Round Two

The retrial of Bruce Sons began yesterday. For those of you not familiar with the case, Sons was convicted of murdering CHP Officer Richard Maxwell on July 11, 1994. Sons claimed he killed Maxwell in self-defense and that the cop had threatened him and his son. Jurors didn’t buy it so off to prison he went. Then in 2003 his conviction was overturned when it was discovered Maxwell had problems with his temper and had numerous complaints about his aggressive behavior. Prosecutors conveniently forgot to mention that fact during the first trial.

The reason I mention all this is because I remember that when the incident first happened and was being reported on the news my brother told me that he had a run in with that same cop and that he was a total A-hole. Ed said the officer came flying up behind him, got right on his tail and turned the siren on. After my brother pulled over the officer demanded that he exit the vehicle and then began an angry tirade about safe driving. Ed’s car had a taillight out and he was not going to let him get away with it. Screaming into his face he accused Ed of drinking and driving, cheating on his taxes and forgetting to change his underwear. Stunned and afraid of what might happen to him in prison, my brother took note of the officer’s name - Richard Maxwell.

It will be interesting to see how the trial goes this time around.