Tye "Glenn" Champ, former California gubernatorial candidate, wanted on attempted murder charges
The Fresno County Sheriff's Office is searching for Tye "Glenn" Champ after, they say, he shot his neighbor and his neighbor's horse.
FRESNO, Calif. -- Fresno County Sheriff's deputies responded to the 31000 block of Lynx Road in Prather on Thursday afternoon after reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found at 40-year-old man who had been shot in the stomach. The victim was taken by air-ambulance to Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno where he underwent surgery.
Witnesses told investigators two neighbors got into an argument over work being done on a private road. They said Champ confronted the victim and his juvenile son before shooting the man with a small black pistol. As the victim and his son left, witnesses said Mr. Champ fired more shots -- killing a horse.
Deputies said they are still looking for Champ. They said he may be driving a blue four-door Volkswagen sedan and is believed to be armed with a small black pistol. He is currently wanted for Attempted Murder, Child Endangerment and Cruelty to Animal charges associated to this case.
Champ ran for the California Governor's office in early 2014, but was eliminated during the June 2014 primary campaign. His name on the ballot was listed as "Glenn Champ" -- who received 59,042 votes accounting for 1.9 percent of the total ballots cast.
During his campaign, Champ made headlines in several newspapers around the country after it was revealed that he was a registered sex offender. He is listed on the Megan's Law website with the offense of "assault with intent to commit a specified sex offense" after he was convicted in 1993 on two counts of assault with intent to commit rape.
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In 1998, Tye Champ pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges after running over George Kozar with his pickup truck.
