Sheriff Asks for Prayer for Family of Man Who Stops Firefighters From Saving His Home Then Shoots Deputies

Sheriff Asks for Prayer for Family of Man Who Stops Firefighters From Saving His Home Then Shoots Deputies
Bryan Lee Batchelor, 48, fired on four deputies and rammed three police vehicles with his truck after firefighters attempted to put out his house fire. Bowie County Sheriff's Office
Matthew Little
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A Texas man was arrested after engaging in two gunfights with deputies and ramming three of their vehicles in a dramatic car chase—all because he didn’t want the fire burning down his house to be put out.

Firefighters with the DeKalb Volunteer Fire Department (DVFD) were met with 48-year-old Bryan Lee Batchelor pointing a gun at them when they rolled up to a structure fire in Bowie County, Texas. Batchelor, the owner of the property, did not want the fire extinguished.

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