DA: Man guilty of attempted murder of police officer in Tulare County

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A 36-year-old antheral was recovered blameworthy of attempted execution of constabulary officers and admitted enactment with anarchist “revolutionary” groups specified arsenic Antifa, according to the Tulare County District Attorney.

The DA says Marvin Joseph Chang was recovered blameworthy of galore felony crimes including the attempted execution of a constabulary serviceman successful a 2021 incidental that started successful Three Rivers and ended successful an orangish grove. 

36-year-old Marvin Joseph Chang

According to the DA connected February 19, 2021, portion astatine a Three Rivers state station, Chang knocked connected the model of a car portion holding the firearm and pointed it astatine the pistillate occupant. 

The pistillate was capable to thrust distant and telephone police.  Chang continued to pump his gas, past discharged his firearm retired his car model portion leaving the determination successful his achromatic Prius. 

Cal Fire instrumentality enforcement, alert of the “be connected the lookout” for the achromatic Prius, spotted the car and performed a postulation halt successful the country of Horse Creek bridge. 

Chang stopped astatine an space successful the mediate of the roadworthy took purpose and began firing astatine the 2 officers, who returned occurrence portion taking screen down their truck. Officials accidental Chang past fled and Cal Fire officers began pursuit. During the pursuit, Chang fired further shots astatine CalFire.

On Highway 198 adjacent Lemon Cove, a Tulare County lawman waited for the Prius. As Chang passed and deputies joined the pursuit, officials accidental helium fired 1 changeable astatine the conveyance and threw assorted items including a ample flashlight. 

A California Highway Patrol serviceman took the pb successful the pursuit arsenic Chang passed Badger Hill, often driving connected the other broadside of the road.

At the intersection of 198 and Spruce, the DA says Chang fired a changeable astatine a Sheriff’s lawman conducting postulation control.

At the intersection of Highway 198 and Road 196, Chang again fired astatine a Sheriff’s lawman who was deploying a spike strip.

Chang past turned onto northbound Road 196, avoiding the spike strip. As the pursuit continued, a tyre connected the Prius blew out, causing Chang to halt successful a young orangish grove.

Officials accidental portion Sheriff’s deputies continued their pursuit of Chang, who fled his conveyance and was present connected foot, the CHP serviceman parked down the Prius to wide the vehicle. As the CHP serviceman approached the Pruis with her limb holstered, Chang emerged from down a histrion firing his gun.

The CHP serviceman returned fire, and arsenic she attempted to reload, Chang precocious and fired further rounds.

The CHP serviceman was changeable erstwhile successful the shoulder, past pistol-whipped by Chang aft his firearm jammed. Sheriff’s deputies, upon proceeding the shots fired, returned to the country and Chang fled done the trees.

Chang was apprehended aft different firefight with instrumentality enforcement. A hunt of Chang revealed helium was successful possession of a firearm with an extended mag and was wearing a ballistic vest.

In a hunt of the Prius, the DA says an further handgun, an AR rifle, further magazines, 3 knives, and implicit 1000 rounds of ammunition. Chang was besides successful possession of hallucinogenic mushrooms.

At proceedings connected July 22, 2024, successful Department 10, a assemblage recovered Chang blameworthy of 5 counts of premeditated and deliberate attempted murder, battle with a semi-automatic firearm connected bid officers, felon successful possession of firearms, ammunition, and a ballistic vest, felony evading, and peculiar allegations that helium personally discharged a firearm.

The tribunal besides recovered existent Chang’s 2008 anterior condemnation for an battle with a deadly weapon, a onslaught offense. On July 24, 2024, the aforesaid assemblage recovered Chang to beryllium legally sane astatine the clip of his crimes.

During his grounds astatine trial, the DA says Chang admitted his past and enactment for governmental extremism, including affiliations with anarchist “revolutionary” groups specified arsenic Antifa and others with beardown anti-government, anti-law enforcement sentiments.