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LOS ANGELES<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"United-States-Marshals-Service-Star-Badge\"A man who was on the run after failing to abide by the terms of his release after serving a prison sentence in a narcotics case was found guilty this afternoon of assaulting a deputy U.S. Marshal by trying to run him over with a minivan, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Keith Leon Smith<\/strong>, 47, was found guilty Thursday by a federal jury of one count of assaulting a federal officer with a deadly and dangerous weapon, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLaw enforcement officers put their lives at risk every day in the line of duty,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker<\/strong>. \u201cThose who increase this risk and intentionally put the lives of law enforcement officers in jeopardy will be prosecuted.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

During an interview with Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Deputies, Smith told them that he did not \u201cstop\u201d for the Marshals because he did not \u201cwant to go back to prison,\u201d according to the evidence presented at trial.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, Smith is facing up to 20 years in federal prison when he is sentenced on April.18, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the evidence presented during a three-day trial in U.S. District Court, on March 11, 2015, six Deputy U.S. Marshals went to a residence where they believed Smith lived.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Marshals were conducting an investigation with the goal of taking Smith into custody after a federal judge in 2013 had issued a bench warrant.<\/span><\/p>\n

Smith was wanted because he had violated the terms of his supervised release after serving more than seven years in prison for being convicted of manufacturing methamphetamine, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

While conducting the surveillance, the Deputy Marshals observed Smith exit the residence, get into a minivan and leave the location.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Marshals, who were in several vehicles, followed Smith and executed a traffic stop.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the Deputy Marshals approached the minivan that Smith was driving and identified themselves as law enforcement officers, Smith reversed his vehicle toward some of the Marshals Service vehicles. Smith then suddenly accelerated his vehicle toward one of the Deputy Marshals, who was in front of the minivan.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Deputy Marshal, now in the way of the oncoming minivan, fired his weapon at the windshield and fell backward.<\/span><\/p>\n

Smith briefly stopped the vehicle as the shots hit the windshield, and then accelerated the minivan toward the Deputy Marshal on the ground. The Deputy Marshal was able to jump out of the way of the minivan and fire several shots at the vehicle.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to court documents, the Deputy Marshal \u201cbelieves that he would be dead if he had not stumbled out of the way of defendant\u2019s oncoming vehicle.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Smith then sped away as the Deputy Marshals gave chase. But, due in part to his dangerous driving, which included swerving into oncoming traffic, Smith was able to elude capture that day.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, deputies with the Sheriff\u2019s Department located Smith\u2019s minivan the next day and took him into custody.<\/span><\/p>\n

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