-Caveat Lector- http://www.courant.com/news/apwire/Nov1-APwire_25518.stm Deputy sheriff accused of threatening driver at gunpoint BROOKLYN, Conn. (AP) An off-duty Windham County deputy sheriff faces charges in two states after he was arrested in Rhode Island for allegedly firing at and ramming another car. David Avery, 43, of Canterbury, had a bail hearing in District Court in Providence, R.I. Monday on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, driving while intoxicated, carrying a firearm without a permit and carrying a firearm while intoxicated. Judge Michael Higgins lowered Avery's bail from $1 million to $50,000 with double surety and had him sign a waiver of extradition. In Connecticut, a warrant was signed Monday charging Avery with two counts each of criminal attempt to commit assault, reckless endangerment, threatening and criminal use of a firearm, state police Lt. Ralph Carpenter said. Avery was placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation, said Windham County High Sheriff Tom White. Avery has worked courtroom security, prisoner transport and lockup since he became a special deputy sheriff since June 1995. White said Avery has a good record. ''I'm just glad the other two people are all right,'' White said. ''At the department, our prayers go to him (Avery) and his wife.'' Police say Avery was off-duty Saturday when he began the nearly 25-mile chase along Route 6. The chase began near Brooklyn, Conn., and ended in Foster, R.I. Avery began pursuing a car driven by Heather Washington, 23, of Hartford, after she overtook him going west on Route 6, police said. Avery then pulled alongside Washington's vehicle and began pointing a gun at her and a passenger, Ernest Tucker, 24, of Providence. During the chase, police say Avery fired several shots at Washington's Jeep. It was unclear if any of the shots struck the vehicle. The chase ended about 9 p.m. at a gas station in Foster where Washington, her passenger and two attendants holed up inside, with an armed Avery outside. Avery then walked next door to a bar, where he identified himself as a police officer and collapsed on the floor, police said. Washington and Tucker were not injured. Avery was treated at Rhode Island Hospital for a leg injury. Police recovered a 45-caliber semiautomatic handgun from the scene. White said Avery had a regular permit to carry a gun; it was not licensed by the sheriff's department. AP-ES-11-01-99 2100EST -- ----------------------- NOTE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ----------------------- DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
