<p><pi><b>This package/segment contains third party material. Unless otherwise noted, this material may only be used within this package/segment.</b></pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>**EDITORIAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY WLOS on 7/13/23**</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SUPERS</b>--</p>\n<p>Wednesday</p>\n<p>Buncomb County, NC</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Todd Williams </p>\n<p>Buncombe County DA</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Rondell Lance Jr.</p>\n<p>pres. Fraternal Order Of Police</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS</b>--</p>\n<p>MOMENTS BEFORE TROOPER JEFFREY DUNLAP FIRED HIS WEAPON AT MOTORIST WESLEY TAYLOR THE MOTORIST POINTED A GUN AT THE TROOPER AND FIRED. </p>\n<p>THE TROOPER JEFFREY DUNLAP CATCHING THE BULLET IN THE CHEST WHERE IT WAS STOPPED BY HIS BULLET-PROOF VEST. </p>\n<p>THE TROOPER THEN FIRING BACK KILLING TAYLOR.</p>\n<p>Todd Williams / Buncombe County DA: "The officer absolutely was justified to use deadly force in response to the threat, as would any other citizen."</p>\n<p>WE SAT DOWN WITH THE D-A WHO TUESDAY CLEARED THE TROOPER OF ANY WRONG-DOING IN THE JULY 3RD ENCOUNTER TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED. </p>\n<p>HE SAID TAYLOR HAD BEEN DRINKING AND WAS ASKED TO TAKE AN ALCOHOL TEST. </p>\n<p>Todd Williams / Buncombe County DA: "At that point some friction erupted, and some fingers were pointed, and Mr. Taylor went into his car and Trooper Dunlap assumed that he was getting other tools to get his tire back on, get his wheel back on and emerged with a 44 magnum desert eagle."</p>\n<p>TAYLOR THEN FIRING HIS WEAPON AT TROOPER DUNLAP WHO FIRED BACK.</p>\n<p>Dispatch: He's gonna be westbound on the i-26 33 mile marker.</p>\n<p>Trooper: Fired. I've been hit.</p>\n<p>Dispatch: He say he's been hit?</p>\n<p>Trooper: I've got one person down</p>\n<p>Dispatch: Have you been struck, are you 10-4?</p>\n<p>Trooper: I don't believe it went through my vest. </p>\n<p>RONDELL LANCE IS PRESIDENT OF THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE. </p>\n<p>Rondell Lance Jr. / Pres. Fraternal Order Of Police: "Then all of a sudden you're faced with someone pulling a gun on you, you have to jump from (snap) that quickly to save your life." </p>\n<p>TAYLOR'S FAMILY GOT TO SEE WHY THE D-A CLEARED THE STATE TROOPER.</p>\n<p>Members of the Taylor family viewed the dash-cam footage and those that did understood the reasons for the decision that there will be no charges. He was completely justified to use deadly force in response to the threat. </p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>-----END-----</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--KEYWORD TAGS--</b></p>\n<p><b>NORTH CAROLINA OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING</b></p>\n<p></p>

OFFICER PULLS OVER A DRIVER FOR A SPEEDING STOP AND DRIVER OPENS FIRE ON THE WALTON COUNTY DEPUTY; OFFICER CHASES VEHICLE AT SPEEDS UP TO 90 MPH; AS OFFICER APPROACHES VEHICLE THE TEEN DRIVER (SHAWN ARLANDUS GRAVES) OPENS FIRE - STRIKING OFFICER TWICE IN THE CHEST; BULLET-PROOF VEST SAVES OFFICER'S LIFE; OFFICER THEN RETURNS FIRE SHATTERING REAR WINDSHIELD OF SUSPECT'S CAR; 15 YEAR OLD IN CUSTODY.

Officials at the solicitor's office in Orangeburg released the shocking video of a man opening fire on a state trooper, after the man was sentenced to 17 years in prison.Warning: Some may find the content of the video graphic in nature.Anthony DonNell Glover was sentenced Thursday for opening fire on Corporal Quincy Brown during May of last year. TWO OF THE ROUNDS STRUCK BROWN IN THE ARM. ONE STRUCK HIS BULLETPROOF VEST AND ANOTHER STRUCK HIS RADIO. GLOVER WAS A BACK SEAT PASSENGER OF A CAR DRIVEN BY HIS UNCLE, WHICH WAS PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING. Glover's charges included assault and battery with intent to kill, and possession of cocaine.

VAROUS SHOTS OF THE DEA BUSTING METH HOUSES, BREAKING DOWN EQUIPMENT, CONFISCATING EQUIPMENT, MONEY SEIZURES, ETC. ALL VIDEO IS FROM THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

At about 9 p.m. March 22, 2006 Texas Dept of Public Safety Trooper Steven Stone was patrolling Texas Highway 31 East when he attempted to pull over a pickup for speeding. He told dispatch that the vehicle "didn't want to stop," but the video showed it eventually pulled over to the side of the road. Stone asked the driver, illegal immigrant Ramon Armando Ramos, 38, who was wearing a long black jacket, to exit the truck and to stand behind it.As Texas Dept of Public Safety Trooper Steven Stone approached the blue pickup truck he stopped for speeding, he placed his thumbprint on the back brake light - as he always does - just in case. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers do it in case something happens to them so that their print is on the suspect's vehicle.When asked if he had any weapons, Ramos said he had a knife. Ramos also told Stone that the passenger, Francisco Saucedo, was a friend of his. Ramos handed him identification.When Ramos said he was on painkillers, Stone began looking inside Ramos' jacket. He asked what was in his pocket and as Ramos reached for it, a bag fell to the ground. He told Stone it was "weed" and the trooper laid it on top of his car and said, "I got a bag full of drugs here."Stone told him to take off his jacket and he laid it on the truck. Stone told Ramos he was under arrest, and as the trooper grabbed his hands to handcuff him, the passenger door flew open. Stone yelled at the passenger to get back in the vehicle, but at that time, Ramos pulled a handgun and shot Stone, who was only a few feet away. The passenger, Saucedo, also shot at Stone.THE SHOOTINGStone testified earlier that when he began to place handcuffs on Ramos, whom he had pulled over for speeding on Texas Highway 31 East and found in possession of drugs, Stone noticed a magazine in his pocket and saw the passenger door swing open by Saucedo. "At that moment," he said, "I knew things were going to get bad."He said that after he was shot the first time, his vision went black. He could still hear gunfire and didn't realize he had fallen. When he regained his eyesight, Ramos and Saucedo were firing at him in the ditch, he said."To me, every round they were firing was hitting me and (I thought) that I was going to die," he said.Ramos and Saucedo fired at him until their guns were empty, then got in the truck and sped away. Stone said he didn't have a radio on his body because they had poor transmission, so he went to his car and used that radio to call for help.Stone said one bullet entered his chest and came out at his collarbone. Another bullet hit his bulletproof vest and pierced his skin, while another entered his shoulder blade and exited at the top of his shoulder, fracturing his scapula and shattering his collarbone. He was also hit in the neck.Less than two minutes after the shooting, Smith County sheriff's deputies arrived. Some took Stone to the hospital, while others headed out to look for the suspects.Tyler police officers have testified about the high-speed pursuit through Tyler when Saucedo and Ramos shot at the officers until the suspects crashed their pickup into a vehicle on Texas Highway 64 East. Inside the pickup, authorities found three handguns, an assault rifle, a silencer, four magazines and several types of ammunition, as well as cartridges and spent shell casings. Both suspects were wearing body armor.Stone's breathing and speech were labored as he told a dispatcher his location. "My shoulder is killing me," he said.Less than 2 minutes later, a Smith County sheriff's deputy arrived. Stone said he didn't know where he was hit and gave him a description of the truck and suspects. More deputies arrived and took Stone in a cruiser to the hospital, while others headed out to look for the suspects.Ramon Armando Ramos, 38, pleaded guilty to shooting Stone during the traffic stop. He also pleaded guilty to 13 additional counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against a public servant for shooting at Tyler police officers pursuing him after he shot the trooper.Judge Cynthia Stevens Kent, of the 114th District Court, sentenced him to life in prison on each of the 14 charges. She ordered that two of the sentences be stacked and the others run concurrently, which means Ramos will become eligible for parole after serving 60 years in prison. He was also ordered to pay restitution to the victims.Francisco Saucedo was also sentenced to 14 life prison sentencesSaucedo, through a Spanish-speaking interpreter, pleaded guilty to 14 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against a public servant, first-degree felonies. Judge Cynthia Stevens Kent, of the 114th District Court, sentenced him to life in prison and ordered him to pay a $5,000 fine and restitution on each charge. She ordered that two of the life sentences be served consecutively while the others run at the same time so Saucedo will be eligible for parole after serving 60 years in prison.EMOTIONAL TESTIMONYStone choked up as the video played and he looked at his wife, who was crying.The trooper said he wanted the community to know what law enforcement does and that "this stuff is going on." He said the officers who helped him were the real heroes.Stone said he placed his thumbprint on the brake light of Ramos' pickup for instances "like this." His fingerprint was taken from the vehicle by law enforcement as evidence.Stone said that when he began to place handcuffs on Ramos, he noticed a magazine in his pocket. At the same time, he saw the passenger door swing open. "At that moment," he said, "I knew things were going to get bad."He said that after he was shot the first time, his vision went black. He could still hear gunfire and didn't realize he had fallen to the ground. When he regained his eyesight, Ramos and Saucedo were still firing down at him in the ditch, he said."To me, every round they were firing was hitting me and (I thought) that I was going to die," he said.Stone said he didn't have a radio on his body because they had poor transmission, so he went back to his car and used that radio for help. He said he didn't realize he had been shot in the neck until he made it to his car.Stone said one bullet entered his chest and came out at his collarbone. Red marks on his neck showed where it had traveled. Another bullet hit his bulletproof vest and pierced his skin, while another entered his shoulder blade and exited at the top of his shoulder, fracturing his scapula and shattering his collarbone. He said doctors could not be sure how many times he was hit.Stone said he had gone through one surgery in July and was initially stapled and stitched up. He said that he will have to go through physical therapy, and it is unclear if he'll have more surgeries or how well his shoulder will recover. On the night of the shooting, Stone said he told the doctors that he wanted to live so he could "see my little girl again."Stone served as a military policeman in the Army before becoming a trooper in 2003 and has a wife and 2-year-old daughter.THE PURSUITTyler police Sgt. Tom Deal testified he was involved in the pursuit of Ramos and Saucedo through Tyler. A video in his police car showed rapid gunfire coming from the passenger side of the truck toward the police officers. The pursuit continued until the pickup crashed into a red car parked on the side of the road on Texas 64 East.Deal said that in his 25 years at the police department, he had never encountered something like that, which endangered so many lives.Tyler police Officer Michael Kieny testified that he heard a call that a witness had called in, reporting a possible sighting of the suspect's truck. Kieny and his passenger, Officer Jason Shields, went to the location and spotted it. He tried to stop the pickup to make sure it was the right one, but it did not pull over. He began to pursue it and noticed the passenger hanging out the window with an assault-type rifle. He pulled back from the truck because he was only equipped with his pistol, he said.As he continued the pursuit, the truck nearly stopped, and someone inside began firing at Kieny. Kieny decided to stay back and wait for help, but kept following the truck. He said bullets came through his windshield and shards of glass hit Shields in the face. Their car was hit at least three times, and a bullet fragment entered Kieny's headrest, he said.The video from his car showed his pursuit until it went blank when the cable to the camera was shot. Kieny said, they kept "hitting their brakes to try to reel us in so they could take us out." Kieny said the community needs to know what officers go through and said "everyone that puts a badge on in this town deserves a hand."Tyler police Officer John Carnes said he also participated in the chase and was fired at. He said his car was hit twice during the "gunfight." Carnes said he took the lead in the pursuit because he had equipped himself with an assault rifle.Tyler police Officer Charles Turner said he was shot at by the driver's handgun in the pursuit; his car was hit twice and his tire was blown out.Smith County sheriff's Detective Noel Martin said he found four weapons in Ramos' truck, including three handguns, an assault rifle, a silencer, four magazines and several types of ammunition, as well as cartridges and spent shell casings.Both suspects were wearing body armor.BROTHER ARRESTEDRamos' younger brother, Mario, a commercial pilot and a U.S. citizen, was ordered by Judge Kent to be arrested after she said she believed he committed aggravated perjury.He testified that he had talked to Ramos' wife about a month ago but didn't know where she was. He said he has been to Ramos' house since his arrest and kept changing his answer when asked repeatedly if he removed anything from the house. He finally said he had taken a hunting rifle from Ramos' house and had left it with his wife in Tulsa, but then he said it was at his house in Atlanta. When asked why he wasn't truthful when first asked the questions, he said he wanted to invoke his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent.Attorney Don Davidson was appointed to speak with the witness and advise him of his rights. When the witness took the stand again and was asked why he lied, he invoked his right again. Mario Ramos was then taken into custody. County Court-at-Law Judge Randall Rogers set his bond at $180,000, and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were brought in to investigate.During the all-day hearing, Ramon Ramos' defense attorney, Leslie McLean, did not ask any questions of the witnesses and waived her closing argument.Smith County District Attorney Matt Bingham said during closing arguments that Stone's video alone warranted a life sentence. He said that officers put their lives on the line every day, and that the video showed Ramos made many moves from the time he got out of the truck that were consistent with a plan to shoot Stone. He said they were determined to kill the trooper and thought he was dead when they left.Bingham said he hoped the community saw the bravery of the officers - pistols to assault rifles - and the total disregard for the officers and citizens shown by the defendants.Bingham said Ramos admitted to using powder and crack cocaine and to being high on amphetamines and methamphetamines at the time of the shooting.Ramos also pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison for aggravated assault on a public servant against Tyler police officers Michael Kieny, Mark Lee, Matthew Smyser, Blake Lockhart, Rex Pitts, John Carnes, Donald "Mike" Saxion, Charles Turner, Michelle Brock, Damon Swan, Sgt. Tom Deal, Jason Shields and Weston Cook.During victim impact statements, Stone said Ramos' actions only strengthened Stone's convictions of who he is and what he does, as well as made heroes out of a citizen and the officers. He said he didn't know what Ramos' intentions were and he prayed that God would forgive him.Stone, who wore his arm in a sling, said he was unsure when he would be able to return to work as a trooper.

A DETROIT AREA MAN WHO WAS KILLED IN A SHOOT-OUT WITH POLICE WAS HEAVILY ARMED AND WEARING A BULLETPROOF VEST WHEN HE OPENED FIRE ON THE OFFICERS. THE SUSPECT, 29-YEAR-OLD DONTI JAMAL HENRY WAS IDENTIFIED THROUGH FINGERPRINT RECORDS. THE COUNTY CORONER SAID TWO BULLETS HIT HENRY, ONE IN THE JAW AND THE OTHER FATAL SHOT IN THE NECK. AUTHORITIES SAID HENRY USED BOGUS DOCUMENTS TO TRY TO OBTAIN AN OHIO DRIVER'S LICENSE AT A STATE LICENSE BUREAU IN BOWLING GREEN, THEN FLED POLICE WHO RESPONDED AND LED LED STATE TROOPERS AND SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ON A 40 MILE CHASE ON SOUTHBOUND I-75. WHEN STATE TROOPERS CORNERED HENRY, HE JUMPED OUT OF A MINIVAN WITH A GUN IN EACH HAND AND OPENED FIRE ON THE OFFICERS. THREE TROOPERS AND A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY RETURNED FIRE DURING A SHOOTOUT THAT LASTED 34 SECONDS. HENRY SHOT AND WOUNDED TWO OHIO HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPERS AND A CANADIAN WOMAN SUFFERED A SUPERFICIAL GUNSHOT WOUND AFTER THE GUNMAN JUMPED INTO HER SUV AS HER HUSBAND WAS FILLING IT WITH GASOLINE. A COUNTY SHERIFF SAID IT WAS VERY LIKELY THAT ONE OF THE DEPUTIES, GREG PANNING, FIRED THE SHOT THAT KILLED HENRY. THE SHERIFF SAID DEPUTY PANNING WAS AT THE EDGE OF THE ROAD ABOUT 80 FEET AWAY, WITH A CLEAR SHOT AT HENRY, WHO WAS INSIDE THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE COUPLE'S SUV. "I LOOK AT MY DEPUTY AS A HERO BECAUSE HE MOST LIKELY SAVED THOSE TWO TROOPERS' LIVES" SAID THE COUNTY SHERIFF. AUTHORTIES ESTIMATED THAT OFFICERS FIRED 50 SHOTS AT HENRY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OF THE COUPLE'S SUV WAS RIDDLED WITH BULLETS. THE COUPLE FROM LONDON, ONTARIO HAVE SINCE RESUMED A TRIP TO FLORIDA IN A REPLACEMENT CAR PROVIDED BY HANCOCK COUNTY. IT WAS UNCLEAR WHETHER THE TROOPERS KNEW AT FIRST THAT THE WOMAN WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE GUNMAN, BUT THAT A TROOPER YELLED TO OTHER OFFICERS AFTER SEEING HER. IT WAS A MIRACLE SHE DIDN'T GET SHOT OR KILLED. ANOTHER TROOPER FROM FINDLAY POST WAS SHOT IN THE RIGHT FOREARM AND UNDERWENT SURGERY. ANOTHER TROOPER, OF THE WALBRIDGE POST WAS SHOT IN THE RIGHT HAND AND TREATED FOR A SUPERFICIAL WOUND. a FEW OTHER TROOPERS HAD OTHER INJURIES. INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY HENRY FLED FROM OFFICERS AND FIRED AT THEM. BESIDES A .223 RIFLE AND A FOREIGN HANDGUN, THE GUNMAN HAD A THIRD WEAPON, ANOTHER HANDGUN IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS CARRING AMMUNITION. AT THE BOWLING GREEN LICENSE BUREAU, HENRY PRESENTED A GERORIA BIRTH CERTIFICATE THAT EMPLOYEES BELIEVED WAS FAKE. WHEN HENRY BECAME AGGITATED, THE EMPLOYEES CALLED CITY POLICE. DURING A SCUFFED, HENRY PULLED A GUN OUT OF HIS WAISTBAND AND FIRED A SHOT IN THE AIR. HE FLED THE OFFICE IN A MINIVAN WITH A MICHIGAN PLATE, DROPPED OFF A WOMAN NEAR THE INTERSTATE ENTRANCE , THEN DROVE ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT SPEEDS OVER 100 MPH. A SHORT TIME LATER, POLICE ARRESTED THE WOMAN, BARBARA JEAN CLARK, 27, OF SOUTHFIELD MICHIGAN, WHO WAS WALKING ALONG I-75. SHE WAS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT THEFT, A THIRD DEGREE FELONY AND REMAINED IN JAIL OVERNIGHT. INVESTIGATORS DISCOVERED THAT THE WOMEN, MS. CLARK WHO IS SOMEWHAT COOPERATIVE IS PREGNANT. HE SAID IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER HENRY IS THE FATHER. MS. CLARK WAS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT THEFT, BECAUSE HENRY USED FAKE DOCUMENTS TO TRY TO GET THE IDENTIFICATION CARD. DURING THE ENSUING CHASE, HENRY RAN OVER THREE SETS OF STOP STICKS PLACED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FINAL SET, PUNCTURED AT LEAST ONE OF THE VEHICLES TIRES, FORCING HIM TO EXIT I-75. AUTHORITIES SAID HENRY HAD A LONG RECORD OF DRUG AND TRAFFIC RELATED OFFENSES. HE WAS IMPRISONED FROM DECEMBER 2003 TO JANUARY 2004 FOR A DRUG DELIVERY OFFENSE IN WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN AND WAS WAS AWAITING SENTENCING ON A CONVICTION FOR A SIMILAR OFFENSE.