Scott H. Mollman

Deadly force

According to the Argus Leader: Pennington County dispatcher received multiple calls about a black sports car speeding and driving erratically with a flat tire on Highway 44. Deputy Ed Johnson went to the home of Mollman, the car's registered owner and heard a gunshot from a garage. As Johnson stood in the doorway of the garage, Mollman walked toward him with a revolver in one hand and rife in the other. Johnson ordered him to put the gun down multiple times and Mollman stated, "Why, why put the guns down? Haven't you heard of death by cop?" Mollman moved close enough Johnson to reach out and touch him when the deputy decided to fire his gun seven times, killing Mollman.