Judge suspends plea hearing for gas station shootout suspect after he disputes case facts

During a plea deal hearing Friday afternoon, a federal judge stopped everything when a suspect in a shootout at a local gas station disputed the facts.

Walter Rodgers, 35, appeared in federal court on Friday. He’s facing one count of illegally possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony crime.

In court, Rodgers told the judge that what everyone thinks they know about the gunfire is wrong…

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