had been warning the farmers for years that they had to leave the park and that the government had asked humanitarian aid groups for help.

In Michelkro, those evicted from the park are living wherever they can, often in the crowded shacks of other farmers who have moved to the village in recent years. Some of the displaced still ply their trade, laying out to dry however many cocoa beans they managed to salvage as they were leaving.the patrol car, turned around in an attempt to determine whether this truck indeed had a tag and saw the truck make a sharp left turn "in a reckless manner at a high rate of speed." Green activated his emergency lights and siren and gave chase. The truck continued speeding and ran through at least three stop signs and one red light. Evidence was also presented that the truck struck the vehicle of another officer and continued to flee, leaving the collision "in full acceleration."
When Bryant saw this collision, he stated to Green that "we have to stop this guy before he kills somebody." Bryant later stated to an investigating officer that he "made a conscious decision to stop or slow the vehicle by shooting its tires out."