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I ran his court records today. I expected a whole string of bad stuff, but honestly, it wasn't something that I would have expected to make a guy desperate enough to shoot at a cop. A couple of financial judgements, a DUI 13 years ago, and a DUI/Misdemeanor possession of pot last June that was still apparently being adjudicated.
News reports said that the chase never exceeded 35 mph, even on the freeways. He was towing a utility trailer behind his truck. All I can figure is he was fucked up and finally said "screw it all" when the cop tried to pull him over. I mean, he had a gun, maybe he was holding (reports don't say) and he was almost certainly drunk and or stoned on something or other. I think Suicide by Cop pretty much nails it. That's *two* friends of mine in the same decade who took that route. At least this one didn't take anyone else with him like the other guy did.
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