Cop recalls weapon retention fight with cop killer

He couldn't call for help and Jones was hitting him with a large metal bolt wrapped in a bandana....

At some point, there was a break in the beating. Longbehn got to his feet, lifted his gun and tried to fire. But there was a problem.

"The gun malfunctioned. It didn't shoot," remembers Longbehn.

Here he was, in a fight for his life, with no way to protect himself. Kody was in the squad car and couldn't help.

Longbehn then remembered a technique from training.

"I remember tapping and racking a new round and then coming back out again and I just kind of extending my arms out like you do in training and pulling the trigger and I remember the gun actually going off. And I remember distinctly the gun went...boom."

He fired twice more and it was over. Jason Jones was dead.

Bet that was the loudest click he ever heard. Scary dude

Originally Posted by TimMcG74

A grand jury cleared the officer?!? Why the F was a grand jury assembled? This cop was CLEARLY justified in killing this POS. I only wish he could have killed him twice.

In these circumstances, it is actually good to go to a grand jury. It gives the politically minded DA cover for his decision and gives the people a say in the decision in order to cut down on the appearance of favoritism. I understand your sentiment though, if there is no evidence the cop acted in malice, then how can the DA even try to seek an indictment.