car must have hit a rock during its rush through the meadow. oil out of the car. clear as a giant magic marker, a brownish black trail, through the long grass of the meadow. interesting. now it was something like 12 hours since chad ran off to chase them. he was exhausted in ben entirely cooperated with the cops? told him everything he knew. he was ready now to go home to his wife, and their three kids, so, what happened next, was something he did not expect. he was arrested for as the fourth of july attempted murder. and also assault with a deadly weapon. approached, chad was booked in the local jail. would any
sense was, how was account was different on some very key points from tad ruin read, the man who confronted him. for example, chad accused the young men of firing first. during the car chase. the next thing you know i was looking out, i can see these three flashes, and then i hear crack crack crack. but according to luis, that never happened. what s more he said, chad didn t seem worried they had a gun, when he approached their car. did he at any point say, are you armed? did you have a gun? or throw your weapon away? anything like? that nothing like. that which is kind of confusing, seeing as he accused us of shooting, at his house. but he was pointing a gun at us like we were armed. so he came up to the car and said, were you the one shooting at my house? yes. he didn t say shoot at me at the car? no.
as possible. and that s all they would tell us. so carroll, raced along the highway to reno, and her son rory. that same sunday morning, their children woke up to the sound of strangers, rummaging through the cabin. they searched through our staff. they took all the guns. and i was crying, when i woke up. because i don t know who they were. it must of been terrifying. yes. and then the strangers told them their parents were explaining things to the police. and, i knew my dad had it under control. he was very smart and thoughtful. in fact all night, chad had been in deep conversation with detectives, from the sheriff s office. i explained them when it happened going over again and, again what happened at the cabin, on the road, in the metro. to hear chad explain what was in his mind, when those men seem to be terrorizing his family. how he
okay. and the mission? yeah. that part is pretty obvious. yes. before the jury even got the case. chats wife keri told us she already knew what the outcome would be. you mean in your heart of hearts, do you think the jury would say not guilty? i know the lord has told me that chad will be home. but than any other thought? could i imagine him being away from us, no. no. it hurts. that, that thought hurt those words are my. heart surprising them when word chad told us what he said before the trial. are you going to be acquitted? no. we know? all ended up spending the rest of my life in prison. you believe that? absolutely. why?
that feel? like well i can t describe. when you look at the word murder, and it describes heinous premeditated, militias, a forethought. that s pretty grotesque. bill was set at 1 million dollars. but chatham his fall family did not have. but out there, out in the wider world, a new issue was emerging, called stand-your-ground. and also a certain attorney discovered, there was some tiny specks of evidence at the crime scene. that just might set chad free. coming up. the evidence chad s attorney says pack some. we found three 80 casings, that were not from chats gun. when dateline continues. for most of two years, often twice a week,