[coloradan]

You are the one who can't read. It is interesting to see just where you cut the text in your excerpt:

Morales had appeared on "America's Most Wanted" in connection with the attempted slaying of five deputy sheriffs in Pennsylvania who tried to arrest him on accusations of failing to pay child support. (And then lied about the shootout, besides.)

[AppyPappy]

Morales had appeared on "America's Most Wanted" in connection with the attempted slaying of five deputy sheriffs in Pennsylvania who tried to arrest him on accusations of failing to pay child support. A telephone tip led city and state police and the FBI to the parking lot in Hartford's Westbrook Village housing complex.

The Sheriff's deputies were different from the SWAT team.

[AppyPappy]

The deputies were trying to arrest him for child support and he shot at them. I don't see the defense.