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Special agent david haynes learned he may own a sawed off shotgun. >> i made contact with russell sublet. he agreed to meet with us. >> on the afternoon of september 29th, sublet is at a local hospital visiting his father. and tells hayes he can meet him there. troopers are brought in as backup. >> he was known through the police community as being a subject that any time you deal with him you want to be on high alert and be ready for anything. >> no sooner do they arrive at the hospital when su...

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. b i didnt think he was going to be able to go. i knew it was a pretty hard impact. >> his badly damaged el camino konks out a minute later. >> i noticed him coming out of the window. he began sho...

The road, sublet commandeers the car. >> myself and others continued to fire into the vehicle to stop him from fleeing. >> he went into reverse and started backing up. >> he drove a few miles before he veers off the road and smashes through a white fence. 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 and where he was going. he had a purpose for being there. >...

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 knew russell sublet prior to this. they played sports together. >> i need to rest, delaney. ive been in pain for so long. i just cant take it no more. the ...

Family are not at home. but he warns agents of an extensive gun collection in his basement now at sublets disposal. >> i think there were over 20 firearms he had access to. they included handguns, shotguns, high powered rifles. >> if we tried to storm the place, somebody was going to get hurt. so the decision was made to wait him out. >> special agent in charge carl stankovich joined the units on scene. using his vantage point, sublet opens fire on law enforcement. >> i could hear rounds hitting...

Family are not at home. but he warns agents of an extensive gun collection in his basement now at sublets disposal. >> i think there were over 20 firearms he had access to. they included handguns, shotguns, high powered rifles. >> if we tried to storm the place, somebody was going to get hurt. so the decision was made to wait him out. >> special agent in charge carl stankovik joined the units on scene. using his vantage point, sublet opens fire on law enforcement. >> i could hear rounds hitting ...

You can do this. >> delaneys words seem to reach sublet. after a four and a half day standoff with an army of agents, russell sublet agrees to surrender. >> 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 law enforcement. >> these guys are super great. i mean, they saved my life. >> after a three-day trial, russell sublet is convicted of five counts...

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...

Youre strong. you can do this. >> delaneys words seem to reach sublet. after a four and a half day standoff with an army of agents, russell sublet agrees to surrender. >> 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 law enforcement. >> these guys are super great. i mean, they saved my life. >> after a three-day trial, russell sublet is convicted ...

Down. i just want it to end this way. get it over with. >> of course, hed lost the job from the person that owned the home. he thought his life was going in a downward spiral. >> you guys are doing a hell of a job trying to keep me from doing what i got to do. but 50i78 going to do what i got to do. im a cowboy. im going out like a cowboy. >> put the gun down. >> sublet is shot. the bullet tearing through his shoulder. >> im coming for more! >> but he still refuses to give up. >> put the gun dow...