DA: Man who shot at police in Tulare County sentenced to 208 years, dashcam shows shootout

VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The antheral recovered blameworthy of the attempted execution of constabulary officers successful Tulare County, who besides admitted enactment with anarchist “revolutionary” groups specified arsenic Antifa, has been sentenced to 208 years-to-life successful prison, according to the Tulare County District Attorney.

The DA says 36-year-old Marvin Joseph Chang was recovered blameworthy successful July 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.

According to the DA's office, connected Feb. 19, 2021, Chang knocked connected the model of a car successful Three Rivers portion holding a weapon and pointing astatine the idiosyncratic inside. That idiosyncratic drove distant and called the police, who past caught up with Chang. He past led them connected a high-speed pursuit which ended with him shooting astatine instrumentality enforcement earlier helium was arrested.

Officials accidental that deputies with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office pursued Chang, who near his car successful an orangish grove. A CHP serviceman who had joined the pursuit parked down Chang's car to wide the conveyance and past approached the car with her limb holstered. Chang past fired astatine the CHP serviceman - and the CHP serviceman returned fire, resulting successful the serviceman being changeable successful the enarthrosis and past being pistol-whipped by Chang aft his weapon jammed. Chang was yet arrested pursuing different shootout with instrumentality enforcement.

Following a search, the DA's bureau says an further handgun, an AR rifle, further magazines, 3 knives, and implicit 1000 rounds of ammunition were besides found. Chang had hallucinogenic mushrooms arsenic well, officials say.

At the proceedings connected July 22, 2024, a assemblage found Chang blameworthy of respective of charges including;

• Five counts of premeditated and deliberate attempted execution
• Assault with a semi-automatic firearm connected bid officers
• Felon successful possession of firearms, ammunition, and a ballistic vest
• Felony evading
• Special allegations that helium discharged a firearm.

Chang besides revealed during his proceedings that helium supports governmental extremism, including groups specified arsenic Antifa and others with beardown anti-government and anti-law enforcement opinions, the DA's bureau said.