Two CMPD Officers Injured, Immigrant Arrested

Sunday Morning CMPD Officers and Detectives were investigating a hit-and-run in east Charlotte after two officers were injured while directing traffic.

Aaron Christian Sipf Photo Courtesy MCSO

Police have arrested Aaron Christian Sipf, DOB 12/21/1992

Around 5:23 a.m., officials say several officers were blocking East Independence Blvd near the Bojangles Coliseum due to a broken water pipe with their blue lights flashing.

Police were diverting traffic off East Independence Blvd when a 2015 Honda Civic struck the rear of a marked CMPD vehicle. One officer was inside the police SUV and one officer was standing next to that SUV when they were struck. The Honda became disabled from the crash. Two of its four occupants fled from the scene on foot. Officers located one of these subjects shortly afterwards and detained him.  

The second subject who ran from the scene is still outstanding.

Both officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the crash.

The driver of the Honda, Aaron Christian Sipf, 32 DOB 12/21/1992, was arrested and transported into the custody of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. He is being charged with two counts of felony hit-and-run causing injury and one count of resisting an officer, according to the sheriff’s office.

Additionally Sipf was charged with felony failure to move over resulting in injury and Driving with a Revoked License

Sipf is an immigrant from Guatemala.

Sipf has a long history of criminal activity however since Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden has removed prior arrests more than 2 years old it is hard to get a true picture of his criminal history. 

Aaron Christian Sipf Photo Courtesy MCSO

Court records show at least 15 cases in Mecklenburg, Union and Cabarrus County over the last ten years. 

These cases involve weapons, drugs and traffic violations include DWLR and countless failure to appear charges. 

Aaron Christian Sipf Photo Courtesy MCSO

Cedar's Take: Sipf has a long history of criminal activity. We have no reason to believe that this poster child for deportation is in the United States illegally but it wouldn't surprise anyone.

What he does have is a habit of not showing up for court. No bonding agency with a small amount of gray matter would sign off on his release even on the insanely low bail of $5,000.00.

5'5" and more than 200 pounds according to MCSO Sipf apparently didn't run very far and was quickly arrested. 

Sipf and the other 3 suspects emerging from the totalled Honda Civic had to be an interesting spectacle. 

Despite all the arrests and charges not one conviction. Who would have thought that in Mecklenburg County to earn a dismissal all you had to do is not show up on your court date?

Finally could someone call Tom Homan? 

Officer's Affidavit:

On January 26, 2025, at 0523 hrs. at the E. Independence Blvd Fugate Ave. the listed defendant was inside of vehicle which collided with parked Marked Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (SUV) that was occupied by an officer and another officer was standing outside of the marked patrol car but near the marked patrol car that was struck. One officer was struck because of the crash. The defendant exited the vehicle and took off running on foot towards the woods without rendering add to the officers involved in the Vehicle Crash. 

The officer who was inside the marked patrol car was able to exit the patrol car as the defendant was running from the scene of the vehicle crash and ordered him to stop running and place his hands behind his back. The defendant resist, delay or obstruct officer K. Caldwell, public officer holding the office of police officer employed with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, by running away from the vehicle crash and did not render aid to the injured. At the time, the officer was discharging or attempting to discharge duty of her office, as she investigated the vehicle crash. 

The defendant asked for the status of the officers involved when interviewed at the Providence Team Office showing he has knowledge of injuries to the officers but did not render aid. RESISTING OR DELAYING OR OBSTRUCTING AN OFFICER GS 14-223

The suspect vehicle displaying NC Tag; DJW-7420 had two occupants that remained on scene, and both were eliminated as being the driver and the registered owner of the vehicle responded to the vehicle crash scene and advised the defendant had control of her vehicle and was the last person she saw driving the vehicle and gave physical description of the defendant that also matches the description of the defendant at the time of arrest. 

During the investigation with interviews and description of the driver the defendant was determined to be the driver during the vehicle crash. 

The defendant is also charged with Felony Hit and Run Drivers failure to stop or remain on scene with injury occurs G.S. 20-166(a1)

Released by Garry McFadden at 10:59 am on Tuesday January 28, 2025

Cedar Update:

Aaron Christian Sipf was released by Garry McFadden's MCSO on Tuesday January 28, 2025 at 10:59 am ICE Detainer be damned.