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Trial Delayed For Man In Police Chase, Deputy Death Threat
December 21, 2010
Trial was delayed Monday for a Century man that led police on a vehicle chase and then threatened to kill a deputy.
Christopher Angelo Phifer, 39, appeared in court Monday morning before Judge Joel Boles who reset his trial for January 10. Phifer was returned to the Escambia County Jail where he is being held without bond.
An Escambia County Circuit Court judge ordered a psychological evaluation of Phifer earlier this year and committed Phifer to a state institution. Following another psychological evaluation, Judge Joel Boles has ruled Phifer competent and set Monday’s trial date.
Phifer was charged with DUI, fleeing/eluding a law enforcement officer, registration/tag expired more than six months, driving while license suspended/revoked, threatening a public servant, two counts of resisting arrest, possession of weapon by a convicted felon and violation of probation. He is being held in the Escambia County Jail without bond.
According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department report, Deputy James Gilman spotted a Jeep Cherokee occupied by Phifer at McMurray Park in Century at 12:20 am September 6, 2009. When Gilman ordered Phifer to exit the vehicle, Phifer took off in the Jeep, according to the report.
Deputy Gilman gave chase, using his lights and siren as he pursued Phifer down Pond Street, onto Jefferson Street and onto Salters Lake Road. On Salters Lake Road, Phifer hit a washed out area in the road, according to the report, causing his vehicle to roll over. Phifer fled into a wooded area on foot, with Gilman giving chase, also on foot. Gilman tackled Phifer, the report says, and arrested Phifer with the help of deputies Jason Land and Scott Rivkin.
About 10 minutes after Phifer was placed in the back of Gilman’s patrol car, he told deputies he had pain in his arm. Atmore Ambulance was called to the scene, and Phifer was transported to Baptist Hospital where he was treated and released.
A search of Phifer’s Jeep turned up a .22 long rifle cartridge on the driver’s side floorboard.
At the hospital, Phifer told the deputy “Gilman I’m going to kill your a** and you know I have guns,” according to the ECSO report on the incident, and that he intended to kill or put a hit out on Gilman.
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8 Responses to “Trial Delayed For Man In Police Chase, Deputy Death Threat”
He looks the part, was probably lazy in school, never held a steady job in his life, and depended on handouts…just a bad actor all around.
They actually walk amoung us. Unreal, what part of no does this person not understand. In reading his rap sheet he was already a felon and then drank, drove, expired licenses etc. Then to be so bold as to threaten a officer of the law is just flat out stupid! But with all that said if the justice system works the way it is suppose to he will have the pleasure of spending many, many years thinking about it in cross bar hotel. Maybe when he is an old man he will have sobered up and try to be productive in life.
a psychological evaluation or IQ test will not give good results or numbers above the average temperature on a December night , however based on pure knowledge and tactics of the Thug Culture and the Criminal Mind , he would probably outscore all of you
Putting a hit on our law enforcement is not taken lightly im sure. But be sure of this as well, God himself protects this law enforcement officer and God stands for the righteous and stands against the Evil doers of this world. Don’t know about you but I want to stay on God’s good side! Bad things happen to bad folks!
keep up the good work.
Well Allah or Buddha in his life will send him straight to hell….so I dont think he needs them.
That guy could probably benefit from Jesus (or Allah or Buddha) in his life.
Things seem to be not so calm with him.
we thank the men and woman of our law enforcement to keep stupid people like this off the street have a beautiful life in prison