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Madras Man Found Guilty of Discharging Firearm During Road Rage
A federal jury delivered the verdict on Friday, March 15, 2019. According to court documents and information shared during trial, Do was riding in the front passenger seat of a vehicle driven by his girlfriend, Thao Bich Tran, when they came upon another eastbound vehicle being driven by an adult member of the tribe on Highway 26.
Tran was tailgating the vehicle when the other driver motioned for her to pass. At some point in the encounter, the other driver’s adult daughter threw a water bottle at, but did not hit Tran and Do’s vehicle. In response, Do fired several shots out the front passenger window of their vehicle, but did not hit the other driver’s vehicle.
U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams called Do’s actions ‘egregious and preventable overreaction’ and said the jury saw the case for what it is: an ordinary event on the highway turned violent.
FBI Special Agent in Charge Renn Cannon added, ‘Handguns are not video games and this is not a movie. By shooting towards another car, Mr. Do put lives in danger and traumatized the occupants including a child inside the vehicle.’
Do faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and will be sentenced on Monday, June 10, 2019, before U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Simon.
The case was investigated by the FBI and the Warm Springs Tribal Police Department and prosecuted by Paul T. Maloney and Lewis S. Burkhart, Assistant U.S. Attorneys for the District of Oregon.
Do was taken into custody after a patrol officer stopped their vehicle and ordered Tran and Do out at gunpoint. Officers recovered a Springfield Armory XD .45 caliber handgun in the front-passenger door pocket of the vehicle and a .45 caliber magazine partially loaded with five rounds in the center console.
Key Facts
- State: Oregon
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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