This summer in Perry Township, Ohio, a community just northwest of downtown Columbus, Ohio, a senior citizen took local police on a chase for the books. It wasn’t for any wildly high speeds, though. Rather, quite the opposite.

“He just waved his hand as to wave me off”

Perry Township officers attempted to pull over the 83-year-old driver of a Toro zero-turn lawn mower, Bill, several times as he operated the yard equipment on local streets.

The resistance brought a few charges, including obstructing official business and the misdemeanors of failure to comply with an officer’s order or signal, criminal trespass, driving under suspension, operating a vehicle at a small speed, and impeding traffic.

Still, Bill went on, even waving off a pursuing officer. The mower driver was moving about 4 mph without a license plate, the officer reports.

Since the chase went on so long and was so slow, another officer radioed, asking what they’d like to do to stop Bill.

The following officer engages his signals many times. In response, the lawn mower driver makes room in his lane and waves his arm. The move suggests Bill thought the officer was looking to pass, not pull him over.

As another cruiser approaches from the opposite direction, though, Bill takes off on the Toro, turning into a residential yard.

Here’s where the pace picks up

Bill books the lawn mower through yards and across back roads. The officer ultimately transitions to a foot pursuit, where body cam footage kicks on.

Bill refuses to yield to the officer, who brings out stun equipment. No time to use it, though, since Bill hightails it through more yards.

“You don’t see that every day,” another resident tells the officer when they pass each other nearby.

Finally, several officers approach the Toro on foot, but Bill’s squirrelly (I’ll even say impressive, but, of course, dangerous) maneuvers evade the local authorities, this time successfully. He gets away, as the officers clearly choose to avoid increased force.

Since he almost ran over an officer, though, the charges pile up.

The next day, police arrive at his home. Someone there tells officers that “Wild Bill” actually suffers from dementia and stress from a family situation. Bill gets arrested. He tells police (jokingly?) that he has a machine gun on him. Notably, the home has a couple of riding mowers parked outside. Bill apparently left his red Toro in the woods somewhere, so that makes at least three.

The 83-year-old has a history of trespassing with his lawn mower and other crimes

According to the Canton Repository, Perry Township police previously charged Bill with trespassing after he attempted to use the Toro to mow another resident’s yard without consent. That was after they had already warned him not to.

In 2013, Bill also triggered a police chase in the area, claiming he was late for breakfast. Before that, he served time in 2009 for arson and burglary.