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Felony Sex Crime Suspect Stabs Himself In Neck Before Being Shot By Cops

July 30, 2012 at 1:19 pm by Morbid

MODESTO, CA - A 68-year-old felony sex crime suspect has died after repeatedly stabbing himself in the neck before being shot by police earlier this month.

On July 12, David Mendez was visited by a uniformed officer and Detective Steve Anderson, who works on the Special Victims Unit. Mendez was a suspect in a sex crime and Anderson had interviewed Mendez previously. He was there today, with the other officer, to arrest Mendez.

Mendez answered the door and briefly spoke with the two men. He said he knew he would be arrested after they had completed their investigation and that he had written a confession. Mendez then walked to a nearby desk and retrieved a 12-inch “diver’s knife” that he used to repeatedly stab himself in the neck. According to Lt. Rick Armendariz, Mendez “repeatedly thrust the knife in and out, holding the knife with both his hands.”

Refusing to obey the officer’s demand to stop doing that, Mendez was Tased. This did not prove to be effective and Mendez continued to stab himself. When he rose the knife above his head and made a movement toward the officers, Anderson shot him. This did prove effective, and Mendez fell to the ground and released the knife.

He was rushed to the hospital but would die from his injuries this past Thursday from either the stab wounds, the gunshot wound or both. I looked around a bit but couldn’t find any information about what sex crime Mendez allegedly committed, but according to reports, a suicide note was found in the desk in which Mendez confessed to the crime and implied committing suicide by cop.

Tags: California, Crime, David Mendez, Shooting, Stabbing, Suicide, suicide by cop

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newstarshipsmell

Ah, thank Morbid, it’s nice to start off the new week with a feel-good story.
tinalib13

Since he confessed to the crime, I’m going to personally thank him for saving the taxpayers money. And for ridding the world of another perv. Way to go man.
daMonBrooks

I too would die after 0 comments
sugarpie

I sort of like this trend. However, they could make it a little more likeable by offing themselves before they commit the crime. They may even get some pity at that point.
newstarshipsmell

Hahaha how did I miss that.
tinalib13

But then they wouldn’t be on the Demon Sugar.
NY_Mommy

If only all other sexual predators would follow suit!!!
sugarpie

**sighs** true…
sugarpie

lol – I had to go back to see what I missed….
tinalib13

I know. It made me all warm and gooey inside.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=736546181 Michael Heldman

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pikeman

I didn’t get any comments back on my disqus yesterday. Nobody cares! I’m going to go kill myself, now!
OutOfBubbleGum

David Mendez, you could still be alive if you use the knife on your other head before committing this crime.
tinalib13

Awwww…don’t do that. You’re awesome! Feel better now?
curiousalways

esp before they shoot their own children, then themselves. Why can’t they just shoot themselves first?????????
EveryVillainIsLemons

No, no, NO! That’s NOT how that scene from Blazing Saddles went!
EveryVillainIsLemons

For reference: http://youtu.be/Z_JOGmXpe5I
ShelbySP

They tazed him…to make him stop stabbing himself? As soon as he started stabbing himself I’d just be like, “Well. My work here is done.”
newstarshipsmell

They were probably concerned he was going to start flinging pieces of his intestines at them. I would taze a bro to prevent that.
tinalib13

Or maybe his feces. Wasn’t there a story on here about that not too long ago?
JohnQknowitall

Sounds like five minutes the police officers will never forget. Hell all I did was read this article and it is stuck permanently in my brain.
The_Yeti_Knows

Morbid you never disappoint … but you know this syphilitic frump chump is just as disappointing as every other lizard foreskined creepy uncle in the news.. Now you wanna really get our attention, rig up a big ‘ol nasty 80lb rusty guillotine to shear your cabbage bucket off right on the doorstep for all to see, including the pill popping mailman that secretly sniffs the doorknob when you’re not home. Now that’s news !!!
The_Yeti_Knows

Always with the feces with you ?
tinalib13

I’m just tryin to keep the shit real. hehehe
tinalib13

God you’re twisted. I fucking love it!
The_Yeti_Knows

There’s no way you’re a chick
tinalib13

I beg you’re pardon! I most certainly am, and I have the breasts and vagina to prove it! You hurt my feelings when you say shit like that. Boo
bored_stiff

If you’re going to make statements that you’re a chick, you should at least provide some detailed pictures.
The_Yeti_Knows

Using the word feelings qualifies you most profusely… doubt you’re much into Oprah though…. maybe if Oprah went on a hair on fire ball stomping spree… now that I’d pay a whole box of meadow fresh pink vaginas to see.
tinalib13

I knew that’d convince you. And no, Oprah’s not my cup of tea. You can have her all to yourself sweetie. And this fireball would stomp Oprah’s ass right into her couch.
tinalib13

If i did your stiffy would pop right outta your pants. And my husband would have a heart attack…
bored_stiff

A fatal heart attack? — leaves the door open if you know what I mean. I’m just slobbering thinking of those pictures.
tinalib13

As good as you are for my ego Stiffy, I’m gonna have to respectfully decline. You’re just gonna have to use your imagination my friend. Make it good for me will ya?
bored_stiff

I’ll try, but I keep having flashbacks of my ex-wife and as what usually happens, it’s finished before it started. “Stiffy” just takes a dive. Would it be weird to let my imagination go wild while hopped up on Viagara?…or bath salts?
tinalib13

Stick to the Viagra. The bath salts might make you eat your own “stiffy”, and that would be a damn shame my friend.
bored_stiff

If I could “eat” my own “stiffy”, I wouldn’t need pictures or my imagination, just some Rub A535 for my sore back and a couple of breath mints.
JGo555

Sad for the family or whoever loved him.
The rest of the world is a grain of sand better.
Divine

Tina is just as much a lady as I am…..
UniqueMommy1984

Yeah, they probably wanted too but it’s their job to serve and protect. Even the assholes who commit the crimes.
bored_stiff

It’s more like who’s more of a lady, Divine or Tina?
tinalib13

You know it!
tinalib13

I’m gonna say Divine. I gotta keep up my slutty D’D rep. you know.
http://twitter.com/Bigcced Cedric

“Refusing to obey the officer’s demand to stop doing that, Mendez was Tased. This did not prove to be effective and Mendez continued to stab himself. When he rose the knife above his head and made a movement toward the officers, Anderson shot him. This did prove effective, and Mendez fell to the ground and released the knife.”

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I simply love the above paragraph – that is all.
t smith

one less sex offender great!