The following evening was Saturday, July 2nd. Louis told us it's his duty now to keep Rory's memory alive for himself and for Carol, who's in his life now for good. It was bad, worse than anything you would see in a movie, I'll tell you that. Did you see the defendant sitting over there in the courtroom? Sure. Start listening January 7th, 2021 1:23:27 Miles From Nowhere To render aid, this is not a battle zone. And there were other victims. 1 1.Transcript of Miles From Nowhere from - Happy Scribe; 2 2.Plumas jury finds man guilty of murder in 20-year-old's shooting death; 3 3.Man Sentenced To 80-Years In Prison For Vigilante Killing; 4 4.Miles From Nowhere, Part 8 - NBC News; 5 5.KRNV News 4 - In 30-minutes on Dateline: Miles from - Facebook; 6 6.Dateline NBC - A web exclusive addition to Friday's United States. A green laser. Do the next thing I know, glass is exploding everywhere, hitting us in the head with the car still moving at that point. On Wednesday, November 16, 2022, Dateline: Secrets Uncovered will revisit the thrilling, hostile, and deadly car chase and shootout between army vet Chad Wallin-Reed and six young men during. And he drove the seven and a half miles back to his cabin. I mean, in your heart of hearts, do you think the jury will say not guilty? Didn't seem to help. The next thing I know, glass is exploding. The Sacramento Bee. Keith Morrison reports. IE 11 is not supported. Chad's wife, Kerry, up in the cabin with the kids, couldn't tell what Chad was saying outside. 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. With one man dead and two others injured, authorities . I'll never have a friend like that again or somebody I considered a brother. He was protecting us. And if he can lie about that. Oh, yes, that evening. So a case for self-defense, any jury would have to take seriously, and thus prosecutor David Hollister's big challenge. I think the majority of people have a negative opinion about my. Take care of it. And then the strangers told them their parents were explaining things to the police. You don't get to chase the person down and kill him. He was placed in reasonable fear of imminent danger or death by the actions of the occupiers. meanwhile, two women are frantic with worry, one for her husband, the other for her son. They changed his life forever, forever. In other words, Chad wasn't shooting to disable the cars and the prosecutor, the evidence suggested he was shooting to kill the occupants even as they were trying to get away. But remember, the defense forensic expert was clear there was gunshot residue in the young man's car and on some of their hands proving they must have fired a gun, must have to, which David Hollister replied, nonsense. How to catch a fish swim in a mountain lake, feel safe in the dark is an amazing father. He carried his rifle just like the Army trained did. Did he at any point say, are you armed or do you have a gun or throw your weapon away or anything like that? 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. And at first, everybody was like, I am just laughing and stuff like that. That night was in effect of this incident on you and your husband. He fought for our freedom. Remember those three non chad shell casings found on the road that the defense made such a big fuss about? But as the hours stretched through the night into July 4th, Chad began to see more and more clearly, but he was not to blame. And there was another truly stunning clue collected on the night of the shooting, said Olson. With one . He loves this country. 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. Warren Reed, the man who confronted them, for example, had accused the young men of firing first during the car chase. Yes, but expert versus expert matter of opinion. We do. I don't know. Now, before it happened, before that summer night in July of 2011, it was well, let them tell. Which is kind of confusing, seeing as he accused us of shooting at his house. So they got up to a little mischief up there by the lake with a spotlight. An all-new Dateline: Secrets Uncovered episode is slated to retrace the deadly events that transpired on that fateful night. No idea if they'd survive the night or if the gunman was going to come back. I knew we couldn't fix what had happened, but maybe we'd give her just a little sense of justice. To wait for a jury's decision is a kind of agony for both sides. They searched the car. And I served five years in the military to kill people on the other side of this world, kids in my state. And then there was another guy in the back seat who was, I guess, the driver. And the next thing you know, there's all these muzzle flashes. Their family cabin, where this all took place, is about one hour from Susanville near the Antelope Lake area. It may have been tramping around in their property. 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. My heart kind of jumped and I knew it was. Here in the meadow, and prior to that, had you shot the two to three of them at any other time? It seems so innocent now, closed up, dead quiet, empty in that place at the end of a 100 yard dirt track that snakes off a lonely country road deep in the Sierra Nevada. When I got shot, that felt like he kind of came over my leg when the car finally came to a stop. Jason's like now going back would be a terrible idea. To my mind, was his how are they going to find these individuals? They had spent many hours with him that night questioning him, asking him if any other firearms had been used and continually said no. 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. Question was, would their friends still be alive when and if they got back? Remember throughout Chad's interview with police? The terrible, desperate chase, it's awful. He admitted he fired the AR 15 just before he got to the meadow. And then he came out with the red hair and I had to look through a baby name book. He hemorrhaged a couple hours after we got there. And I think he meant it. He was creative. And then next thing you know, I was looking up. Same lake, new party. And then these guys are like, look, our friends are hurt. We just assume we're going to get back in the car. And I said, no, I think I killed one of them. 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. You know, basically high alert, the commotion, the stolen light, the footprints of people who had no business being there. He's not in the meadow and he's not in that hospital bed and he's not on that road trying to get away from the shooter. Directors David Burton Morris Starring She took no chances. I shot back. They both looked really freaked out. 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. From her or. Telling the story was not easy for Lewis and sorry, folks, his anxiety was not hard to understand, but what didn't make sense, how his account differed on some very key points from that of Chad. 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. It's just the worst being without my husband and the children being without their father. Yes. With one man dead and two others. He talked about that was his training that he had received from the military to continue to follow the threat, to neutralize the threat, got into a zone and needed to neutralize the threat he felt got into a zone, a zone like a military term. 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. According to his forensic expert, there was gun residue inside the young man's car and even on some of their hands. And we especially fish when it was pretty much awesome. I picked up the pistol, was in my car folder and pointed out to know. Next to me is a 15 Bushmaster. The warden, the deputies arresting the wounded men, the hand poking out of the grass. Well, perhaps because the AR 15, which Chad bought legally in Nevada, was illegal in California, though Chad said he didn't know that at any rate. I think I killed one of them. [00:00:20] Daddy will protect us. Sometimes they've been frightened and cried for my dad. He starts to circle around the car the whole while he's pointing the gun at us. Lewis's version began an hour's drive away and Susanville, California, population almost 18000, home to two state prisons, two movie theaters. So they were coming this way. Formats and track listing [ edit] All songs written by Pat DiNizio, except where noted. There's no question Stephen did it: But was he. And no amount of jail time will will fix it. And they were afraid. Adding to the confusion, the remote location, multiple locations in two gentlemen at the campground. I picked up the pistol. Chad and his family said they'd been terrorized, but that was not the story Lewis Smith had to tell. Well. But as Detective Pay listened, something seemed off. So when you're looking at the South, you do need to understand the power and seductiveness of mythology and always be aware of the fact that if you aren't looking out for it, it will get you. Chad worried a lot about safety, about security, which may have come in part, at least from his time in the military. It was in my cup holder chambered around and pointed out the window and, you know, let off a few rounds. This is a restricted area. I think it finally sunk in that he was going to get caught in the story. It was worse than anything you would see in a movie. Yeah, I guess to a point, as far as a problem being that my husband is not at home. She's happy. This is exactly the kind of case that leads to hung juries. Miles From Nowhere Dateline NBC. He didn't say shoot at me in the car. Who were these men? That stretch when they saw. Did you own a gun? Instead, they found shooting victims, three of them severely wounded. And then there's the long holiday weekend wound down. None of that drive was occupied, was it? They looked all around the meadow. And that's a fear. Remember how the young man's car hit a rock, cracked open the oil pan. Candidly, I give credit to the detectives. And we said, we didn't shoot your house. Yes. Country. Hello. The life of a game warden is a solitary one hours of driving alone, backcountry roads alone, warden sound everything from bear poachers to pot farmers and its prey that sometimes shoots back. Remember, in his interview, Chad said he told Lewis and his friends when he left him in the meadow that he was going to get help. 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. There's no question Stephen did it: But was he conscious, or asleep, when it happened? They scared your family. The driver, Rory McGurie, 20, was fatally struck in the head-neck region and died two days later. So what did that do to your level of anxiety that weekend? Nothing like that. I went up to the right here right now and everyone was like, whoa, we got to hand. The children picked up the anxiety. We wouldn't do that. What do you think is the appropriate thing that should happen to this man? I love Carol and I think she she loves him back. I think it's just the fun and shooting them has just now been able to put the 30 round magazine and set up a target and just go at it. 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. And then the young man who was connected to that had his right calf shredded by a bullet and turning it hit his leg. He talked again and again about his army career. He had not fulfilled his commitment. There's just some things I'd rather not talk about and and things that I've tried to get over. Running time. No, I think it was assumed it was just some sort of random act of vandalism that I guess young kids would do. It means a lot to him. That is one shot that they are the first time. We better do this case right, and we'd better do it once, because that's about our only shot at it. It ended in a black meadow in the high Sierra, barely illuminated by a pair of headlights, sheriff's deputies, guns drawn, approached the car, preparing for a possible shootout with gunmen. What did that feel like? Keith Morrison reports. Did anybody in the car have a gun? And eventually what I hear always says this road just came to an abrupt stop. Very easily. Language. I know there are no words that I can offer that will give you a relief from the pain you experience every. You go on hikes and there is like a lake that was very close to it. The twist, no, so coming. Yes. And then shortly after that, my left leg started going numb and then the rest of my extremities, until eventually it reached my lips and then got to the point where I was like, well, maybe, maybe I'll die. So we get out and I'd mark that area so we could go back and search that area for casings. A relief. It is the first single released in support of their fifth album A Date with The Smithereens . Chad began looking forward to a trial, turned down a deal from the DEA. A . NBC's "Dateline" Adds Saturday Night Mysteries to Its Weekend Lineup . With one man dead and two others injured, authorities wonder if this was self-defense or something else. If the gunman returned, we had fear that he was going to come back and finish the job. They took me back down to the booking area. He told us and in court he was no less nervous as he told the jury about seeing the green laser gun site, about the flurries of shots fired by the defendant, about the young man's efforts to end the car chase. People spread around. 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. Where will Kimberly and Katie fall in a case of possible B.O.Ws vs. Militant Mountain Chad? I had the AR 15 saying, I'm going to pick this weapon and I'm going to go down there and I'm going to kill these guys. And I called out and I got in through and right. You hear on the news, the Florida man, they're not very bright thing that the Florida man did in Florida in general is kind of unique, a perfect place for big mansions, exotic cars, for imperfect crimes. And when he's sick, I cry hard because I don't know if he might die from it. But it was weird, said Carol, when she saw Rory lying there unconscious and he actually looked perfect. I didn't sit there at the moment. Can I imagine him being away from us? No. Interesting. 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