He had been troubled in recent months and had texted her about killing himself with drugs, a gun or a bomb. She also said he would “show aggression” when police were mentioned, and said that if he ever engaged with police or got pulled over, it wasn’t going to end well.

“Trenton was in a bad place,” Haupt testified. “He didn’t have a place to live. He was on drugs.”

At some point, Haupt’s mother, Trina Grooters, found them in the garage, where Forster could barely stand up. He waved what she thought was a fake or toy gun, Grooters testified. She told him he would end up in prison, she testified, and he replied that that wouldn’t happen because he would shoot a cop first.

He left, but about 5 a.m. the next day began pounding on the door, demanding he be let in and swearing at the occupants. Grooters told Forster to leave and called police.

Officer John Becker was assigned the call, but Snyder heard the dispatch and volunteered to go because he was nearby, according to testimony. Forster was sitting in his car across the street from the house when Snyder pulled up behind him about 5 a.m. Becker pulled his car in front of Forster, boxing him in.