not be covered by insurance. Sad state of affairs IMO.
 
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98lberEating2Lunches

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Forget about the drone. News reports say the police radio transcript circulating on social media combined two separate police actions. Apparently, the drone was not part of AJs. For all I know, neither was the laying down of spikes.
 

Goggles Paisano

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Pretty much perfect timing for AJ. After he gets suspended for the year, he can then move on to take PD3's place as the National freestyle douchebag. Maybe they can even wrestle each other, both playing the bad guy.
 
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I tuned into Baschamania to hear their take on it. Went straight to 11:45 to listen to that part. I thought “Is Willie doing this show drunk?” He was slurring his words, talking slow, etc. Then I saw I was playing it at 0.6 speed.
 

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Does anyone on this forum believe this guy is insurable by any insurance company/agency any where? If so, how much would you guess his yearly premium would be? I would put a little money that he is also a uninsured motorist and any injuries or carnage caused by this fool will not be covered by insurance. Sad state of affairs IMO.
Oh, he's absolutely "insurable". Technically everyone is, including "uninsurable" (by the standard market), they just have to use a high-risk insurer or state-mandated pool. With his record - along with age/sex and the type of vehicle - the premium has got to be astronomical. Whether he is insured is another question.
 

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Oh, he's absolutely "insurable". Technically everyone is, including "uninsurable" (by the standard market), they just have to use a high-risk insurer or state-mandated pool. With his record - along with age/sex and the type of vehicle - the premium has got to be astronomical. Whether he is insured is another question.
Can’t imagine he has a valid license, anyway.
 

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Does anyone on this forum believe this guy is insurable by any insurance company/agency any where? If so, how much would you guess his yearly premium would be? I would put a little money that he is also an uninsured motorist and any injuries or carnage caused by this fool will not be covered by insurance. Sad state of affairs IMO.
Got behind the wheel of my first self-driving Tesla the other day. Typed in the address of a home and it drove us about five miles perfectly to the address that included a 500’ driveway and parked in front of the assigned spot. After this is all over, I wonder if THIS guy can/ will get a license for one of those.
 

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I am not a lawyer.

Both cases tried independently by TX and NE.

Sentencing can be coordinated. First arrest would have primary jurisdiction. Looking at the charges, the fact that second case can be considered a repeat offense (assuming guilty) has ramifications.

I think he is looking at ~1 year (minimum) in jail and ~$10,000 (minimum) of fines, then upwards of a 2-year probation with a suspended license, where sentences from both cases (all charges) would be served concurrently.

I expect AJ's attorneys to push for both cases to have plea deals that were informally coordinated between the states.
Fleeing and eluding on some states has a mandatory minimum he could be looking at worse than two years. In pa I'm pretty sure he would end up with a state sentence and lose his license for multiple years. I know some charges in pa run suspension consecutative which means he wouldn't drive for multiple years depending on the charge
 

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Fleeing and eluding on some states has a mandatory minimum he could be looking at worse than two years. In pa I'm pretty sure he would end up with a state sentence and lose his license for multiple years. I know some charges in pa run suspension consecutative which means he wouldn't drive for multiple years depending on the charge
According to the Google for fleeing in a motor vehicle Under Texas Penal Code § 38.04,

Basic Offense (First Conviction):
180 days to 2 years in a state jail facility and up to a $10,000 fine

With Prior Convictions:
Upgraded to a third-degree felony. Punishable by 2 to 10 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.

For Nebraska fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement in a motor vehicle (operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest) does not carry a mandatory minimum sentence.

Basic Offense (Class I Misdemeanor): Punishable by up to 1 year in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both, plus up to a 1-year driver's license revocation.

Aggravated Offense (Class IV Felony): The charge is upgraded if the flight involves reckless driving, results in injury or death, or if the driver has prior convictions under this statute. This is punishable by up to 2 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
 

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The only thread worst than this , is on the McAndrew’s website.
I honestly believe attempts at interventions must-have occurred, but in my prior life,,sadly seen mutual patients who resisted help.With tragic circumstances.
 

El_Jefe

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Got behind the wheel of my first self-driving Tesla the other day. Typed in the address of a home and it drove us about five miles perfectly to the address that included a 500’ driveway and parked in front of the assigned spot. After this is all over, I wonder if THIS guy can/ will get a license for one of those.
Maybe if there's a self-driving golf cart in the prison yard.

In public life, only if the manual override were disabled.
 

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Imagine, downtrodden, depressed, dejected. A few more years on your prison sentence, only to have them walk in AJ as your new cellmate. The definition of cruel and unusual punishment.
 
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98lberEating2Lunches

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How come
How come the whole "turns out the Corvette was owned by a deadman" rumor never gained traction on the boards?

Can you deep dive into that one too?

I ain't touching it.
Well, I touched it. It seems Willie was a victim of his own algorithm.

"The rumor that the Chevrolet Corvette A.J. Ferrari was driving belonged to a deceased individual is a misunderstanding driven by incomplete information in the initial police radio transmissions.

When social media users analyzed the scanner traffic from the night of the chase, they heard dispatchers running the vehicle's registration tags through the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database. The system flagged the car's registration with a hit, prompting listeners to jump to wild conclusions about a "dead man's car" or a stolen vehicle.

However, official updates and the police report clarify the reality behind the registration:The Extradition Warrant: The database hit on the Corvette's registration did not trigger because the owner was deceased, but because the primary operator—A.J. Ferrari himself—had a history of active out-of-state warrants. In fact, earlier in the year, he had been pulled over in Nebraska on an extradition warrant out of Texas for a previous vehicle evasion incident.

Positive Identification: The Nebraska State Patrol confirmed that once Ferrari abandoned the Corvette in a ditch and ran into the brush, troopers searched the interior. Inside, they found his personal physical identification and documentation directly tying him to the vehicle.

Because Ferrari was not charged with grand theft auto or driving a stolen vehicle—only flight to avoid arrest, willful reckless driving, and obstructing a peace officer—the state patrol treated the vehicle as legally occupied by him at the time of the chase."

Makes sense to me. I think I understand the rumors from the facts now.
 
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