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Stephen Hastings, 27, has been a deputy constable in Texas for five years. At around 2 a.m. on July 29th, he was traveling from his ranch in Porter to his home in Clear Lake when he became drowsy. He pulled off the interstate and parked in front of a restaurant to get some rest.
Shortly before 6 a.m., two men parked their Oldsmobile in front of his pickup, blocking his exit. One of the men, armed with a .22-caliber rifle, awakened Hastings by banging the barrel on the driver-side window of his truck. He ordered the deputy, who was dressed in civilian clothes, to get out of the ...