People v. Motsenbocker CA4/1

background. 2 apartment complex where Lindsey Hagberg, Motsenbocker’s girlfriend, resided. They saw Hagberg drive away in a white Volvo. Marshal Allie, driving an undercover black Dodge Durango; Marshal Stephens, driving an undercover black Dodge Charger; and Wayman, driving a white Kia Optima, followed Hagberg to a shopping center on Balboa Avenue. Hagberg stopped and spoke with Motsenbocker, who was standing next to a stolen Toyota FJ Cruiser. He got in the stolen vehicle, drove to a nearby cul-de-sac, and parked it there. Hagberg, who followed Motsenbocker to the cul-de-sac, then picked him up in her Volvo. While Motsenbocker and Hagberg were in the cul-de-sac, Allie and Stephens put on their body armor vests, which identified them as “U.S. Marshals.” Both Allie and Stephens also displayed U.S. Marshal badges on their apparel. Allie, Stephens, and Wayman followed Hagberg as her Volvo left the cul-de-sac. Wayman could not identify the vehicle’s passenger because the passenger seat was tilted back low. Allie saw movement in the passenger’s seat. Based on his observations, Marshal Allie decided to initiate a traffic stop of the Volvo and activated his vehicle’s emergency lights…