“told local ABC affiliate KATV news that the truck wouldn’t properly shift into park, so Brittain went to the back of the truck with a jug of antifreeze to prop behind a truck’s tire so that it wouldn’t roll backward “
utter bs or a very stupid person.
Those are not mutually exclusive possibilities.
Why do you say it's bs? Do you think he was going to assault the cop with the bottle of antifreeze?
Kid: "Oh, it's the cops. We're on a hill, and I don't think the parking brake will hold, I am going to chock the rear wheels so we don't roll into the guy."
For a 17 year-old, that might be a reasonable train of thought. Have you ever done any kind of project with a 17 year old?
For me - Thank God I wasn't killed for all the stupid things I did when I was 17. (and 18, and 19... through about 25.)