that McNamara shot at him through the windshield, just missing his head.

Lawson then drove in reverse, hit the police car behind him, and then drove forward,

fleeing the scene. Kee, however, attested that Lawson began struggling with him as he

reached into the car to try to put it in park and to open the door from the inside. Kee

stated that he tried to pull Lawson through the car window but denied that his hands were

on Lawson’s neck or that he yelled “shoot.” Kee and McNamara also attested that

McNamara fired the shot after Lawson had hit the police car and was pulling away.

       Lawson was later apprehended and pleaded guilty in District Court to three counts

of assault on a federal officer with a dangerousweapon (his car), in violation of 18
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U.S.C. § 111(a)(1) & (b). He received a sentence of 21 months’ imprisonment. During

his plea colloquy, Lawson agreed with the factual basis for the plea presented by the

Government. The Government stated that Lawson forcibly struggled with Kee and

Watson as the officers tried to put his car in park and place him under arrest, that during

the struggle Lawson was revving his car by hitting the accelerator, and that McNamara

fired his gun after Lawson struck the car behind him