Capt. Rob Wayne Edwards is the police officer who rammed his unmarked Chevrolet Camaro into Justin Michaels Wilkens' motorcycle in an attempt to pull him over.

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The Capt. though lieutenant at the time, 46, testified at the civil trial in U.S.

District Court in Eugene that his forceful actions against Justin Wilkens were in line with state police policies and training, and asserted his belief that Wilkens had tried to speed away from him while riding extremely fast along Crow Road on the afternoon of Aug. 3, 2012.

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He strongly believes his actions were justified, based on the aggressive driving and speeds, I believe he was attempting to elude me,” Edwards said.

Running over a compliant driver, according to Edwards, is fine and dandy, as long as you believe they were trying to elude you.

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In a laughable testimony, Edwards admitted that Wilkens was complying with his commands prior to unleashing the kick, but that he couldn’t stop his kick as he “already had the muscles fired” in his right leg.

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Edwards was never suspended for this incident, and only received a written reprimand for failing to report his use of force.

In true blue privilege fashion, Edwards, who was a lieutenant at the time of this stop, has since been promoted to Captain and now he sits at the head of the entire OSP at their headquarters in Bend.

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The Capt. was ordered to pay Justin Michael Wilkens $181,170 in damages.

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The district attorney's office never filed charges against Wilkens, but the motorcyclist decided to sue for damages after his medical bills and other expenses topped $31,000.

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