경찰과 추격전을 벌이며 경관에게 총격을 가한 혐의로 기소돼 재판에서 유죄가 확정된 30대 한인남성이 지난 16일 열린 선고공판에서 208년의 실형을 선고받았다.

중가주 튤레어 카운티 검찰에 따르면 마빈 조셉 장(36·사진)씨는 2021년 2월19일 비살리아 지역의 한 주유소에서 차 안에 있던 여성에게 총을 겨누며 위협한 후 차를 몰고 도주했다. 경찰은 장씨를 추격했고, 호스크릭 브릿지에서 차를 세운 장씨는 경찰을 향해 여러발의 총격을 가했다. 

이후 장씨는 다시 차를 몰고 도주했으며, 경찰에 계속 총을 쏘며 저항하다 결국 체포됐다. 배심원단은 지난달 22일 5건의 살인미수, 경관을 타겟으로 한 총격, 불법 총기소지, 불법 도주 혐의 등에 대해 유죄를 평결했다. 

26-year-old Marvin Joseph Chang was sentenced to 208 years to life in prison for the attempted murder of law enforcement officers in 2021.

The crime happened on Feb. 19th starting in Three Rivers and ended in an orange grove in Tulare County.

Prosecutors said it started when Chang knocked on the window of a car while holding the firearm pointed at the woman driving.

She was able to drive away and called the police.

The Tulare County Sheriff's Office released the video below of the shooting between Chang and law enforcement.