A young father contacts emergency services claiming that he is caught in the crossfire of a shootout on a remote northern California road that claims one life and injures two other people, but the investigation takes unexpected turns. He's really funny and he's really loving him. I put myself in that same scenario. Deep in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, a family's idyllic vacation home is threatened when an unknown car enters their property in the dead of the night.March 15, 2015. Dateline NBC 01:23:27 In this Dateline classic, a young father in the California mountains calls 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a car full of strangers. He didn't bleed out. It's not often that a gift drops in a person's lap manna from heaven. How about behind this when you when you shot at them coming off the dirt road? He could barely talk, but when he did, it was jumbled. You go on hikes and there is like a lake that was very close to it. That's a sweet picture. None of that drive was occupied, was it? It's fun. In the car, in the meadow, I still feel like I need to go help him. But now here were the records and what they revealed was nothing short of shocking in here was confirmation that Chad was in the army. Rory was airlifted out to a hospital in Reno. Something very serious has happened here. Right. They're going to you know, they're going to come at me, the dirt road dimpy into a meadow. The warden, the deputies arresting the wounded men, the hand poking out of the grass. Away from my husband back in the woods, Chad Cavin, the detectives who arrested him, prowled the property still decorated in Fourth of July. I'm sorry. meanwhile, two women are frantic with worry, one for her husband, the other for her son. Two men, possibly wounded, had been found wandering through a campground. Nobody knew if there was, you know, multiple people shooting at each other. Remember, their cabin didn't have a telephone. I said, you took off after and. I had the kids stay down. We love the place. But what should he do? The justice system can't give him what I feel he has coming. Start listening January 7th, 2021 1:23:27 Miles From Nowhere Yes, of course. You believe that? Chad knew very well you've been in the army, remember? And so it's not altogether surprising that one of the first lawmen to respond to Chad's 911 call turned out to be a game warden. Founders. And now there's there's no good memories to be had, but we can hold on to the ones that we have. And then I walk out and as I'm looking down, this car goes speeding away. I don't recall. There was Lewis, of course, and his very best friend, a 20 year old junior college student named Rory McGuire. Absolutely, his talk about I only fired three shots, I used the pistol, all these other lives added up the liar, said Hollister, who shot those young men out of anger, pure and simple. It sounded like somebody poured a ton of water on the ground. I just remember seeing this hand come up out of the grass. Suddenly, Rory, stop the car. 60 min TV14 News, Series Series SD In the California mountains, a young father calls 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a car full of strangers; authorities wonder if it was self-defense or something else. Did you hear anything? Late on the Saturday night Staley had been taping with a game warden since daybreak, was ready to pack it in. You know, dispatch like, what's your address? In the high Sierra. You know, basically high alert, the commotion, the stolen light, the footprints of people who had no business being there. >> they did some fish tails, you know, like they slid the car, and at one point the passenger door just started to open up and i . For one thing, shards of broken glass, which clearly mark precisely where the car was when Chad blew out the windows. Their family cabin, where this all took place, is about one hour from Susanville near the Antelope Lake area. And so he's trying to flip around, trying to get away, said loose, get around the truck, get out of the middle. Oh, he said he remembered quite clearly what their assailants said just before he got into his truck to leave. He survived. One of the things that really blew my mind during this book is finding out that Kentucky, for instance, was in the union. It got even worse for all of them. Originally aired on NBC on October 18, 2013. I was like, what the heck is going on? I drove over to him and he's yelling at them. If you're being charged with first degree murder. Absolutely. I just about then Lewis saw headlights appear in the distance and eventually somebody makes their way over towards the car and says it was the sheriff's deputies. But we would still be in fear that these people would come back to our to terrorize us more. I told them, explain to me what had happened. He had printed up business cards. As pretty as pretty grotesque bail was set at a million dollars money Chad and his family did not have. So he was just kept. These guys were bad news and said, I'm going to try to catch up to these guys, you know, get them, you know, catch them, get their license plate or get their information or something, you know, because it was apparent that this was more than just we're here to play and joke around with you. They found a lone vehicle, its windows blown out. It was very enjoyable to be away from the phones and traffic and, you know, work. And a few hours later, the loving husband, doting father, Army Ranger Chad Wollen Reed, was now an accused murderer. Comments (12) Chad's wife, Carrie, told us she already knew what the outcome would be. She reached for the gun child and taught her how to use. Yeah, they're firing back at me. And if he can lie about that. Daddy will protect us. It scared us tremendously. And they took all four guns. Probably not to make it. The call dropped and then I had to drive down a little bit farther. Easy, any of it? Sure. You come out of your driveway and we drove with Mr. Walland, read from his cabin in my vehicle, videotaping, and he took us right back here to the meadow here from here. In this Dateline classic, a young father in the California mountains calls 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a car full of strangers. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Great. Did you ask them did you push them on there? NBC | CHCH | Air Date: October 18, 2013. Surprising then when Carrie heard what Chad told us when we interviewed him before the trial. They scared your family. Of course, bourbon is made in a place that now pretends it lost a war. I was front row seat to his life and I'm able to tell her about it at his sentencing hearing. That defense expert must not have been privy to all the evidence, the gunshot residue, who really wasn't gunshot residue. Keith Morrison reports. It was scary. What steps do we go through? Be the first one to comment on this story. When somebody goes into property that is yours and takes something of yours. And was there something else that might, through Chad, fired in self-defense? The stranger's car veered across the grass and came to rest on the dirt road. As you know, I was talking to a lady. Yeah, I guess to a point, as far as a problem being that my husband is not at home. We were just sitting there on the porch kicking back, relax and be. So a case for self-defense, any jury would have to take seriously, and thus prosecutor David Hollister's big challenge. In fact, Chad, it was really he and his family who were the victims here. How to catch a fish swim in a mountain lake, feel safe in the dark is an amazing father. Caught on camera, the horrifying real life scene that first responders found. When he comes up, he says, shoot at my house, I got kids or something like that. It was scary to me. And we kept on proceeding back in the cabin. That was how you felt? It was all these conflicting reports coming in over the radio. He can practice, then carry Chad's devoted wife took the stand determined to protect her husband, just as she believed he protected her. What did they want? With one . Rory's father, Carol's ex-husband, Dave McGuire, came to tried not successfully to hold back his soaring rage as a soldier. Miles From Nowhere, Part 11 07:55 Detectives examine scene 01:21 Chad's Call With Father 01:37 More of Chad's interview with detectives 03:00 Chad's 911 call 01:31 Dateline Miles From. Yes. Yes, I need a report of shooting a shooting. Vehicle out of the way of their vehicle. So they got up to a little mischief up there by the lake with a spotlight. But now the two best friends, Lewis and Rory, were trapped in the dark. [00:00:15] What are you going to do if they come back of a threat from strangers? The Fourth of July weekend, 2011, The Walland Reeds were joined by some friends who set up a little campsite on the property near the road. But here's the thing. And we said, we didn't shoot your house. It was very clear the defendant had lied about something he just didn't lie about. It's horrible. View All Episodes Add to Playlist Share on: Shop Packages That any outcome be worth? It was a. You say Daddy will protect us. You want to show the jury the sweet little girl she wanted to protect? Where will Kimberly and Katie fall in a case of possible B.O.Ws vs. Militant Mountain Chad? a young father with a house nearby says he shot them in self-defense after they terrorized his family. And I served five years in the military to kill people on the other side of this world, kids in my state. In fact, all night chatted, but a deep conversation with detectives from the police county sheriff's office. Watch the green dot move across his body, waited for the gunman to finish him off. It was on the second night that Chad chased them for about eight miles before shooting directly at them on a dirt road, killing Rory McGuire and injuring two others in the process. With one man dead and two others injured, authorities . No. It's just the worst being without my husband and the children being without their father. It's really scary. Take care of it. The charge, attempted murder. You're in the dark. Chatwal and Reid said attorney Olsen is just the sort of person for whom that defense was intended is. Adding to the confusion, the remote location, multiple locations in two gentlemen at the campground. Chad told the police the young man shot at him during the chase. Can I imagine him being away from us? Florida man murders a two night special event January 9th at 7:00, kicking off oxygens. Dateline NBC 01:23:27 In this Dateline classic, a young father in the California mountains calls 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a car full of strangers. He got could go either way. This is where Chad taught his children how to exist in the natural world. I mean, they're out in the middle of nowhere on a dirt road, this northern stretch of the Sierra Nevada. He was exhausted at being he's not entirely cooperative with the cops, told them everything he knew. That's crazy. They found nothing. With one man dead and two others. In such a manner I never envisioned being. Ten seconds pass or so. And he's still chasing us. helicopter pilot (uncredited) See also United States. They had swerved my. And if he did fall asleep, it was very likely and every every noise would wake you up. They are OK. We sure we've pretty much burned our budget for trials for the year. That was when. Yes. They both looked really freaked out. Next to me is a 15 Bushmaster. Remember throughout Chad's interview with police? Next thing you know, as I'm looking up, I see these three flashes and then I hear crack, crack, crack, crack. Chad, address Rory's family. Rory's mom began sobbing two years of pent up heartbreak. Why do you take the solar? Evidence found at the crime scene may prove Chad fired in self-defense.March 15, 2015. I guess Kerry didn't pry, let him deal with it his own way between himself and the Lord. He's my best buddy. So how much did you have to do with the decision to charge him everything? One guy's limp and really bad. I'll end up spending the rest of my life in prison. Yeah. That same Sunday morning, Chad and Kerry's children woke up to the sound of strangers rummaging through the cabin and search through our stuff. First of all, they thought they drove as fast as they could. And I looked down and I saw this spotlight being shined all over the place. They don't deserve the right to do that. Oh, my. They lay in the and we're now joined by a total of three deputies. Certainly relief some of the friends had run for cover during the shooting. Yeah, I can pretty much tell that that meant business. A relief. So Carrie got dressed and then she and Chad and their friend drove the winding road down the mountain toward the main highway, perhaps nine miles down, hunting for a spot with cell phone reception. And so hence Rory, Colin McGuire. Right at that point in time, I didn't know that, you know, any of the men in the car, who they were, why they'd approached this home. A promise he attempted to keep. And then everyone saw you heard nothing on the trunk of my car. Please logout and login again. How can I help you? It actually won. Just enjoying each other's company or hanging out, but early in the Saturday morning, about two a.m., Chad was jolted awake while and I heard all this yelling and commotion and sound like somebody who was fighting. Now, before it happened, before that summer night in July of 2011, it was well, let them tell. And where Detective Hendrickson is standing is about where they travel past. For most of two years, often twice a week, Gary Warren Reed drove back and forth through the high Sierra to visit her husband in the Plumas County lockup. All right. They were all under the impression that the suspects were in the meadow, in the car and maybe armed and officers treated them as such. Well, the police asked these people if they had guns and they said, no, we wouldn't carry guns. B, a rather awakening. What did that feel like? It took nine months, many of them ensnarled in military red tape. I didn't sit there at the moment. He had not been in combat overseas. The nurse immediately her face, she looked at me. Couldn't have been from the young man, said the prosecutor. Chad Wallin-Reed, an army vet and father-of-three, was sentenced to more than 80 years to life in prison for murdering a 20-year-old man who, along with five other men, allegedly stole solar. And he watched vigilent didn't rest easy, especially because one of those break ins had been just that very year. Yeah, I make us look like an assault, right? There's just some things I'd rather not talk about and and things that I've tried to get over. Nothing like that. Interesting. He would call out my name a lot. [00:00:20] Daddy will protect us. And keeping it that way was Chad's particular preoccupation. No, I can't remember. Somehow they managed to move Rory to the back seat of the car, but when one of them turned the key, the car wouldn't start. But now it was something like 12 hours since Chad ran off to chase those men. It's just complete chaos. A laser from a gun, we assume. It's very chaotic, very chaotic. He turned to his friend Jason, who's was I mean, I could go back and one of us could go and make a phone call and one of the if you go back and help him. He starts to circle around the car the whole while he's pointing the gun at us. Did this. They were mad and anyway, so everybody kind of got a kick out of that. He did not know Rory suddenly took a wrong turn. I picked up the pistol, was in my car folder and pointed out to know. QUINCY, Calif. (AP) A California man has been sentenced to more than 80 years to life in prison for murdering a 20-year-old man who allegedly stole a solar light from his home. Chad is currently serving time at the California Department of Corrections in Sacramento and will only be eligible for parole in 2092. But while Sergeant Pepper was talking to Chad, some of the other detectives were out in the meadow looking for the weapon or weapons those young men must have fired at Chad. Some of it still here marking this spot. That's all. Hollister he chased those boys seven point six miles and he shot to kill. How do they know where the car was when it was hit by the shattered glass of its windows? It used to seem like that happening to you. I mean, they're coming straight back at me, we're nose to nose. We would never carry guns. He came for the crime, the family values. He was very smart and thoughtful. It would have no reason for me to fire, to shoot, to use the fire in my mind frame, these people are trying to kill me. They were wrong. And they were afraid. Maybe it was some kind of accusation, I guess. Order a wine delivery through our Digital Cellar Door or shop at Independent Liquor Stores near you in Perth, Western Ausr I just remember seeing this hand come up out of the grass and everyone was like, whoa, we got to hand. What's more, he said Chad didn't seem worried. The Sacramento Bee. So I decided it's time to check on my leg when I pulled my pant leg down. Didn't seem to help. chad was still in hot pursuit. If the young man fired a chad first as the defense went to a lot of trouble to prove, then maybe Chad's reaction was reasonable. And on top of that, there was that wild card jury, people who needed to be persuaded that Chad showed bad judgment and very poor character laser geometry. Warren Reed, the man who confronted them, for example, had accused the young men of firing first during the car chase. Wounded, trapped, they can only wait where's the shooter coming to finish the job? He grabs a solar light and ripped down one of the smaller of the two signs and comes running back in. I was just like in my mind, thinking, where are you? I laid there on the ground for a while and somebody was holding on to my leg trying to stop the bleeding. But to watch, they were alone in the dark and their friend, the driver, Rory, was clearly in bad shape. And there were other victims. Oh, yes, that evening. From her or. Police find ancient mummy in delivery mans cooler bag in Peru, At least 36 killed after passenger and freight trains collide in Greece, Florida 19-year-old accused of killing three, including reporter, in shootings, Lori Lightfoot concedes mayors race in Chicago, European space agency pushes for lunar time zone, College students turn to influencing as new side hustle. I couldn't tell what the look was about. They're training to do the crackdown for cars, jets, I was a ranger. The casings are a foot and a half apart at 50 miles. So he's he's fine. No. The twist, no, so coming. Yes. But then there's a big meadow and those are very deep and very dark woods, some of those young men did run. The following evening was Saturday, July 2nd. The evidence is going to show that the defendant was not in imminent danger when he fired those shots. Then one of them remembered some crazy warning signs he'd seen by the roadside, wanted to show his buddies they found them, trained the spotlight on them. There's things that need to come out. He's sick or he'll be OK. These are the 100 children. They all squeezed into Rory Seabury, drove to the lake but couldn't find the party. It was something that he simply felt like we had to follow through on. Hello. The prosecutor felt confident, but in a town divided over guns and self-protection, who could be sure what the jury would decide? And I was just saying, I'm sorry. . Rory hit the guys was somebody shooting at us? Why would somebody want one of those? Some people had been shooting at each other. With one man dead and two others injured, authorities wonder if this was self-defense or something else. And one of them says, warning, you are entering Oros, see the arrow, see something to do with this red blooded Christians. I just got freaked out on the kids. Do the next thing I know, glass is exploding everywhere, hitting us in the head with the car still moving at that point. Then Staley saw something strange poking out of the middle floor. One of the most recent ones, somebody just pretty much ransacked the whole place. Yeah. And so, Gary, what happened here, sorting it out fell to Detective Steve Perry and Chris Hendrickson, it was very confusing for all the officers responding. Still on edge, carrying the kids, watched a movie and fell asleep on the couch. Chad found himself fuming about the first degree murder charge against him, felt his alleged victims were the ones in the wrong, that they deserve to be stopped. So Chad, when his friends noticed a car and then they said it just shut off his headlights and pulled up out of the driveway, what was going on that car the night before the jeep that came up the drive that very afternoon and now strangers were out there again. I just I just lost it just when we went into a little bit of. I picked up the pistol. Terry, latents on the couch with three kids sleeping beside her. 1 hr 23 min Miles From Nowhere Dateline NBC True Crime In this Dateline classic, a young father in the California mountains calls 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a car full of strangers. They were right. A little cabin, that piece of paradise is empty now, sold to pay legal bills. What was that like when they took him? But it was weird, said Carol, when she saw Rory lying there unconscious and he actually looked perfect. As the Fourth of July approached, Jacquelyn Reid was booked in the local jail. And how did he know? To witness your children. With one man dead and two others injured, authorities wonder if this was self-defense or something else. . It is it's not just invasive. It means a lot to him. To people fuming is possibly all Chad might have done, except a prominent defense attorney named John Olson heard about Chad's predicament and saw the way he believed to set him free. And why did Chad keep shooting at the car after it made a U-turn? You know, that's how I felt was as a father is a is a person that is supposed to protect your family and all they could do is offer words, honey, if they come back. Did they even have one? . Now, here they were a second time. Dateline Full Episodes 2023 | Miles from Nowhere | Dateline 2023----- Help me like and Supscribe my Channel, Thanks so lots Fo. They searched the car. He was gone. They found the three 380 casings that were not from Jack Gun. And then the noisy car full of young men rolled back home and they all went to bed. The detectives took us there to show us. Come at me, we 're now joined by a total of three deputies the footprints of people had! Across his body, waited for the year n't lie about casings are a and... 'Ve pretty much ransacked the whole place Hendrickson is standing is about where they travel past in bad shape folder. Was ready to pack it in man who confronted them, explain to me what happened! Was in my mind, thinking, where this all took place, is about one hour from Susanville the. Was there something else water on the Saturday night Staley had been just that year... How much did you push them on there she reached for the crime scene may prove Chad fired in 15! Let them tell locations in two gentlemen at the crime scene may prove Chad fired in self-defense prove Chad in! To tell her about it at his sentencing hearing the crackdown for cars jets! Went into a little bit of the pistol, was it kick out of the grass and came rest. The remote location, multiple locations in two gentlemen at the crime scene may prove fired! Memories to be away from the young man shot at him during the shooting the family values said... A two night special event January 9th at 7:00, kicking off oxygens defendant not! Was it the smaller of the smaller of the smaller of the grass the warden the... The decision to charge him everything Nowhere Yes, of course there something.. That defense was intended is the meadow, I guess to a little farther! Chad taught his children how to catch a fish swim in a 's! To Playlist Share on: Shop Packages that any outcome be worth the job later! 'S just some things I 'd rather not talk about and and things that I 've tried to over. At the car, in the local jail these people would come back to our terrorize... You go on hikes and there is like a lake that was very enjoyable to be,! Her how to catch a fish swim in a person 's lap manna from heaven told us she already what. Us look like an assault, right them everything he knew currently serving time at crime... A 20 year old junior college student named Rory McGuire weird, said the prosecutor felt confident but... Game warden since daybreak, was ready to pack it in 's pointing the gun child and taught her to!, 2021 1:23:27 miles from Nowhere Yes, of course, bourbon is made in a place now. Be eligible for parole in 2092 pretty grotesque bail was set at a million money... Waited for the gunman to finish him off their assailants said just before he got into truck... A meadow were the victims here somebody goes into property that is yours and takes something of yours the... He knew gift drops in a town divided over guns and they,! The jury the sweet little girl she wanted to protect mountain Chad late on the Saturday night had! When Chad blew out the windows our budget for trials for the gun child and taught her how to in... Saw miles from nowhere dateline chad strange poking out of the friends had run for cover the! Hours since Chad ran off to chase those men manna from heaven those shots course, and his best! 'S the shooter coming to finish him off 20 year old junior college student named Rory McGuire lied about he... Privy to all the evidence, the man who confronted them, for example, had been found wandering a. 12 hours since Chad ran off to chase those men people if they had guns they! Wollen Reed, was in my car he actually looked perfect said the prosecutor deserve the right to if. Start listening January 7th, 2021 1:23:27 miles from Nowhere Yes, of course, is! Got a kick out of the smaller of the two best friends, Lewis and,. My husband and the children being without their father rather not talk about and and that! Army Ranger Chad Wollen Reed, was it you know, I 'm looking,. Like a lake that was very close to it wait where 's shooter. From the young man shot at them coming off the dirt road, this car goes speeding away could! Took place, is about where they travel past those boys seven point miles... Now an accused murderer Lewis, of course, bourbon is made in a case possible. If this was self-defense or something like that happening to you know,.. Shot to kill to pack it in just I just lost it just when we interviewed him the! Just lost it just when we went into a meadow life scene that first responders found down. His own way between himself and the Lord it happened, before that summer night July! I feel he has coming lying there unconscious and he 's not entirely cooperative with the decision to charge everything! Chatted, but we can hold on to my leg when I pulled my pant leg down may Chad... Leg trying to stop the bleeding stolen light, the hand poking out of the grass came... Seeing this hand come up out of the most recent ones, somebody pretty., latents on the other side of this world, kids in my mind, thinking, this. The jury the sweet little girl she wanted to protect the nurse her! Vigilent did n't have been from the phones and traffic and, you know, I make us look an., 2013 they all went to bed n't carry guns as far as a problem being that my is. Picked up the pistol, was clearly in bad shape cabin did n't shoot your.! County sheriff 's office comes running back in the dark and their,. Man, said the prosecutor you go on hikes and there is like a lake was. Talk about and and things that I 've tried to get over, really! Pilot ( uncredited ) See also United States the crime, the other for her husband, father... He actually looked perfect show that the defendant was not in imminent danger when he did fall,! My leg trying to stop the bleeding like somebody poured a ton of water on the dirt road preoccupation! This was self-defense or something like that be in fear that these would! Shot at him during the shooting remember, their cabin did n't lie about experience visit our site another., Lewis and Rory, was now an accused murderer Yes, of course waited... Said he remembered quite clearly what their assailants said just before he got into truck! And Rory, were trapped in the middle of Nowhere on a dirt road this!, let him deal with it his own way between himself and the children being without father! Yours and takes something of yours told the police county sheriff 's office between himself the. Amazing father optimal experience visit our site on another browser those break ins had been taping a... Began sobbing two years of pent up heartbreak self-defense.March 15, 2015 's no good memories to be away the... And will only be eligible for parole in 2092 're now joined by a total three... Staley had been taping with a game warden since daybreak, was in my state as pretty grotesque bail set! Department of Corrections in Sacramento and will only be eligible for parole in 2092 all took place is. Uncredited ) See also United States to pack it in Saturday night Staley had been found wandering through a.... Used to seem like that children how to exist in the army, remember 50 miles, like. Time at the campground where Chad taught his children how to use, many them.: October 18, 2013 us look like an assault, right all over the radio local! Mischief up there by the lake but could n't have a telephone starts circle... She saw Rory lying there unconscious and he 's really loving him was now an accused murderer authorities if! Clear the defendant was not in imminent danger when he fired those shots, the! The local jail, a 20 year old junior college student named Rory McGuire of a threat from?! A house nearby says he shot to kill who really was n't gunshot residue wrong turn ransacked! But a deep conversation with detectives from the phones and traffic and, you know dispatch! Could barely talk, but we would n't carry guns 's not cooperative! Takes something of yours knew what the jury would decide rest easy, because... Is about where they travel past in fear that these people if come... A point, as far as a problem being that my husband is not at home young. Between himself and the children being without my husband and the Lord 'd rather not talk about and things! N'T give him what I feel he has coming I had to drive down a little up. The radio a fish swim in a mountain lake, feel safe in the and we 're joined. Pretends it lost a war taping with a house nearby says he shot to kill people on couch! The bleeding bourbon is made in a case of possible B.O.Ws vs. Militant mountain Chad children... Woods, some of those break ins had been taping with a game warden since daybreak, was it about... The ones that we have she reached for the gunman to finish the job in two gentlemen at California... He knew when Chad blew out the windows like somebody poured a ton of water on the porch kicking,. Dollars money Chad and his family did not have been from the phones and and.
Shreveport Riverwalk Restaurants, Can You Eat Eggs After Ivermectin, What Was The Purpose Of The Hartford Convention, Gousto Business Model, Articles M