Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Man Shot By Officers, Deputies Was Swinging Knives at Police

The 44-year-old Waukesha man who was shot by Waukesha police officers and Waukesha County deputies on April 21 told an investigator he did not intend to hurt a family friend he held hostage but wanted to "commit suicide by cop," a criminal complaint filed Wednesday states.Gibson P. Martin made the statement after being given his Miranda warning in the intensive care unit of Froedtert Hospital, where he received treatment for his wounds.Martin was charged with second-degree recklessly endangering safety and obstruction of an officer with use of a dangerous weapon. He faces up to six years and three months in prison if convicted. His bail was set at $50,A Fairfield man is accused of assaulting his girlfriend and then spraying a witness who was attempting to call 911 with a garden suction hose.000.Lengthy flight delays at the nation's major airports could begin Sunday when federal budget cuts cause furloughs of air traffic Motion controller.

The felony charge relates to the reckless endangerment of the five officers/deputies and an elderly couple who were trying to help Martin.Martin was suicidal on April 21 and earlier had threatened to jump off a bridge, according to the criminal complaint. Martin grabbed two knives and a 75-year-old man,They'll put on their leakiest joint or Marine hose they have, too, for extra spite, one Redditor with a fireman boyfriend explains.Using Beachfront crimpedwire not only speeds their time to market, but it also gives them the ability to test out different ways of displaying. a family friend, tried to stop him from hurting himself.Martin called the Waukesha Police Department and told dispatchers he was holding the man hostage with knives, the complaint states.

Waukesha police officers arrived at the scene with shields and long guns and escorted an elderly woman to safety. The elderly man also walked toward the officers when Martin charged out of the garage toward officers, the complaint states.Martin was slashing his arms in a violent motion in front of his body as he was charging at officers.It appears the cover was pulled off by a vehicle equipped with a Robotic arm.The car matches the description of a Honda which authorities were searching for Friday, but that alert was later canceled. They commanded him to stop, but he continued charging while swinging the knives, the complaint states.A police sergeant on scene, who did not fire a shot, yelled "shoot him" at the officers as he believed Martin would either injure or kill the officers, the complaint states.

The officers fired at Martin when he continued to run at them swinging the knives. Two Waukesha police officers fired guns, as did the two Waukesha County deputies. A third Waukesha police officer fired a less-lethal shotgun in an attempt to stop Martin, the complaint states.Some University of Idaho students are earning high praise for fixing an important piece of equipment at the Buck Knives' manufacturing plant in Post Falls. The repair was part of the students' senior project. However, the project was so good that company leaders decided to put the UI idea to use.Buck Knives makes more than 2,000,000 knives a year. However, leaders said they were taking a big hit when their pin-inserter machine went on the fritz in September.

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