▁that ▁" L ac aze ▁was ▁the ▁good ▁gu y " ▁and ▁that ▁Wal lace ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁causing ▁the ▁problems . ▁Wal lace ▁was ▁rest rained ▁until ▁a ▁back - up ▁unit ▁arrived ▁on ▁the ▁scene , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁subsequently ▁arrested ▁and ▁charged ▁with ▁attempted ▁murder ▁and ▁armed ▁rob ber y . ▁ ▁Ir vin ▁Bry ant , ▁a ▁civil ▁sh er iff ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁test ified ▁that ▁on ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁he ▁observed ▁a ▁stopped ▁police ▁vehicle ▁with ▁its ▁lights ▁flash ing . ▁Bry ant ▁thought ▁that ▁the ▁officer ▁was ▁making ▁a ▁traffic ▁stop , ▁but ▁as ▁he ▁got ▁closer ▁he ▁saw ▁the ▁officer ▁and ▁two ▁black ▁men ▁fighting ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁road . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁Wal lace ▁broke ▁away , ▁ran ▁and ▁picked ▁up ▁a ▁T EC - 9 ▁semi - autom atic ▁weapon ▁off ▁the ▁grass . ▁Bry ant ▁ordered ▁Wal lace ▁to ▁drop ▁the ▁gun , ▁which ▁he ▁did ▁immediately ▁and ▁was ▁rest rained ; ▁Lac aze ▁then ▁lung ed ▁towards ▁Wal lace ▁but ▁Bry ant ▁gra bb ed ▁him . ▁Frank ▁informed ▁him ▁that ▁Lac aze ▁was ▁with ▁her ▁and ▁ordered ▁him ▁released . ▁Despite ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁alter cation , ▁Bry ant ▁was ▁never ▁question ed ▁by ▁police ▁and ▁he ▁never ▁gave ▁a ▁formal ▁statement . ▁ ▁R estaur ant ▁rob ber y ▁mur ders ▁ ▁After ▁mid night ▁on ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Frank