{"id":80507,"date":"2018-07-11T10:14:03","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T14:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=80507"},"modified":"2018-07-11T10:14:21","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T14:14:21","slug":"wesley-mattox-scary-black-rifles-in-a-colorado-shootout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=80507","title":{"rendered":"Wesley Mattox’ scary black rifles in a Colorado shootout"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bobo sends us a link to the story<\/a> of 28-year-old Austin Benson who stole a Mazda and went on a terror spree in a Colorado national forest until he ran into retired Russellville, Alabama police officer Wesley Mattox and his AR rifles. <\/p>\n

Benson shot at several campers he met after stealing the hatch-back Mazda, including a couple camping with their grandchildren. Then he encountered Mattox;<\/p>\n

The retired 51-year-old officer told authorities that he was camping in Pike National Forest with his wife when Benson pulled into their campsite and began yelling.<\/p>\n

Mattox told Douglas County deputies that when he approached the Mazda to find out what the man wanted, Benson pointed a rifle at him and told him to \u201cget him water\u201d and said “the law was after him,” KOAA reported.<\/p>\n

The former officer said he returned to his camper and gave his wife a handgun, and told her to take cover, KUSA reported. Then he grabbed an AR-15 rifle for himself.<\/p>\n

Mattox told deputies that he took up a position behind the Mazda and ordered Benson to drop his weapon, but Benson shot at him and his camper as he began to drive away. Mattox returned fire.<\/p>\n

The former officer told deputies that during the gunfight, he moved away from his truck to direct Benson\u2019s fire away from his camper, where his wife was hiding, KOAA reported.<\/p>\n

Benson drove into a tree, but then fired a few more rounds at Mattox.<\/p>\n

Mattox told deputies that he believed he was out of ammunition in his rifle, so he went into his truck and grabbed a second AR-15.<\/p>\n

According to the arrest affidavit for Benson, Mattox said he fired one more shot at the Mazda to see if he would get a reaction because he didn\u2019t see any movement inside the car, KUSA reported.<\/p>\n

About that time, Manitou Springs police officers arrived at the campsite and arrested Benson.<\/p>\n

Police said Benson had been shot several times and had wounds to his face and his arm, KUSA reported.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Both Mattox and his wife were uninjured.<\/p>\n

Colorado bans magazines that hold more than 15 rounds, so I guess the way around that is to have multiple rifles.<\/p>\n

Benson has been charged with six counts of attempted first-degree murder, and one count of attempted aggravated robbery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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