According to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, the couple said they would die by “suicide by cop” if law enforcement attempted to stop them.
Again, that seems an odd bit of data to be known to the cops. How'd they find that out? And it seems very convenient. Are sure it's a real bit of data?
“They obviously did not want to get caught by law enforcement, but probably, most likely, was more afraid of the (Mexican drug) cartel than they were being caught.”