Monitor reporter shooting back home, Chad faces the reality of what's happened. And keeping it that way was Chad's particular preoccupation. How are they going to get there to help them? 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. It doesn't make you feel very good to have somebody pleading and begging for their life, Child Protective Fury lesson for a moment that I remember him yelling, I have a three month old daughter. Two of them volunteered to run out into the blackness for help, see if they could find a cabin or a ranch house where they might find a working landline. I think the majority of people have a negative opinion about my. Now, here they were a second time. The future, an expectation gone forever. He had not fulfilled his commitment. He explains that the definition of "frontier" has to do with how many people live within one square mile, and then he commences to visit all the loneliest, most . It was bad, worse than anything you would see in a movie, I'll tell you that. Chad explained what was in his mind when those men seemed to be terrorizing his family, how he decided he had to do something to protect his kids and get the sons of bitches get their license plates. Now, someone in the car ahead through solar lights out the window, then waved something like a piece of plastic, something shiny flying out, you know, or hanging out a window. And from what the detectives told him, what happened seemed pretty clear today. With one man dead and two others injured, authorities . I can describe when you look at the word murder and it describes. Right beside you. And I found the name Rory, which means Red King and Irish. This is a restricted area. Here's how Olson presented his Stand Your Ground defense in his opening to the jury Shora, because he was fired and he also told the jury his client was a protective family man, doing what he felt he had to do as a father after those menacing visits to his house after this Friday. We were able to make a call out there. I can't feel my leg at all because of the pain. Please just call an ambulance and took off. But as the prosecutor told the jury, evidence found in the meadow told a very different story. When I looked down, my heart kind of jumped. And he drove the seven and a half miles back to his cabin. Some of it still here marking this spot. Now, Chad detailed how he used the rifle again, what he saw Rory's car make a sudden U-turn and thought that they're going to get out of the engagement. And sure enough, there was a second chance. There's no question Stephen did it: But was he conscious, or asleep, when it happened? In fact, right from the start, that amazing shock of red hair at birth surprising even his own mother, Carol, if his name was going to be Colin. 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. 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. Hey, it's Chris Hayes this week on my podcast, why is this happening? Keith Morrison reports. Lewis has been a nervous wreck since all this happened. It is the first single released in support of their fifth album A Date with The Smithereens . And that red hair came with a personality to match. What are you going to do if they come back of a threat from strangers? It's just the worst being without my husband and the children being without their father. I mean, if you had a gun and were shooting back, you would be in your right as defending yourself because you're being shot at. The twist, no, so coming. Now they return to the car. He was exciting. But here's the thing. He was hunched over the steering wheel. I think pretty well proved that there was a gun in the victim's car and that they fired at Chad. They didn't know, in other words, that they were responding to the 911 call to Chad Wollen lead after his armed confrontation with six men on a dark road running through a meadow while racing to the scene, Staley and the warden met up with a sheriff's deputy. He loves this country. I knew we couldn't fix what had happened, but maybe we'd give her just a little sense of justice. And right after that, I remember seeing a green laser traveling around in the car with us. Did anybody in the car have a gun? And we kept on proceeding back in the cabin. He was not a ranger. And the children stayed home and worry mostly. But defense attorneys stuck to the heart of their case. Watch the green dot move across his body, waited for the gunman to finish him off. I like his military weapon, security and pleasure. And then we we took off from the jeep like maybe four or five bucks still. Directors David Burton Morris Starring You know, basically high alert, the commotion, the stolen light, the footprints of people who had no business being there. Keith Morrison reports. What did they want? According to his forensic expert, there was gun residue inside the young man's car and even on some of their hands. Shots fired. Chad sat outside with his visiting friends who had set up camp on his property. Yeah. Out of sight, so so they wouldn't be seen. All right. Absolutely. Exactly. Very easily. It felt like much longer than it actually was for him to get out of the truck and to sit inside the cabin. Miles From Nowhere Dateline NBC 18,373 views 7 Jan 2021 Transcribe your podcast [00:00:11] Deep in the woods, a family lives in fear. The detectives found that unusual no trespassing sign you were entering the RNC, the site said, which meant the Republic of Chad. According to his defense, he was first fired at by the men inside the car and thus chose to retaliate by defending himself and his property. The charge, attempted murder. Why are you on the road when they were shooting and then when they were in the meadow and came back in self-defense or murder? For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. What's more, he said Chad didn't seem worried. Now he told them what happened and they said, I caught up to them, you and they shot at me. 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. The prosecutor felt confident, but in a town divided over guns and self-protection, who could be sure what the jury would decide? With one man dead and two others injured, authorities wonder if this was self-defense or something else. And they give us directions to where the incident occurred. Alarm going off, two people were dead. Very good reason that his attorney, if they turn around and we're coming back out of there, those two cars would be on the same track with a car coming right at him. And we said, we didn't shoot your house. Only red blooded patriotic Christian Americans are authorized for access. Right, that he is always sunny and he's always loving you. Come home, you know, is everything OK? A green laser. I just remember seeing this hand come up out of the grass and everyone was like, whoa, we got to hand. How many shots? 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. Chad right behind. As you know, I was talking to a lady. Chad grabbed the AR 15 and I just showed you out the window and fired off. Comments (12) They had seen him race off into the night. With one man dead and two others injured, authorities wonder if this was self-defense or something else. How do they know where the car was when it was hit by the shattered glass of its windows? They would always say, no, no, there was no gun. Sometimes I've cried for my dad. And there were other victims. Couldn't just take somebody's word for it, but neither could they. When all of those things which the jury had been made to believe about Chad's military service, based on his own statements to police, were all lies. Yes. Miles From Nowhere S.22 Ep.5 A Date with Dateline Download A bright spotlight in the dark woods, solar lights marking a hidden driveway, headlights speeding down a winding mountain road and an ominous green laser light on the dashboard of a car. Running time. It's horrible. With one man dead and two others injured, authorities wonder if this was self-defense or something else. NBC | CHCH | Air Date: October 18, 2013. Sign up free 0:00 0:00 Of course, bourbon is made in a place that now pretends it lost a war. Description. With one man dead and two others injured, authorities wonder if this was self-defense or something else. It was scary. 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. Somebody shot out of that car because because of the gunshot residue in the car, the lack of bullet strikes on that side of the car and the gunshot residue on the hand. He came for the crime, the family values. But most of the shot placement was all high and height. Wounded, trapped, they can only wait where's the shooter coming to finish the job? Oh, my. And how did he know? 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. We do. Language. Did you own a gun? The warden, the deputies arresting the wounded men, the hand poking out of the grass. I know there are no words that I can offer that will give you a relief from the pain you experience every. He was the life of the party, entrepreneurial to trying to start a mobile car washing business with a friend. It was sitting right there. In fact, they assured him they didn't have a gun. Now, I knew something was wrong, something was wrong, and I called back immediately and I just couldn't believe it so quickly. It is it's not just invasive. Security was why I carry a revolver daughter how to use it and stalked the cabin with guns, including a favorite is they are 15. He had not been in combat overseas. Well, the police asked these people if they had guns and they said, no, we wouldn't carry guns. If it was two people shooting at each other. He was, as he told the detectives, ex military, once an Army Ranger, you don't get to be one of those without good judgment and real character. And I knew my dad had it under control. I just remember this last look on her face and I was just saying I'm sorry. It took nine months, many of them ensnarled in military red tape. He was brain dead at that point. Rory McGuire, now in surgery, wasn't able to talk, but the other five said Detective Hendrickson, he talked to them separately, told exactly the same story, how they stole the solar lights, were chased, tried to surrender, and then made a wrong turn. A little cabin, that piece of paradise is empty now, sold to pay legal bills. Staley recorded everything. Did he at any point say, are you armed or do you have a gun or throw your weapon away or anything like that? They held a white T-shirt out the window. In this classic Dateline MILES FROM NOWHERE (Season 22 Episode 5) forget about being scared of the dark, the real nightmare begins with a series of lights culminating in the tragic end of a young red-haired man with his whole future ahead of him. Well, who are you? The sort of Stand Your Ground idea. None of that drive was occupied, was it? I picked up the pistol. 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. Do you think they were firing on you? There was no cell phone service, no phone at all, which was just fine with Chad's wife, Kerry. Absolutely, absolutely. There was also a closet inside the cabin that contained large amounts of ammunition for various guns, shotguns out on the edge of Chad's property out near the road. Keith Morrison reports. Urgent call, went out over the radio. DARlAN is the eldest, then Georgia and little Gregory. Still on edge, carrying the kids, watched a movie and fell asleep on the couch. I mean, that's something I can't capture in words. And because I now am cut short of all of that with my son and a little quinsy stuck in his cell jahad all the time of the world to think about why he did this trickle effect of war if he never had a gun, was no one would ever happen. So what happened next is something he did not expect. MILES FROM NOWHERE was one of my choices for best books of 2009. He was creative. And then when I got in to the driver's side of the vehicle, he was laid back and his head was down. I mean, in your heart of hearts, do you think the jury will say not guilty? Force will be used, deadly force, red blooded Christians only. Confusion and terror, a very different story of those shots in the dark. And you come back. Keith Morrison reports. You know, dispatch like, what's your address? Here they discovered a world far more magical than any city could ever be. Vehicle out of the way of their vehicle. And so hence Rory, Colin McGuire. chad, right behind. It's just complete chaos. The few deputies on patrol are scattered over a vast wilderness. I just I just lost it just when we went into a little bit of. Then that afternoon, while Chad was away on an errand, Kerry looked out the window and there was a jeep heading up the long driveway driven by a young man she did not know. Florida man murders a two night special event January 9th at 7:00, kicking off oxygens. And then at the very end of the the interview and the drive, then he finally did tell us that there was another gun used. Those kids did everything they could to give up. And, you know, I just remember just this last look on her face I've never, ever seen in my entire life. Remember throughout Chad's interview with police? We have fond memories. It was head height shooting at the windows of the vehicle. "Gregory Chad Wallin-Reed, 36, of Reno, Nev., faces eight felony counts, including murder. No. But the very same time, Rory McGuire's mother, Carol, cried for her son. And he's been fired on already, coming back up back towards him. One of them brought the kind of plugs into a cigarette lighter. They are OK. That stretch when they saw. He was barely alive, no longer conscious. It gave the jury a true understanding of the horror that happened that night. It sound. He was frankly lucky to keep the leg and survived the night. Of course, no one could know the way the jury would go, especially in a town divided by quinsy, you're holding your breath the whole time, whether it's your first trial or your fiftieth. The prosecutor had an animation created which showed the car was not heading toward Chad's truck, but instead was heading around it away from Chad. And a few hours later, the loving husband, doting father, Army Ranger Chad Wollen Reed, was now an accused murderer. Chad told the police the young man shot at him during the chase. 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. So the gunman pointed the gun right at me. I hope everything's OK. Chad was still in hot pursuit, seven point six miles, they went careening up the winding country road until the car took a quick turn onto a remote dirt road. No, no, it hurts that that thought those words hurt my heart. He loves his children so much. Remember Chad's insistence that the car came straight at him through the meadow as if for a final showdown and it looked like they were coming straight out? How can I help you? Chad Wallin-Reed was ultimately charged with first-degree murder, along with seven other offenses, including shooting at an occupied car, the illegal possession of an assault rifle, and five counts of assault with a deadly weapon. My whole leg had become numb from my knee down. I knew. Was he lost looking for help? Saturday morning, July 4th weekend, 2011, Chatwal and Reid and his family were on edge. Summary: A shoot-out in the California mountains between a young father and strangers in a car is investigated. And this was perhaps the worst for wearing a combat infantry badge and a ranger time and other such badges. That's what he saw on the ground as they all did two to three caliber casings, the kind that would come from an AR 15 assault rifle, which had finally admitted he knew. Miles from nowhere, what had just happened and what was about to. They're both bloody and cut up. But he was pointing the gun at us like we were armed. Nothing like that. No credit card needed. We love the place. From her or. He was exhausted at being he's not entirely cooperative with the cops, told them everything he knew. So they were coming this way. And then the strangers told them their parents were explaining things to the police. 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. Originally aired on NBC on October 18, 2013. Where they're going to shooting RAM one in military and police. I had my revolver and I was headed towards the door and then whoever it was backed up and drove away. As I was coming up behind them, somebody leaned out the passenger side of the vehicle and was shot in a million power spotlight. I had a little black girls up there. The children picked up the anxiety. As the Fourth of July approached, Jacquelyn Reid was booked in the local jail. 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