It's interesting that this poor misunderstood person that was just trying to get away from a little traffic charge, was charged with failing to maintain sex offender registration, along with many other things! I guess he was just misunderstood! Get a life all you that have been protecting this blundering idiot!

No he wasn't. And the excuse that he just wanted to say goodbye to his kids. That was what he came up with when he figured out how bad he messed up. His reason for running was to get away. When he got caught he told them that he "I just wanted to say goodbye to my kids". As far as taking care of the warrants. All he would've had to do was show up to his court dates and the warrants wouldn't have been issued. Judges tend to look unfavorably at people that ignore their court dates.

Actually i do believe he had planned to turn himself in on all those warrants, he had just been laid off from work and was going to get them taken care of. He is not a bad guy, and does not deserve to be treated as a convicted killer or any such thing.

So what exactly was he going to do? Run from the deputies, almost back over one of them in his haste to go home to "simply" tell his kids goodbye and then run right back the the sheriff's department and turn himself in? Sure he was. No one wants to go to jail, but had he bothered showing up for court when he was supposed to then he wouldn't had the warrants to begin with. What were the deputies supposed to do, take it as faith that he'll be back? Last time I checked it was part of the job description under law enforcement that they chase people that run from them. Kinda of simple really, don't run, don't get chased.

thank you.... these people on here seem to be so closed minded...they dont realize there could be more to a story,then what is told....the officer should not have fired his gun..period..there was no reason for it at all...at least everyone is okay...

being a person who knows the criminal in question, he had two little kids at home at the time with a babysitter which is why he didnt want to go to jail that day. As for the cop shooting out his window, there were two babyseats in the backseat, how did he know that the kids werent in the car when he shot through the back window, as for the warrants they were all just for traffic violations and a criminal traffic which steemed from a car accident, nothing more than that.

I witnessed this event from the third floor window of the courthouse. the guy had a giant lead on the deputies and had locked himself in the car by the time they reached it. His vehicle was the last in the row and closest to the road. there was one deputy pointing his service revolver at the driver through the passenger window while trying to open the door. There was another deputy behind the vehicle pointing his service revolver at the rear window. The deputy fired at the vehicle when the driver put it in reverse and accelerated towards the deputy standing behind the vehicle. he was firing parallel to the road and there were no other vehicles or pedestrians in his line of fire. The deputy did not continue to fire after the vehicle started to move forward and the the driver then exited the lot without immediate vehicular pursuit. I felt the deputys response was justified and at no time did he place any other people in harms way besides the person driving the vehicle.

Maybe the morons that can't seem to grasp that the person responsible for all of this is the person who tried to run over the Deputy is to blame. Many Police Officers have been killed stopping people for, umm speeding, taillights out, or any other traffic violation. I am interested to see what the warrants were for and the rest of the information behind what occured. I am confident that there is much more to the story!!

This officer performed his duty as trained. The perp was already in the car, the officer came up behind it and drew his gun and ORDERED HIM OUT OF THE CAR. He put his body between the offender and an escape route. If this punk only had a few minor little violations, what made him try to run the officer down? Puleeze people!!! The officer must have felt, I'll either be hit or try to stop this guy from hitting someone else. I would have done EXACTLY the same thing, in a "New York minute"!!!

This is in the heart of town at mid morning, how far do you think he would have gotten before he killed a pedestrian or spun on the black ice and took another car out?

How dare anyone judge an officer's split second decision!!! You try it, and let's see what YOU decide to do....

Everyone seems to be ignoring the fact that Blunder is wanted for CRIMINAL Traffic Offenses.Would it be worth stopping him if possibly your son or daughter was dead or crippled because of this lunatics driving?What right does he have to try and runover a police officer in the first place?What happened to respect and responsibility for your actions?The police officer was doing his job for which he is not paid enough.Would you like to do it and put your life on the line because someone didn't feel the laws apply to them?Maybe the sob sisters are responsible for the lack of respect for others and their rights.When a police officer draws his gun, keep in mind that he has been certified to use it.

lele & villalamesville:

This will probably get removed but you are ignorant MORONS. Who do you think you are slamming the people who protect you on a daily basis??? Wait a minute.... I got it. You two idiots are probably someone they would be looking for. Sorry I couldn't put it any nicer than that.

What does the car wash have to do with anything anyway? This article (if you can read) was about a man fleeing and trying to run an officer over.

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Thanks spark and hockeyjockey! It was really nice of you to take note and come back more respectful.

As for the lic. plate info being up to date??? Hello??? The cop just watched him get into that vehicle. It don't matter if it is up to date!! That is what the car is carrying when he got in! He ain't going to stop to change the lic. plate or paint the car! That stuff ain't going to change. If the car is not his, the person who owns it could be questioned as to where they are. Chances are they would know something! It's not rocket science! Besides this criminal doesn't appear to be the sharpest tool in the shed. He probably would have got away from the court house and took the car back to the owner had it not been his.

gonemadtown-I respect that you're trained, but like me, we're not officers and we weren't there. Like you said, the officer reacted to a dangerous situation which is what they have to do.

I'm sorry if gonemadtown thinks I was name calling, but I can't think of a better word than "stupid" to describe Mr. Bunders' behavior, or those who would justify his behavior.

As for sparks, I am trained! I took the classes. Like grandpabill I choose not to be a cop for the political reasons, or for the fact that I could never live with myself if I made the wrong choice in this kind of a situation and someone got hurt or killed. I didn't say I agree or disagree with this cops choice. In fact, I said that he did the best thing he could do in the heat of the moment. He choose a reaction and stuck with it. Had he flipped flopped on his choice the outcome would be different. Thank god no one was hurt! Thats what matters! As for the escalating the situation, that is the first thing they teach you not to do in T.A.C.T. training. Do I think the cop should be punished? Absolutely NOT! Should there be some training for this situation and how to keep it from getting to the point where cars are weapons and guns are pulled. Absolutely! Not for just this cop either, but for all cops.

Sparks comment at 8:16 today.....very well said!!

Here's my two cents-
He didn't shoot at the fleeing criminal, he shot at the car! Fot those of you that think you can do better-step up.

deltafox5674-Your last sentence says it all. Everyone would be posting he didn't do enough. Certain people will always find something wrong with every situation instead of accepting what it is. Sad.

"I'm a bit astonished that people say that it is the police officer's "sworn duty" to shoot this man. They are only supposed to use force when it is justified, and they're supposed to think about the public first and foremost."
-I think having used a car as a weapon, makes the shooting justified. What was the cop supposed to do? Ask him to stop again? Use his baton and strike the trunk? Or should have have gone all "T.J. Hooker" style on jumped on the trunk and hung on? It sounds like the shooting is justified in my opinion...and as far as thinking of the public first and foremost, having someone drive off all crazy, AND WANTED FOR WARRANTS, make it seem like the officer WAS trying to protect the public from this man. Imagine all the posts that would be written if that dude killed someone with his car while "running" from the cops? Everyone would be posting that the officers didn't' do enough...

Those of you questioning the officers decisions have absolutely no grounds to do so unless you were there at the scene, or more importantly have ever walked a day in the officers shoes. Comments like "one should only draw his weapon and fire if the criminal is dangerous or believe he may harm someone?" Hello? How about the criminal harming the officer? How about the officer trying to stop the criminal from a high speed chase or reckless driving as he tries to speed away and harm innocent people? Who are you to judge how he should use his weapon? He is trained to do so under certain circumstances and being possibly run over is one of them. "He should have taken down the license plate?" This isn't your neighbor trying to make a citizens arrest. It's the law. It's their job. It's about accountability. As soon as the idiot ran to his car, he opened up the door for a bad situation and used poor judgement. The officer is behind the vehicle ordering him out with his weapon for his own safety. Officers don't stand in front of the vehicle because they are more open to a bad situation. You have a gun pointed at you, you're told to get out and you instead throw it in reverse. You just rolled the dice.

I'm a bit astonished that people say that it is the police officer's "sworn duty" to shoot this man. They are only supposed to use force when it is justified, and they're supposed to think about the public first and foremost. This has to be investigated, so I'm not going to judge the guy. But, neither am I going to make these statements that he was absolutely compelled to shoot. One should only draw one's weapon and fire when the criminal is dangerous and when we have good reason to believe he might harm someone. It's far from obvious that this is the case in this circumstance.

retiredairforce you hit the nail right on the head. if this idiot would have hurt or killed someone while trying to escape a lot of folks would be screaming for this cop to be fired for not doing his job and protect us. i was a cop and got tired of the politics of law enforcement and the double standards in which the public wants law enforcement to do there job if you do this it is wrong if you do that you are still wrong. when you run out of cops who care what are you going to do

The people complaining that the deputy should not have stood behind the car are the same ones that would be screaming if the escapee had hurt someone a mile down the road; only then complaining the deputies didn't do enough to stop him the first time.

If the officer feared for his safety why would he place himself behind the vehicle, in what is likely the only direction the auto could escape? No I don't condone the criminals roll, but from what I've read the officer put himself in harms way and endangered others by his actions.

can they say "according to the release" more???

The deputy was doing his sworn duty to protect and serve. The deputy didn't escalate this incident, the person who got into the vehicle did when he accelerated his vehicle towards the deputy. Get his license plate? That's on file with the State? What use would getting his license plate do? I guarantee you his license plate and his drivers license is not up to date with DOT. Did the deputy know this was only for a simple traffic violation? No. Most sensible people wouldn't run, an most sensible people wouln't make an attempt to run over a Sheriff's Deputy for a traffic violation. This deputy put his life in the line to do what he has taken a sworn oath to do, protect and serve the people of Walworth County.

Yeah, I have to agree that the deputy had the right to fire at a fleeing criminal... even if that person was fleeing for a parking fine. I don't think that justice system is even close to being perfect. With that said, let's look at the number of people out there that think they are above the law in one way or another. I'd say the justice system needs to be beefed up a bit. Do what ever it takes to take the crap off the streets forever. I could careless if mr or mrs scofflaw gets to ever go home. Now, if the system wrongly convicts someone then all those involved in the system should be accountable and have to pay a price, too. Stricter punishment and no one is unaccountable!

at least he got caught and no one was hurt, (according to the release)

"I fought the law, and the LAW WON!"

I also wanted to add, that everyone has an opinion. An opinion is just what that person thinks. That doesn't make one stupid or one less than another. The fact that we can't be adults and go without name calling and placing puns at others for their opinion is just crazy! No ones opinion is right or wrong. If "we" were in this situation what we all think is right, may not even be what "we" would do in the heat of the moment...... After reading the article we have time to process and decide what we would do after all........ In the heat of the situation, there's no time! You just react! That is exactly what the cop did. He reacted!

I think what lele was trying to say is: Was the risk worth the reward?
1) The criminal fled, as do most felons. Most high speed chases get called off because of the danger to all involved. The cops, the innocent people that cross the path of the criminal, people walking on the sidewalks, and the idiot behind the wheel, etc.
2) Why would you put yourself in front of a potential weapon for a traffic criminal? Had it been someone wanted for murder, homicide,armed robbery, kidnapping, etc. it would have been more worth the risk.

The problem with this situation is that it became escalated. That is something you don't want it to become. The situation escalating is what made the offender make an irrational choice that turned the car into a weapon and the caused the cop to pull his gun. Now the situation has become potentially fatal to lots of people. Given the heat of the moment, The cop carried the situation out the best he knew how. Had the cop used the techniques taught to use in this kind of a situation, it wouldn't have got to the point it did. When the "criminal traffic offender" ran, the cop should have followed. He should have got the lic. plate number, the vehicle description, the driver's composite, and the direction it was heading and called it in and sent out the bulletin. They would have got him without turning it into a possible fatally of the cop, an innocent person in the wrong place at the wrong time, or the idiot offender.

So you have to ask yourself, is the risk worth the reward?

What if it was your family member killed by being in the wrong place, at the wrong time, all to catch a crimial traffic offender? Was it worth it?

For every stupid criminal, there is at least one stupid apologist.

copper! Thank for the examples for lele!! I really don't think that he or she looked at the situation objectively. Very well thought out response!!

lele081-you are clueless. At what point do you think trying to run over an officer with a vehicle is not putting him in harms way? Seriously. Common sense. The officer was in danger of being run over intentionally. That is grounds for deadly force.

I got a hypothetical question for you lele...

Say if a prisoner starts to climb a prison fence to escape yet he is unarmed, do you still think prison guards should not use any means necessary to stop this prisoner?

The officer was trying to use any means necessary to stop an offender. Obviously the officer must've gave an order to stop and I'm sure the offender chose to ignore the order of the law. The man was wanted on criminal traffic charges. Now he just made it worse by fleeing an officer.

I'm sure most people would understand what you may be saying... not to use unnecessary force, but this offender had it coming the second that Bunders placed his vehicle into reverse and accelerated out of the parking space toward the deputy. You say that the officer shouldn't be standing behind the vehicle. Let us all correct you on that... Bunders should've NOT have resisted arrest as it says on the first sentence of this news article.

totally justified in this situation. thanks for protecting the innocent. the deputy should be honored again thank you for ur split second decision. lele u r very stupid with ur uneducated comments. hope u never need a cop to protect u or ur family....get some education b4 spouting off!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lele, you just sign in today to make comments about this story...you must be related to this winner.
Says a lot.

lele, your comments are stupid. Period.

okay i give up arguing with u people but my last words stand...The gun was not needed in this situation...!!!...and u may think as u please..and so will i...have a lovely day...

lele, put the blame where it belongs! The moron tried to run the officer over is the person who could of prevented the situation. You must be a part of the "Me" generation... that is the only explanation I can think of!!

I think lele is commenting on the necessity of elevating the incident, apprehention of a traffic offender, to one in which deadly force was thought to be necessary. Why did the officer stand behind the car and pull his weapon instead of just letting the guy leave and putting out a bulletin? Afterall, the bulletin was more successful in the end anyway.

seriously i understand cops have to protect other fellow cops...but don't try making it so obvious....you guys don't know the whole story and....would not shoot a person for running away who is obviously un armed... a car is a weapon well yes it can be...but the officer should have not been standing BEHIND the vehicle either...

I will help you; weapon = car, intent = putting car in reverse and trying to run someone over, delivery system = activly trying to run the deputy over. The three together are the standard for deadly force. I think getting run over by an SUV could cause a person to fear that they are in imminent danger of havig great bodly harm or death done to them!! Get educated please!!!

Apparently he didn't SLOW DOWN!

It is what the Officer thinks at the time is the standard, even for lawsuits! Read the objective reasonable test!! Then comment again!

R u serious.......you dont seriously think the criminal was trying to hurt someone..do you? he obviously just didn't want to go to jail that day..haha..you must remember there have been many tragic incidents that cops have shot and it ended up being fatal..and to find out they were simply not in danger at all...and if it so happened to be that the boy was hurt during this incident or any other innocent bystander..big lawsuit there buddy....

Hmm or be the deputy nearly run over trying to protect you and your children would be pretty scary!!!

just glad i wasnt in the parkin lot with my children, that would be so scary for them, and the rest of the people in the parking lot, to either witness that, or hear it!

His car was the weapon used.

lele, reread the article... your comment is pretty stupid... they guy makes it to a car... whatz in cars.... anything, everything, guns! cars can be weapons also.

wow... a person running from a court room gets shot at,,in a public place,,,that was just totally wrong...that officer should be in serious trouble..obviously the person had no weapons or the article would have said that..they should never put someone else in danger because of something so petty...they would have caught him sooner or later...

Guy gets around. Actually has open cases in four counties, three of them operating after revocation for OWI (the other is the latest in a string of possession of THC charges).
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I guess you can add escape and assaulting an officer now....

wow... placed on administrative duty, standard procdure for an officer involved in a shooting... k understandable, but in this case? How traumatized was he?

crazy