Posted on 03/17/2019 2:46:20 PM PDT by COBOL2Java
Saginaw, MI – An armed fugitive issued a chilling greeting just before he shot a veteran Saginaw Township police officer in the face during a traffic stop in January.
“Nighty night,” 29-year-old Joshua Rosebush said, as he fired the bullet at the unsuspecting officer’s head, according to MLive.
Saginaw Township Police Officer Jeff Koenig recounted the harrowing events of the predawn traffic stop during Rosebush’s preliminary examination hearing on March 7.
Officer Koenig, 48, testified that he was patrolling along Tittabawassee Road at approximately 2 a.m. on Jan. 22, when he spotted a white Dodge Ram pulling out of a Marathon parking lot without its headlights activated.
The officer pulled in front of the pickup, then slowed down and moved into a left turn lane so the driver could pass by him.
But the driver still failed to activate the vehicle’s headlights, so Officer Koenig pulled in behind the pickup and initiated a traffic stop.
“It was a simple traffic stop,” the 16-year department veteran testified. “Tell him to turn his lights on and go home.”
He ran Rosebush’s license plate to ensure the vehicle wasn’t stolen, then approached the driver’s side window of the pickup.
“I believe I said something; I don’t recall exactly what I said,” Officer Koenig testified. “He said, ‘Nighty night,’ and fired the shot into my face.”
He was standing just a foot or two away from Rosebush when the bullet tore into the right side of his face.
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Could have cussed him out and said all sorts of vile crap but he was a bad guy with a kind word
It’s a miracle that the cop survived, and is still able to communicate. I suspect he’ll need to retire for medical reasons after this. The shooter has done all he can to mess up his life forever. He will likely get his wish.
Probably just quoting a line he heard in a bad movie.
And this scumbag will get three hots and a cot for the remainder of his life, courtesy the large fleet of do-gooder lawyers paid by our tax dollars.
They should tell him “Nighty nighty” just before they inject him with a lethal dose but we just have treat animals humanely.
He did apologize for drinking a PBR and driving, though not for shooting an innocent man in the head.
Probably just quoting a line he heard in a bad movie.
And the bad guy should be sentenced to a bullet in the face from the officer, just after he says something cute.
The driver was lost and asked the cop where they were.
By the time the cop could say, “Tittabawassee Road,”
it was too late.
"Nighty Night!"
"Do you feel lucky punk?"
"Don't lose your head!"
"You might feel a slight pinch"
"Wolverines!"
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