Photo: KCCI Des Moines
Remember Bad Luck Brian, the guy that became an Internet meme after his unfortunate yearbook photo was posted online? Well, take a good look at the mugshot below, because this guy might beat Bad Luck Brian at his own game.
The man in the mugshot is named Taylor Parker, and he managed to be in the news after police chased him in Des Moines, Iowa. So far, nothing unusual, as police officers pursue dozens of cars each day around the world.
However, this pursuit was different, because the suspect ended it in a way that is funny to us, but that could have been tragic to an innocent bystander.
Instead of stopping or crashing his car into something, as police chases usually end, this guy threw a loaded shotgun out his window. Unfortunately for him, the impact made the rifle discharge, and the unspecified caliber cartridge hit one of the tires on Parker’s car, KCCI notes.
In a way, this guy was incredibly lucky, as he could have been a recipient of this year’s Darwin Awards if the round had shot and killed him.
Fortunately for him and everyone else involved, the accidental weapon discharge only affected Parker’s vehicle. With a tire blown, he had to stop the car, and was then pursued by officers that were on foot. He was caught, and was placed into the Polk County Jail with a bond of $113,000.
Officers discovered a “significant amount” of methamphetamine in his vehicle, and also found the reason he did not stop when the police cruiser that spotted his car while performing a minor traffic violation.
Taylor Parker’s license was suspended, so he feared that he might get caught with the rest of his cargo, namely a loaded shotgun, and the amount of meth that he was carrying.
Mr. Parker did not have a license to posses that shotgun either, so that was annexed to the list of charges that were added to his record, along with eluding police, and three narcotics violations.
The fortunate side of this story is that nobody was injured in this pursuit, which could have had a tragic aftermath.
However, this pursuit was different, because the suspect ended it in a way that is funny to us, but that could have been tragic to an innocent bystander.
Instead of stopping or crashing his car into something, as police chases usually end, this guy threw a loaded shotgun out his window. Unfortunately for him, the impact made the rifle discharge, and the unspecified caliber cartridge hit one of the tires on Parker’s car, KCCI notes.
In a way, this guy was incredibly lucky, as he could have been a recipient of this year’s Darwin Awards if the round had shot and killed him.
Fortunately for him and everyone else involved, the accidental weapon discharge only affected Parker’s vehicle. With a tire blown, he had to stop the car, and was then pursued by officers that were on foot. He was caught, and was placed into the Polk County Jail with a bond of $113,000.
Officers discovered a “significant amount” of methamphetamine in his vehicle, and also found the reason he did not stop when the police cruiser that spotted his car while performing a minor traffic violation.
Taylor Parker’s license was suspended, so he feared that he might get caught with the rest of his cargo, namely a loaded shotgun, and the amount of meth that he was carrying.
Mr. Parker did not have a license to posses that shotgun either, so that was annexed to the list of charges that were added to his record, along with eluding police, and three narcotics violations.
The fortunate side of this story is that nobody was injured in this pursuit, which could have had a tragic aftermath.
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