Davis was pulled over for a traffic violation by Officer Jessop in January. Davis pulled a .41 Magnum revolver and fired at Jessop ; however, the first chamber was empty, giving Jessop time to duck the second shot. (You can hear the "click" of the hammer falling on the empty chamber in the video. Officer Jessop returned fire as Davis sped away, wounding the "fine, upstanding citizen" - who crashed into a telephone pole and thereby removed himself from the gene pool. (Also saved Montana taxpayers a lengthy trial and a lot of money needed elsewhere.)
Davis had a long criminal history, including a previou conviction for assault on a police officer. Witnesses testified that Davis had spent the evening getting drunk and fighting at a local bar.
Facing death out of the blue like this and escaping it only because of pure luck must be quite traumatizing.
loved the light of fire from the transformer that told the cop he didn't need to chase the guy.