After A Fallen Sheriffs Son Lost An Auction For His Squad Car, The Winner Did Something UNTHINKABLE [VIDEO] Colorado deputy Sam Brownlee was killed in the line of duty in a police chase in 2010. His wife and two sons, Tanner and Chase, grieved for years. On Thursday, their fathers squad car was put up for auction by the sheriffs office to help fund the organization that helps families of officers killed in the line of duty, and Tanner and his younger brother Chase decided to bid on it. It would mean a lot to me and my brother; weve been through a lot, Tanner, 20, told the local news. Tanner raised enough money on his GoFundMe page bid a significant amount. I think if it goes past the limit we have, I just have to hope that someone has it in their heart to win the car and give it to me and my brother, Tanner said about their financial limit for the auction. We dont really have a backup plan. The car was onlyDi worth about $12,500, but the bidding drove the price all the way up to $60,000 by a man named Steve Wells. Tanner had lost, and was clearly upset. However it quickly became clear that his goal would come to fruition when Wells handed him the keys. Tanner said Wells was a complete stranger and that he had no idea the local rancher was planning on buying his fathers car for him. Mr. Wells has declined any interviews to keep the attention on Tanner, but reportedly owns thousands of acres of oil-rich property in Weld County. This is kind of the end of Sams legacy here, Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams told KMGH. Its the last tangible thing we have that he was connected to. [I realize] how much this car meant to him I understand it now, Tanner told 9News. I want to keep that and hold on to it. Did you expect this? What are your thoughts? 