Luis Smythe crouched, wounded and immobile in the back seat. The future, an expectation gone forever. He loves this country. Yes. I think it finally sunk in that he was going to get caught in the story. That's the one where a car full of older teens vandalized Chad's property, which prompted him to chase them in his car for seven miles, shooting all the while, killing one and injuring two others. He fired back. One of them brought the kind of plugs into a cigarette lighter. Did you own a gun? As the Fourth of July approached, Jacquelyn Reid was booked in the local jail. That's what military training you react, implying that what he did in that meadow, he had first done under enemy fire overseas. I think it's just the fun and shooting them has just now been able to put the 30 round magazine and set up a target and just go at it. All that remained was the pain. He was a lot worse off, but he was talking he was moving his mouth, I could hear sounds I couldn't make, I couldn't make any words out, you know, but it didn't look good. And I think I killed one of them. He admitted he fired the AR 15 just before he got to the meadow. Alarm going off, two people were dead. You know, dispatch like, what's your address? What are you going to do if they come back of a threat from strangers? The use of deadly force is authorized for use on those found in noncompliance. And that was that was the end. And at first, everybody was like, I am just laughing and stuff like that. Only red blooded patriotic Christian Americans are authorized for access. And then there was another guy in the back seat who was, I guess, the driver. That part is pretty obvious before the jury even got the case. Founders. That's what they believe. Deep in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, a family's idyllic vacation home is threatened when an unknown car enters their property in the dead of the night.March 15, 2015. I just I just lost it just when we went into a little bit of. Right, that he is always sunny and he's always loving you. A photographer of all people, one of the first to reach the scene of the shooting and the images he captured. Unequivocally, the answer is no. And then his story changed again. With one man dead and two others. Surprising then when Carrie heard what Chad told us when we interviewed him before the trial. That's when I noticed one of the solar lights have been taken, a solar light, one of several attached to metal poles marking the edge of the property. They didn't have to hold their breath very long, less than a day. There was only one Rory, and everyone knew who it was. But remember, the defense forensic expert was clear there was gunshot residue in the young man's car and on some of their hands proving they must have fired a gun, must have to, which David Hollister replied, nonsense. Of course, no one could know the way the jury would go, especially in a town divided by quinsy, you're holding your breath the whole time, whether it's your first trial or your fiftieth. That lone justice angle attracted a reality show which said a photographer named Ben Staley to the little town of Quincy. The Sacramento Bee. Sure. Were they kidding? Do you wish that he just kind of stopped along the way somewhere and said, to hell with it, just let them go and come back? Did they even have one? Out of sight, so so they wouldn't be seen. Nothing like that. Come home, you know, is everything OK? He survived. But once it's over, it's my responsibility to. To wait for a jury's decision is a kind of agony for both sides. No. There were a lot of letters to the editor of the local paper, and I think they were pretty evenly divided between people saying the state ought to reimburse Chad the cost of his ammunition. 60 min TV14 News, Series Series SD In the California mountains, a young father calls 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a car full of strangers; authorities wonder if it was self-defense or something else. I mean, they're coming straight back at me, we're nose to nose. A young father contacts emergency services claiming that he is caught in the crossfire of a shootout on a remote northern California road that claims one life and injures two other people, b A young father contacts emergency services claiming that he is caught in the crossfire of a shootout on a remote northern California road that claims one life and injures two other people, but the investigation takes unexpected turns. And the children stayed home and worry mostly. Did this. I just got freaked out on the kids. According to his forensic expert, there was gun residue inside the young man's car and even on some of their hands. And I looked down and I saw this spotlight being shined all over the place. Miles From Nowhere. They were wrong. And I just remember this as young boys saying, I give up, give up, give up. The Sacramento Bee reports. Lewis Smyth, the young man you met earlier, was a key witness for the state. Ten seconds pass or so. He wanted to protect those two. They've all grown up diapers all the way through, going up there, you know, fishing, boating, you know, swimming. 84 minutes. Yes, I need a report of shooting a shooting. It would have no reason for me to fire, to shoot, to use the fire in my mind frame, these people are trying to kill me. Oh, I have high rent. He got could go either way. Next thing you know, as I'm looking up, I see these three flashes and then I hear crack, crack, crack, crack. Nor could we ignore one more big discrepancy between Lewis's story and Chad's. It's very chaotic, very chaotic. You don't get to chase the person down and kill him. An all-new Dateline: Secrets Uncovered episode is slated to retrace the deadly events that transpired on that fateful night. To Seattle Winter, we would do a snow ball fight and then we would come inside and even have some hot cocoa. A relief. Absolutely. It was Sunday morning, July 3rd. But most of the shot placement was all high and height. We sure we've pretty much burned our budget for trials for the year. But that was not how it was or was ever meant to be. But did they fire a gun? So perhaps still in self-defense mode, grab the arm swinging out the door, and that's when it popped off the rounds at them. They would always say, no, no, there was no gun. Remember throughout Chad's interview with police? In this Dateline classic, a relaxing vacation turns into a nightmare when Stephen Reitz wakes up to find his girlfriend, Eva Weinfurtner, murdered. You're telling me these kids are fleeing at 50 miles an hour? Originally aired on NBC on October 18, 2013. They scared your family. Well, the police asked these people if they had guns and they said, no, we wouldn't carry guns. It's awesome. And Plumas County by Antelope Lake. I still feel like I need to go help him. He's ready now to go home to his wife, Carrie, and their three kids. But to watch, they were alone in the dark and their friend, the driver, Rory, was clearly in bad shape. You discharged him for forging sick leave papers and bringing a personal firearm into the barracks. If it was two people shooting at each other. And I think it sets the tone for his state of mind. Chatwal and Reid said attorney Olsen is just the sort of person for whom that defense was intended is. No car, no cell service, no idea exactly where they were. View All Episodes Add to Playlist Share on: Shop Packages And so many suggest we wave my white t shirt out the window with wave this. Chad right behind. hair stylist Music Department Danny Gray . The twist, no, so coming. You believe that? And sure enough, there was a second chance. He was the life of the party, entrepreneurial to trying to start a mobile car washing business with a friend. No, I can't remember. It was making sure that we were safe. And so they got out of control. Rory's father, Carol's ex-husband, Dave McGuire, came to tried not successfully to hold back his soaring rage as a soldier. This is a restricted area. But also a certain attorney discovered there were some tiny specks of evidence at the crime scene that just might set free. Daddy won't let anything bad happen to you. Trouble was, this was a difficult case from the start. One went low into the rear passenger door, which then went into Justin Smyth's leg. And out here, that was no idle worry, breakdowns are not uncommon in the isolated cabins up here in the wilderness. The cabin is approximately two hours from Quincy, where the trial took place. I had the AR 15 saying, I'm going to pick this weapon and I'm going to go down there and I'm going to kill these guys. And then we we took off from the jeep like maybe four or five bucks still. And then when I got in to the driver's side of the vehicle, he was laid back and his head was down. That's what we call an escalation of tactics until somebody, you know, either backs down or the threats neutralize the other car kept coming. Chad grabbed the AR 15 and I just showed you out the window and fired off. And now there's there's no good memories to be had, but we can hold on to the ones that we have. And there's all the cameras have been broken in now numerous times. And they give us directions to where the incident occurred. Miles From Nowhere - Dateline NBC | Podcast on Spotify Sign up Log in Home Search Your Library Create Playlist Liked Songs Legal Privacy Center Privacy Policy Cookies About Ads Your Privacy Choices Cookies English Preview of Spotify Sign up to get unlimited songs and podcasts with occasional ads. It's fun. They found the three 380 casings that were not from Jack Gun. With one man dead and two others injured, authorities wonder if this was self-defense or something else. Telling the story was not easy for Lewis and sorry, folks, his anxiety was not hard to understand, but what didn't make sense, how his account differed on some very key points from that of Chad. Next to me is a 15 Bushmaster. And then he came inside and she's like, well, you know what happened? It was their father's cabin, really, Chad Ball read. [1] [2] [3] [4] How are they going to get there to help them? MILES FROM NOWHERE was one of my choices for best books of 2009. 1 hr 23 min Miles From Nowhere Dateline NBC True Crime In this Dateline classic, a young father in the California mountains calls 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a car full of strangers. Now, someone in the car ahead through solar lights out the window, then waved something like a piece of plastic, something shiny flying out, you know, or hanging out a window. That's a sweet picture. Well. Daddy, you know Daddy won't let anything bad happen to you. But there was one more. Staley recorded everything. Here's how Olson presented his Stand Your Ground defense in his opening to the jury Shora, because he was fired and he also told the jury his client was a protective family man, doing what he felt he had to do as a father after those menacing visits to his house after this Friday. When morning came, Chad inspected his friend's campsite near the bottom of the property where those footprints of strangers around their trailer put us on edge. It was all these conflicting reports coming in over the radio. He said, If I ever see any of I'm kill you guys, police try to figure out who's telling the truth about the confrontation. They looked all around the meadow. I laid there on the ground for a while and somebody was holding on to my leg trying to stop the bleeding. Sometimes they've been frightened and cried for my dad. Keith Morrison reports. Chad found himself fuming about the first degree murder charge against him, felt his alleged victims were the ones in the wrong, that they deserve to be stopped. One of the things that really blew my mind during this book is finding out that Kentucky, for instance, was in the union. I like his military weapon, security and pleasure. Oh, throughout the whole rest of this trip, there's flurries of shots being taken out of this desperate now rushing along the road. And one of them says, warning, you are entering Oros, see the arrow, see something to do with this red blooded Christians. The prosecutor felt confident, but in a town divided over guns and self-protection, who could be sure what the jury would decide? We were looking for a friend of ours, brother, who was having a gathering up. Miles From Nowhere Dateline NBC True Crime In this Dateline classic, a young father in the California mountains calls 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a car full of strangers. Nobody knew exactly what was happening. And so there it was Chadds story. Same lake, new party. The laser sight was back, its green dot, a roving bull's eye. Keith Morrison reports. Away from my husband back in the woods, Chad Cavin, the detectives who arrested him, prowled the property still decorated in Fourth of July. And I was I was crying when I woke up because I didn't know who they were. Can I imagine him being away from us? QUINCY, Calif. (AP) A California man has been sentenced to more than 80 years to life in prison for murdering a 20-year-old man who allegedly stole a solar light from his home. They held a white T-shirt out the window. Those kids did everything they could to give up. The victims then proceeded onto a dirt road that led into a meadow at the end of the 7.7-mile pursuit before turning around and heading back towards the main route. Keith Morrison reports. It was very clear the defendant had lied about something he just didn't lie about. And people saying, you know, I moved up here from the Bay Area to get away from all this and people shouldn't have guns and they shouldn't shoot guns. The call dropped and then I had to drive down a little bit farther. He sat there for a while and like he was looking around for something. I mean, that's something I can't capture in words. And where Detective Hendrickson is standing is about where they travel past. Chad sat outside with his visiting friends who had set up camp on his property. The police were looking for a gun, of course. Who were these men in the car? And then the noisy car full of young men rolled back home and they all went to bed. From Transcript of 'Miles From Nowhere' - Dateline NBC Verdict: Guilty of First Degree Murder 3D Laser Scanning and GPS Analysis 115 S. Church Street Grass Valley, CA 95945 (877) 339-7378 info@precisionsim.com precisionsim.com Document, Analyze, Visualize; Turn Jurors into Witnesses Description In this Dateline classic, a young father in the California mountains calls 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a car full of strangers. Well, perhaps because the AR 15, which Chad bought legally in Nevada, was illegal in California, though Chad said he didn't know that at any rate. Sorry, but, you know, please don't kill me. which prompted him to chase them in his car for seven miles . It was scary. No. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Originally aired on NBC on October 18, 2013. And he drove the seven and a half miles back to his cabin. Scared like that. Someone is killed in a vehicle for him, it was bad, worse than anything you would see in a movie. What the children saw the world and certainly their retreat here in the country is a safe place for them, just as it should be. She took no chances. It's really scary. So what happened next is something he did not expect. And we especially fish when it was pretty much awesome. And on top of that, there was that wild card jury, people who needed to be persuaded that Chad showed bad judgment and very poor character laser geometry. A green laser. The children picked up the anxiety. Were they somebody others were wounded also. Two men, possibly wounded, had been found wandering through a campground. I mean, you've got Lewis Smith with his leg propped up and the ticket there and you've got Roy McGuire in the back seat with with a horrible head injury. Hollister he chased those boys seven point six miles and he shot to kill. I only looked at him once or twice. Evidence found at the crime scene may prove Chad fired in self-defense.March 15, 2015. But then something just grabs me inside and say. I'll end up spending the rest of my life in prison. In this Dateline classic, a relaxing vacation turns into a nightmare when Stephen Reitz wakes up to find his girlfriend, Eva Weinfurtner, murdered. With one man dead and two others injured, authorities wonder if this was self-defense or something else. All right. I mean, I'm not sure how long had gone by, maybe an hour and a half. Miles From Nowhere S.22 Ep.5 A Date with Dateline Download A bright spotlight in the dark woods, solar lights marking a hidden driveway, headlights speeding down a winding mountain road and an ominous green laser light on the dashboard of a car. The charge, attempted murder. The evidence is going to show that the defendant was not in imminent danger when he fired those shots. It is it's not just invasive. You know, of course, bourbon, which is the most nostalgic and mythologized of old drinks. Chad is currently serving time at the California Department of Corrections in Sacramento and will only be eligible for parole in 2092. There does not happen in real life. Was this a murder every day I think about what I could think of as my kids. It seems so innocent now, closed up, dead quiet, empty in that place at the end of a 100 yard dirt track that snakes off a lonely country road deep in the Sierra Nevada. Young men of the car thought it was some kind of joke that way, now at the very same time, still July 3rd, the driver of a shot up car, Rory McGuire, was in a Reno hospital. Late evening, a remote mountain meadow in California's high Sierra is 15 at the ready shot, Walter Reed approached the car full of men he believed had been terrorizing him and his wife and his children and his peace. Rory McGuire's dad still struggling with an inexpressible anger. Yeah. To my mind, was his how are they going to find these individuals? The old Plumas County courthouse, solid and lovely in the autumn sun, has pride of place here on Main Street in Quincy, California. Country. The dripping oil left a distinctive trail. Time to bring out a little ammunition, a literal trail of evidence through the grass, a sticky, brownish black mess that told a fascinating story. So the jury didn't get to hear him say he did the right thing, did what he had to do when he squeezed the trigger. They believe that they would be just a few minutes from safety. They were all under the impression that the suspects were in the meadow, in the car and maybe armed and officers treated them as such. No idea if they'd survive the night or if the gunman was going to come back. In the high Sierra. composer additional music (uncredited) Additional Crew Al Cerullo . Jan 7, 2021 Miles From Nowhere Play 1 hr 23 min playlist_add In this Dateline classic, a young father in the California mountains calls 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a. And he watched vigilent didn't rest easy, especially because one of those break ins had been just that very year. Louis told us it's his duty now to keep Rory's memory alive for himself and for Carol, who's in his life now for good. So when you're looking at the South, you do need to understand the power and seductiveness of mythology and always be aware of the fact that if you aren't looking out for it, it will get you. A bright spotlight in the dark woods, solar lights marking a hidden driveway, headlights speeding down a winding mountain road and an ominous green laser light on the dashboard of a car. And right after that, I remember seeing a green laser traveling around in the car with us. . The air that night say, why were you shooting at me in the car or you shot at me in the car or anything like that? The prosecutor had an animation created which showed the car was not heading toward Chad's truck, but instead was heading around it away from Chad. Distraught over shame. That any outcome be worth? In that case, Chad could walk since little Quincy couldn't afford to try him again. It was in my cup holder chambered around and pointed out the window and, you know, let off a few rounds. So they were coming this way. And there they could plainly see that other officers had already marked several shell casings in the meadow. Hey, it's Chris Hayes this week on my podcast, why is this happening? 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