Handcuffed Man Pulls Gun on Officer

Wow, Keo. Sounds like you should get the light fixed if you keep getting stopped for the same violation... Typically that's a stop done (validly, it's an infraction in my state) to get a vehicle that's in a high drug area that looks suspicious stopped to engage the driver in conversation to get probably cause to do a search, either consent or not, of the vehicle to attempt to locate narcotics. So you got two options: Don't drive in drug areas, or get the light fixed.

Secondly, search 'em on the ground is fantastic advice. If you've got someone proned out, there's no reason to get 'em up and search them standing, or even kneeling. You have control of them if they're face own in the dirt, keep them there and search 'em right there. That way if they go for a gun it's easier to control.

Every time you think you've done a good search, double check, that's my advice. Also, every time you take custody of a prisoner search them yourself, even if you just witnessed someone else search them. Remember this video?
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/312665/

Like an FTO of mine once said, "Grab you some nuts when you search'em...it's only gay if you like it."

Unfortunately handcuffing the bad guy doesn't always take the fight out of them. Officer Stanze paid the ultimate price with a handcuffed suspect, in a marked car no less.

http://www.odmp.org/officer/15434-police-officer-robert-j.-stanze-ii

Let's be careful out there, search, search and search again!!!!

It's easy to be a monday morning quarterback, with as little information as we have about the incident how can we be so judgemental? some of the coments sound to me like John Q. Public instead of fellow LEO's. Lets give the guy a break, I am just glad he got the gun from the man without injury. but that's just an old retired LEO's opinion.

Shasta County has seen the importance of proper searches and the occurrence of extraordinary incidents. A Shasta County Sheriff's Deputy was nearly killed by a man in the back of his patrol car. The man had a back brace and under that brace was a .44. The man pulled out the gun and shot the officer. The officer bailed from the vehicle leaving it rolling and returned fire. The man exited the vehicle unscathed with his hands now in front of him and drove away in the patrol car. The man was later apprehended in an intense shootout where he and another officer were injured. The officers are still on duty and unharmed from the incident.

In a separate incident a Shasta County Sheriff's Deputy had a loaded weapon under his seat in the patrol car. The car's metal barrier had a large hole on the floor board big enough for the weapon, in a tote bag, to slide through to the prisoner compartment. The officer was transporting a man arrested for assault and domestic violence. The bag slid through the hole and rested at the feet of the prisoner. The prisoner put his hands in front of him and opened the bag. He opened fire on the officer, killing him. The car crashed into an embankment and the prisoner fled on foot. He was later found and made the mistake of shooting on SWAT members. He was subsequently killed.

These incidents happened over ten years ago and are reminders that anything can go wrong Criminals will do anything to escape, even when in custody. Always stay sharp and remember that one of the "Top Ten Reasons Cops Get Killed" is relaxing too soon.

do you really beleive that shit. get for fucking real. sounds like a set up to me. dont beleive everything you read. wake-up dumb asses

How long will it take for the court to let this POS out of jail?? Another misunderstood criminal!

DANG! Search the Rat B......! While he is down and you have the advantage, We all know how it is when the adrenaline is pumping... Glad their was a happy ending