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According to the Sheriff's report, several deputies were positioned outside the Cooper residence to serve a warrant for
Aggravated Assault and two counts of endangerment. Cooper had stated numerous times in the past that he would not
surrender to law enforcement via his website and shortwave radio. Obviously, law enforcement took him seriously. The
showdown began at approximately 12:15 pm local time.
After leaving his residence in his vehicle, the report states that Cooper confronted plain clothed deputies a short distance away.
"As Cooper drove back to his residence, deputies attempted to stop him using a fully marked patrol vehicle to block the driveway. Cooper refused to stop or comply with verbal orders by the deputies", according to the report.
Cooper then drove around the patrol car to evade the arrest, and the report stated that he tried to run over one of the
deputies en route back to his residence. Cooper was then followed a short distance to his residence where this time he
was confronted by uniformed deputies. "After refusing once again to comply with the deputies orders, Cooper exited his
vehicle and began running toward the house, firing shots with a handgun toward the deputies", the report said. No where in the
report did it mention that Cooper only had one leg - the other lost in combat long ago. Cooper died on the scene.
When Deputy Martinez took a head shot, officers returned fire, the report said. According to the Sheriff's office, "the surgery on Martinez went well" , but the condition is still critical. There was a positive history written up about Martinez in the report, but nothing positive about Cooper, of course.
Cooper had made it known that he would take action against law enforcement from years back stating, "trespassers will be shot on discovery." He also denied violating any laws during that period as well. Cooper has a history of harassing and threatening local residents with deadly force, according to the report. He was recently charge with aggravated assault and endangerment, as well as wanted by the U.S. Marshall's Service on unrelated felony charges. Cooper had spent the last month challenging the government's claims about what caused the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11.