It was auction night in Greeley, Colorado. The room’s full of bidders. Some looked for deals, others for something more. Tanner Brownlee sits at a table, locked in on one thing: a Dodge Charger. His dad’s car.
Deputy Sam Brownlee served with the Weld County Sheriff’s Office. In 2010, during a police chase, he tried to arrest a suspect who fled a traffic stop. The confrontation turned violent. Sam Brownlee didn’t survive. The department eventually retired his squad car, the Charger that had become a symbol of his service.
Tanner hoped to bring it home…