[$tinkle]

happened to my neighbor just down the street from me.

Man threatens cyclist in road rage incident

Colorado Springs Police say a road rage incident between a driver and a bicyclist Monday escalated into a brief standoff and ended with a man being arrested.

Curtis Scrivner [http://land.elpasoco.com/ScheduleDisplay.aspx?schd=6324104059], 46, was arrested about 4:30 p.m. Monday after an argument with a bicyclist near the intersection of Old Farm Drive and Old Farm Circle West.

A bicyclist told police that he was riding his bike on Austin Bluffs Parkway when Scrivner, who was driving a Jeep Cherokee, started yelling at him for riding his bike in the road. A little bit later, they both stopped at an intersection and continued the exchange. At some point the bicyclist said Scrivner pulled out a weapon that he believed was a small handgun. The bicyclist used his phone to take pictures of Scrivner’s license plate.

Scrivner tried to take the bicyclist’s phone, but he was able to ride away and call police. A short time later, police found Scrivner in the backyard of his nearby home. He ran into his house, but eventually surrendered to police. He was arrested on suspicion of felony menacing and aggravated robbery.

i fully intend to be there for the sentencing

[should this be in teh lounge instead? plz move if so]

 

[jonKranked]

don't quite get how this is "street justice"


but good for him nonetheless

 

[$tinkle]

don't quite get how this is "street justice"

yeah, it would have been sweet if he had gone abner louima w/ the frame pump, but we'll take a solid arrest & leave that work to the pros

also this

Scrivner was contacted in the back yard of his residence. Scrivner was not compliant with the officer’s requests and a brief stand-off occurred. A short time later Mr. Scrivner ran into his house. A short time later, officers made contact with the suspect by phone and successfully negotiated his surrender. Mr. Scrivner was arrested and booked into the criminal justice center for felony menacing and aggravated robbery.

by his actions, even he knew this was more than he-said-she-said.

this clown is only a few blocks from my house. i think i'll build some jumps in his yard tonight. or used gu packets in his mailbox. or make a bike lane just in front of his house.

 

[Westy]

don't quite get how this is "street justice"


but good for him nonetheless

Because the guy will be back on the streets in a week. Best way to get off easy is to be a rich guy who steals from people or commit a crime against a cyclist.

 

[Secret Squirrel]

don't quite get how this is "street justice"


but good for him nonetheless

No U-lock to teh face, no street justice.

Was he at least riding a fixie?

Still...felony anything gonna mess up that dude's situation...

 

[Pesqueeb]

No U-lock to teh face, no street justice.

Was he at least riding a fixie?

Still...felony anything gonna mess up that dude's situation...

All the hipsters are downtown at Colorado College or at Wooglins deli. East side of town has too many hills for fixie hipster trash. Austin Bluffs @ Old farm is pretty steep. I actually find this story a little odd, I ride east side of town to the airport all the time and I've never had any problems. For all the right wing conservatards that are in this town its fairly bike friendly.

 

[$tinkle]

All the hipsters are downtown at Colorado College or at Wooglins deli. East side of town has too many hills for fixie hipster trash.

poor richards get too crowded?

Austin Bluffs @ Old farm is pretty steep. I actually find this story a little odd, I ride east side of town to the airport all the time and I've never had any problems. For all the right wing conservatards that are in this town its fairly bike friendly.

it's the "f'in jeep" crowd that causes a large share of the probs. and they vote both ways - you got your gun nuts & ironic environazis all under one glorious tent.

i know. it doesn't add up.

 

[sanjuro]

Two axioms here.

1. Don't pull a gun for a BS road rage incident.
2. Don't pull a gun unless you plan on using it.

 

[kidwoo]

this clown is only a few blocks from my house. i think i'll build some jumps in his yard tonight. or used gu packets in his mailbox. or make a bike lane just in front of his house.

Sweaty chamois on its way.


Put it to good use.

 

[KavuRider]

Two axioms here.

1. Don't pull a gun for a BS road rage incident.
2. Don't pull a gun unless you plan on using it.

Yeah pretty much.
This really doesn't surprise me, people are nuts. Just today, a guy got out of his pickup truck on the offramp of the freeway and started yelling at the guy behind him (in front of me, holding up traffic). Awesome.

I don't understand, its AT MOST 2 minutes out of your life, are you that pressed for time? I doubt it...

 

[Pesqueeb]

.............aaaaaannnnnnddddd we come full circle.

A fugitive from Colorado Springs died in a shootout in central Idaho Wednesday in which a sheriff's deputy was wounded, authorities said.

The Associated Press reported the dead man was 47-year-old Curtis Scrivner, who was wanted on a failure to appear warrant involving an April 4 road-rage confrontation with a bicyclist in Colorado Springs.

Idaho County Commissioner Jim Rehder told the AP that Scrivner was killed in a gunbattle with Deputy Fred Carey at about 7:30 a.m. near Riggins in central Idaho, close to the Oregon border.

Carey suffered two gunshot wounds, reportedly in the abdomen and ankle. He was in serious condition at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, a hospital spokeswoman said.

"The deputy's going to make it - he is doing well - but he is in serious condition," said Kristen Micheletti of St. Alphonsus.

Scrivner was contacted by another officer on Tuesday for failure to appear on a felony warrant from El Paso County. At that time, Scrivner reportedly displayed a firearm and fled.

Additional law enforcement backup was summoned because Scrivner had made previous threats to officers.

Details of the gunbattle have not been released.

Scrivner was arrested in north Colorado Springs after a bicyclist notified officers that he pointed a weapon at him as the two quarreled on Austin Bluffs Parkway.

The suspect allegedly yelled at the bicyclist for riding in the road, then followed him to the intersection of Old Farm Road and Old Farm Circle West.

Scrivner demanded the bicyclist's phone after the man used it to take a picture of Scrivner's license plate. Police said the suspect went to his nearby home, where he was arrested on suspicion of robbery after a brief standoff.

The robbery charge apparently relates to the attempt to get the cyclist's phone.

A warrant for Scrivner's arrest was issued Monday after he missed a court hearing in 4th Judicial District Court.
http://www.gazette.com/articles/riggins-108203-shooting-suspect.html

See, good things can happen to good people. Too bad about the deputy, hopefully he makes a full recovery. A lot of the comments are

 

[KavuRider]

Good riddance.
Hope the Deputy makes a full recovery.

In the comments section:

It’s a sad day…Scrivner was a warrior in the war against bicyclist's, sad very sad…

Wow...

 

[dante]

One less vote for the Tea Party....

 

[rockofullr]

I'd shoot it out with the cops too if stink lived down the street from me.

 

[Pesqueeb]

I'd shoot it out with the cops too if stink lived down the street from me.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to rockofullr again

 

[$tinkle]

I'd shoot it out with the cops too if stink lived down the street from me.

news van by the house...

putting out the call for a t-bagger flash mob now


‎"You cheated on me with choreography and that is the worst kind"

 

[Pesqueeb]

news van by the house...

putting out the call for a t-bagger flash mob now


‎"You cheated on me with choreography and that is the worst kind"

and welcome back!

 

[berkshire_rider]

Still...felony anything gonna mess up that dude's situation...

At some point the bicyclist said Scrivner pulled out a weapon that he believed was a small handgun.

Not taking any sides here, but unless the dude on the bike can prove their was a gun (like a cell phone pic) it will be a misdemeanor, not a felony. Saying he believed it was a gun is a he said, she said deal.

 

[rockofullr]

Not taking any sides here, but unless the dude on the bike can prove their was a gun (like a cell phone pic) it will be a misdemeanor, not a felony. Saying he believed it was a gun is a he said, she said deal.

umm...

I don't think it's gonna matter any more.

 

[Pesqueeb]

Update: Mr. Shrivner officially .

A Colorado Springs fugitive lashed out against “tyrannical police” in a threatening letter he sent to El Paso County court officials days before he died in a gunbattle Wednesday with sheriff’s deputies in Idaho.

Curtis Scrivner, 47, said he was done attending “kangaroo court sessions” related to an April 4 road-rage arrest in Colorado Springs and put law officers on notice they were at risk.

“This is the kind of situation that gets cops killed, when they violate the people’s rights and they defend themselves from tyrannical police,” Scrivner wrote in a letter to the 4th Judicial District court in Colorado Springs.

Court officials received the letter Nov. 4.

Prosecutors sought to revoke Scrivner’s $10,000 bond on Nov. 8 after learning of the letter and a judge set a hearing for Nov. 12, according to 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Shelly LaGrille.

Scrivner skipped the hearing, and an arrest warrant was issued.

Scrivner worked as a sheriff's deputy in Valley County, Idaho, in the early 1990s, said Chris Yensen of Donnelly, Idaho, who identified himself as a former supervisor. A sheriff's department spokeswoman said the office wouldn't comment given the investigation.

"He was well-trained in firearms," Yensen said. "He was a good shot, that's for sure."

Dennis Blackwell, the bondsman who posted Scrivner’s bond, called the letter a missed opportunity to keep Scrivner behind bars and potentially prevent the fatal shootout.

According to Blackwell, Scrivner was being held on traffic charges in the Idaho County jail in Graingeville, Idaho, at the time court officials received his letter. Had the bond been revoked sooner, he said, Scrivner would not have been released Nov. 9.

“There were warning signs, and this could have been handled differently,” Blackwell said.

A spokeswoman for the Idaho County Sheriff's Office declined to confirm details of Scrivner's incarceration, saying she would check with investigators before answering questions.

LaGrille said prosecutors moved as quickly as possible. An alert was sent to notify law enforcement authorities that Scrivner may pose a threat, she said.

“Everyone did exactly what they should have done,” she said.

The motion alleged that Scrivner violated the conditions of his bond by asserting that he wouldn't communicate with court officers or attend court. It did not, however, mention threats against officers, the document shows.

Scrivner’s troubles with the law began in early April after he was arrested following a road-rage confrontation with a bicyclist in north Colorado Springs. Scrivner, riding in a Jeep Cherokee, yelled at the cyclist for riding on the road and ended up waving a pistol at him and demanding his phone, police said.

Authorities in Idaho County tried to serve the failure-to-appear warrant on Tuesday, but Scrivner fled.

He was killed Wednesday morning in a shootout near Riggins, Idaho, in which an Idaho County sheriff’s deputy was wounded in the abdomen.

The deputy was in serious condition at a Boise hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said Thursday.

In the letter, Scrivner dismissed the bicyclist's criminal complaint as "hearsay" and alleged that his rights were being violated.

"If I had pulled a gun on this person, he would now be dead," he wrote, mentioning his law enforcement firearms training.

Scrivner challenged the authority of the police and court and demanded the return of five weapons that were seized from his home after the road-rage episode.

"I will not tolerate being treated like a Jew by the Nazi government of WW2," he wrote. "One way or another there must be compensation for the theft of my property and violations of my rights."
http://www.gazette.com/articles/fugitive-108248-violence-idaho.html

 

[jonKranked]