A dramatic traffic stop unfolded on Interstate 5 near Mountain Gate in Shasta County earlier this week. New video obtained by Action News Now shows a man brandishing an AR-15-style weapon at a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer.
The incident was captured on video by Donald Vincent De Mercurio on Tuesday afternoon. It shows the man in a white shirt stepping out of his car and pointing a firearm at the officer, who then reversed his car to create distance.
CHP later identified the suspect as 39-year-old Jeffery Dean Bembry from Lake Shastina. The CHP said after a high-speed chase south on I-5, Bembry apprehended on Oasis Road in Redding. Video footage showed him lying on the pavement as officers took him into custody.
Bembry was arraigned in court on several charges, including assault with a semiautomatic firearm on an officer and fleeing from an officer while driving recklessly. On Thursday, the Shasta County District Attorney's Office filed six felony charges against him.
These charges include two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm upon an officer, two counts of exhibiting a firearm in the presence of an officer, possession of an assault weapon, and fleeing a pursuing peace officer's car while driving recklessly.
Bembry's next court appearances are scheduled for May 20 for a plea disposition and May 22 for a preliminary hearing.
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So, an officer shoots an 18yr old in the back while he is fleeing and it is justified.
Now here is a white man who gets out of his vehicle and points an AR15 at a cop and he is just taken into custody later.
Can someone explain this?
The incident was captured on video by Donald Vincent De Mercurio on Tuesday afternoon. It shows the man in a white shirt stepping out of his car and pointing a firearm at the officer, who then reversed his car to create distance.
CHP later identified the suspect as 39-year-old Jeffery Dean Bembry from Lake Shastina. The CHP said after a high-speed chase south on I-5, Bembry apprehended on Oasis Road in Redding. Video footage showed him lying on the pavement as officers took him into custody.
Bembry was arraigned in court on several charges, including assault with a semiautomatic firearm on an officer and fleeing from an officer while driving recklessly. On Thursday, the Shasta County District Attorney's Office filed six felony charges against him.
These charges include two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm upon an officer, two counts of exhibiting a firearm in the presence of an officer, possession of an assault weapon, and fleeing a pursuing peace officer's car while driving recklessly.
Bembry's next court appearances are scheduled for May 20 for a plea disposition and May 22 for a preliminary hearing.

Caught on Camera: Man with gun confronts CHP officer during traffic stop
The confrontation happened on I-5 near Mountain Gate in Shasta County on Tuesday afternoon.
So, an officer shoots an 18yr old in the back while he is fleeing and it is justified.
Now here is a white man who gets out of his vehicle and points an AR15 at a cop and he is just taken into custody later.
Can someone explain this?