Break-in.On the evening of July 15, sheriff's deputies in Deschutes County, Oregon Deschutes County (IPA: [də ʃuts]) is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2000, its population was 115,367. , attempted to stop Mark Timothy Nelson of Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver, Washington is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River, in the state of Washington, USA. It is the county seat of Clark County. , for a traffic violation. Nelson fled at speeds up to 85 miles per hour. He kept going even after his pickup truck's tires were flattened by a spike strip A spike strip (also known as a stinger or stop stick, and formally known as a tire deflation device), is a device used to impede or stop the movement of wheeled vehicles by puncturing their tires. in northern Klamath County. At around midnight, the disabled vehicle left the road and plunged down a 50-foot embankment in Gilchrist, some 87 miles north of Klamath Falls Klamath Falls, city (1990 pop. 17,737), seat of Klamath co., SW Oreg., at the southern tip of Upper Klamath Lake; inc. 1905. It is the processing and distribution center of a lumber, livestock, and farm area. . Nelson further evaded capture by fleeing on foot, so Oregon State Police contacted rancher David Crider and his wife, who live about half a mile from the site of the abandoned pickup, to let them know that a suspect was in the area. As reported in the September 3 Klamath Falls Herald and News, "At around 4 a.m. [on July 16] the Criders heard someone breaking into their house. David Crider saw Nelson," who "appeared to have a weapon in his hand." When Crider, armed with a rifle, saw Nelson draw back his arm in a menacing manner, the rancher tired a single shot, mortally wounding the intruder An attacker that gains, or tries to gain, unauthorized access to a system. See attacker, intrusion and IDS. . Investigators found a two-foot piece of pipe near Nelson's body. It was apparently the weapon that Mr. Crider had discerned in the dark. Police at the time believed that the shooting was justifiable self-defense, but authorities opted to let a grand jury sift the evidence and reach a final determination. In early September, jurors agreed that the shooting was justified, since Mr. Crider reasonably surmised that Nelson "was committing or attempting to commit a burglary," and "reasonably believed ... Nelson was about to use deadly force An amount of force that is likely to cause either serious bodily injury or death to another person. Police officers may use deadly force in specific circumstances when they are trying to enforce the law. " against him and his wife. |
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