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>> as the driver escapes across the road, sublet commandeers the car. >> myself and other units began firing into the vehicle to stop him from fleeing. >> he placed the vehicle in reverse, began backing up. >> sublet drove the car a few miles before he suddenly veers off the road and smashes through a white fence. crossing a wide lawn, he steers the car out of view of the dash cams and straight toward the front door of a mansion. >> when i seen him exit the vehicle and run into the house, i real...

The road, sublet commandeers the car. >> myself and other units attempted to fire into the vehicle to stop him from fleeing. >> he placed the vehicle in reverse, intending to back up. >> sublet drove the car a few miles before he suddenly veers off the road and smashes through a white fence. crossing a wide lawn, he steers the car out of view of the dash cams and straight toward the front door of a mansion. >> when i seen him exit the vehicle and run into the house, i realized whos house it was ...

He ran up to the drivers side window of her car, placed the firearm to her head, opened the door, and pulled her out of the vehicle. >> as the driver escapes across the road, sublet commandeers the car. >> myself and other units attempted to fire into the vehicle to stop him from fleeing. >> he placed the vehicle in reverse, intending to back up. >> sublet drove the car a few miles before he suddenly veers off the road and smashes through a white fence. crossing a wide lawn, he steers the car ou...

>> he just tried to hit two cars head on. >> driving head on into oncoming traffic. >> i think he was so desperate at that time he didnt care if he took his own life or anybody elses. >> a few miles ahead, troopers on the ground have deployed a chain of spikes on the road to deflate sublets tires. >> all four tires are out. hes still trying to run though. >> they were effective as far as deflating the tires, although they didnt stop mr. sublet. >> sublet loses control of the car and hits another...

To track sublets movement, several robotic cameras normally used by bomb squads are brought in. >> they were able to maneuver the robots inside the house to see which areas of the house he was using more. whether it be the first floor, the basement. it was obvious he had done severe damage to the house itself. he was taking out his anger at that owner and previous employer. >> you could also see and read his body language to try and get an idea of where hes coming from and what his thought proce...

It aint -- it aint coming much, you know what im saying? >> think about the future and getting past all this, putting it behind you. youre strong. you can do this. >> delaneys words seem to reach sublet. after a 4 1/2-day standoff with an army of agents, russell sublet agrees to surrender. >> i think at that point he realized he had things to live for. he had family members. he had people that cared about him. his life wasnt as bad as he had initially thought. >> sublet even has kind words for l...

>> put the gun down. put the gun down. put the gun down. >> he would fire the shotgun. so our special response team members were protecting themselves by returning fire. >> with negotiations stalled, agents try tear gas to get sublet out. >> it never seemed really to have an effect on him. he was always able to, i dont know, to evade it or found some area where it didnt come in. >> the stalemate continues into the night, through the next day, and into another. on the morning of the fourth day, o...

>> russell had a reputation for being a tough guy, physical person, very strong person. im not too sure he realized what it would feel like to get shot. >> a half hour passes. slowly sublets attitude begins to soften. especially after negotiators make a simple gesture. >> did you get the water? >> yeah. appreciate that. >> sublet opens up to one of the negotiators. bowling green police officer michael delaney. >> captain delaney actually knew russell sublet prior to this incident. he knew him. t...

So our special response team members were protecting themselves by returning fire. >> with negotiations stalled, agents try tear gas to get sublet out. >> it didnt seem to have an effect on him. he either evaded it or found an area where it didnt come in. >> the stalemate continues into the night, through the next day, and into another. on the morning of the fourth day, overtired and dehydrated, sublet starts talking to negotiators. the conversations are captured by the robot. >> ive worked my a...

Deflate sublets tires. >> all four tires are out. hes still trying to run though. >> they were effective as far as deflating the tires, although they didnt stop mr. sublet. >> sublet loses control of the car and hits another vehicle. >> when he struck that car, i the pursuit was going to end right then. i didnt think he was going to be able to go. i knew it was a pretty hard impact. >> his badly damaged el camino conks out a minute later. >> i noticed him coming out of the window. he began shoot...