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Los Angeles county. Sullivan is placed on two years' probation and a work
program.
May, 1994, arrested in San Joaquin County for making terrorist threats. Sent to
Atascadero state hospital for a maximum of three years, after a court finds him
not fit to stand trial. In January, 1995, a judge dismisses the case for lack of
evidence.
In January 1997, arrested in San Mateo County in connection with a weapons case
and a shoplifting offense. He serves 62 days in jail.
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Cop killed
Erin McCormick, OF THE EXAMINER STAFF, Sunday, April 26, 1998
MILLBRAE -- A San Francisco truck driver, carrying a cache of pipe bombs and
rifles, has confessed to killing a Millbrae police officer Saturday morning in a
shooting rampage that started with a routine traffic stop.
Police arrested 43-year-old Marvin Patrick Sullivan, who they said has a long
criminal history involving guns, drugs and violence, after he allegedly opened fire
on a San Bruno traffic officer on U.S. 101 at about 10 a.m.
Sullivan then unloaded his high-powered rifle on the first officer to come to the
rescue: Millbrae motorcycle Patrolman David Chetcuti, 43, police said. Chetcuti, an
11-year veteran of the Millbrae Police Department, was known for his dogged
determination to be the first at the crime scene.
The Millbrae resident is survived by his wife, Gail, and sons David, 17, John, 14,
and Rick, 11. Chetcuti died at the Millbrae Avenue off-ramp, with three gunshots
to his head and his body riddled with bullets. His body remained there for hours
under a yellow tarpaulin, surrounded by spent bullet casings. He was wearing a
motorcycle helmet and boots.
San Bruno police Officer Seann Graham, who had pulled Sullivan over on the
Millbrae Avenue exit for not having a current registration sticker, narrowly escaped
being shot by diving into the water of a drainage ditch and swimming to dodge
bullets.
After leading at least four police units on a chase over the San Mateo Bridge,
Sullivan surrendered at the toll plaza on the Hayward side. Police found four pipe
bombs, two rifles and several handguns in Sullivan's blue Chevrolet.
"This is a sad day for us. This is the first time an officer has been shot in the line
of duty," said Millbrae Police Chief Mike Parker. "Dave was a model police officer.
He was instrumental in catching a bank robber from Burlingame just last week. He
just had a nose for police work."
Parker said investigators have not yet determined any motive for the shootings
but are looking at whether Sullivan might be connected to other crimes, including
a series of recent unsolved pipe bombings that have rattled Fremont.
When taken into custody, Sullivan had a superficial gunshot wound, which Parker
said might indicate that Chetcuti managed to shoot the suspect before being
killed.