Real Stories of the Highway Patrol
Just Passing Through/Hercules/Out of Luck
S2 • E24 Dec 22, 1994
On US 50, at Cave Rock, Nevada, a bank robber, Kenneth Meller, gets pulled over by Nevada Highway Patrol officer Gary Gifford near lake Tahoe, initially getting only a speeding ticket. Just as Gifford is finished writing the ticket he's see a gun in the car and attempts to arrest the bank robber Meller. A couple driving in their car witness the assault on officer Gifford as Meller then kills Gifford by a gunshot from his .357 Magnum service pistol. The couple driving begin to chase down the killer that was pulled over who then speeds off in his car. Meller breaks into a gift shop at the California state line and takes several hostages, ultimately letting them go and surrendering to the CHIPs.
