Deranged Man Attacked Cops With Machete After Kicking Mother From Moving Car

Man Arrested In Arizona For Attacking Cops With Machete

Via KPHO

A man with a long history of mental illness attacked an Arizona Department of Public Safety patrol vehicle with a machete along Interstate 17 before an officer could deploy his stun gun and take the man into custody.

The man’s mother arrived on the scene and explained her son, Timothy Bribriesco, 39, had forced her from the car as they were headed to Phoenix from Colorado because he was upset she was driving too slow, DPS said.

He left her stranded while he climbed behind the wheel and continued traveling southbound on I-17 Sunday afternoon.

DPS officers managed to spot and stop the vehicle about 20 miles south of Flagstaff. Bribriesco stepped out of the car waving a machete and refused orders to stop as he walked toward the officers, DPS said.

One of the officers deployed a stun gun but it had little effect. Bribriesco got back into his car and when he began to drive off, both officers opened fire, deflating one of the tires.

A third DPS officer joined in the pursuit. Bribriesco stopped about one mile down the road. This time, he got out and immediately began attacking one of the patrol vehicles with the machete while the officer was safely inside, investigators said.

The attack cracked the windshield and punctured one of the tires on the patrol vehicle.

Another DPS officer deployed his stun gun and Bribriesco was taken into custody.

The man’s mom said they were en route to Phoenix, where she planned to admit him into a mental health facility.