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CROWN POINT â A driver accused of fleeing an attempted traffic stop with a passenger who fired 30 rounds at police from an AR-15 rifle was previously convicted of voluntary manslaughter and told police he originally intended to obey the stop, but was pressured by the passenger to escape, court records allege.
Curtis D. Washington, 33, of Gary told an officer when asked why he ran that the passenger told him he wasn t ready to die and did not want to go back to prison, records allege.