Evanson v. State

RAPER, Justice.

Upon receiving a call that there was a man in west Rawlins wielding a gun and chasing two other men, a deputy sheriff went to the scene. The appellant-defendant in this case was pointed out to the deputy as the individual about whom the complaint was made and the deputy approached him and asked for identification. The under-sheriff arrived and the defendant’s automobile searched. Upon a firearm being discovered, defendant bolted and ran. The deputy and undersheriff, going different directions, gave chase and caught up with the defendant at a gasoline bulk plant. He was…