#Father ambushed and shot 9 times driver#
Investigators believe the VIP was "intentionally lured to the property by the actions of the speeding quad driver and then ambushed," D'Evelyn said.Īs the shooting continued, the VIP was able to crawl back into the vehicle and drive away while calling for help. 50 caliber sniper rifle as it drove away. He said both shooters had weapons malfunctions and Gregory Niedermeyer was reportedly shooting at the VIP's patrol vehicle with a. "Jason then began firing rifle rounds towards the 'deputy.'" "When his dad fired, Jason saw the VIP buckle indicating he was apparently hit," D'Evelyn said. On Friday, detectives learned Gregory Niedermeyer reportedly fired the first shots. The armed, uniformed VIP - whose identity has not been released - followed the ATV in a marked YCSO vehicle, intending to make note of the driver's home for later contact by a deputy, D'Evelyn said, but when the ATV went onto private property, the VIP stopped and got out to take a look.Ī gust of wind blew some paperwork out of his patrol vehicle, and as he turned to pick up the pages, he was struck in the pelvic area by gunfire, D'Evelyn said. The incident began when an ATV, driven by Jason Niedermeyer, caught the VIP's attention as it sped around the streets of the Juniper Wood Ranch neighborhood around 6 p.m., D'Evelyn said. They also arrested Gregory Niedermeyer's wife, Maria Niedermeyer, 54, for her involvement in a large marijuana grow on the property.
Jason Niedermeyer, 24, surrendered Thursday night and will be charged with attempted homicide in the attack, YCSO spokesman Dwight D'Evelyn said, after more than 20 rounds were fired at the VIP from a high-powered rifle, striking him three times.ĭuring interviews July 10, Sheriff's Office detectives determined Jason Niedermeyer's father, Gregory Niedermeyer, 49, was also involved in the shooting and arrested him. A 70-year-old member of the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office's "Volunteers in Protection" (VIP) group was shot three times July 9, after being lured to a spot where he was ambushed by what Sheriff Scott Mascher called "anti-police, anti-government, radical extremists."
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