Suspect in Georgia stalking, intimidation shot in Montana

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A man in his 40s who was wanted in Georgia on intimidation and stalking charges was shot and killed by two deputy U.S. Marshals when he pointed a handgun at officers after a pursuit in southern Montana, Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Timothy Hornung said.

The pursuit began at about 9 a.m. Tuesday near Laurel when officers tried to stop the man's pickup truck because he had an arrest warrant issued in March in Heard County, Georgia, The Billings Gazette reported.

Officers twice spike-stripped his tires but he continued driving the damaged vehicle, at times using the shoulders of the highway to pass vehicles, Hornung said.

The pursuit ended about 35 miles (56 kilometers) later when a Montana Highway Patrol officer forced the pickup to stop near Columbus. The man got out of the truck and started walking away before turning around and walking toward officers with a gun, Hornung said.

"The suspect ignored all law enforcement commands to surrender," Hornung said in a statement.

Two Deputy U.S. Marshals with the Montana Violent Offenders Task Force shot the man, killing him, Hornung said. The man's name has not been released.