An ex-cop who was involved in a prolonged standoff with Pleasant Hill police officers after he allegedly shot and injured his wife has been charged with a slew of felonies.
A retired police detective had killing police officers on his mind and wanted to goad them into a firefight that would result in his death and those of officers, the city's police chief said Monday in defending his department's decision initially to "disengage" hours after crisis counselors and a SWAT team came to the scene.
Pleasant Hill Police Chief Scott Vermillion on Monday defended his decisions relating to two standoffs involving an ex-Pittsburg police detective accused of shooting and injuring his wife.