Man who killed himself had criminal record
By Alan Gathright, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Published August 15, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.
A driver who killed himself Monday morning after fleeing a traffic stop has been identified as a 37-year-old Adams County man.
Police said Ian Theodore Rendon fled in a black Audi after a patrol officer tried to stop him for a routine traffic violation at West Sixth Avenue near Wadsworth Boulevard.
Soon after, the officer found the car abandoned and spotted Rendon a half-mile away on foot holding a gun, police said. Rendon then shot himself in the head, police said.
Police spokesman Sonny Jackson said authorities wouldn't speculate on why the man took his life.
Rendon had a lengthy history of arrests for assault, theft and weapons violations, according to court records.
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August 15, 2008
3:19 a.m.
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happymike44 writes:
One less we have to pay to keep in prison.
The poor guy got on the wrong path and could ever seem to find his way again.