Close Call In Davis

I hadn't heard about this. Ignorance is bliss, like they say. Like many, I was a perfect target in Davis on that Friday evening:

But as recounted by Davis Police Lt. Paul Doroshov, Benson's family members took the heroic step of calling police shortly before 6 p.m. Friday, worried that Benson was armed, suicidal and talking of hurting others.

Within minutes, a dozen Davis city cops were searching for Benson. At about 6:40 p.m., two officers on foot spotted him at A and Fourth streets, by his Chevy pickup, near his apartment, next to UC Davis' athletic fields and a few blocks from the center of downtown.

The officers told Benson to drop to the ground. He bolted for the truck, where the loaded AR-15 and a loaded 12-gauge shotgun were, Doroshov said. One cop grabbed Benson as he scrambled into the cab and held him before he could grab the weapons. The other cop shot him with a Taser.