RETIRED JUDGES DECIDE PAYOUT

Spotting the burned truck of Christopher Dorner has earned Daniel McGowan a percentage of the expected $1-million reward, because it started the process of tracking down the wanted fugitive in the Big Bear area in February. (Photo by CasperNews)

By Michael P. Neufeld

Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles police officials have announced the payout of what is expected to be a $1-million Christopher Dorner reward will be made to three individuals who were chosen by a trio of retired judges.  The reward will be paid in installments.

Dorner, 33, who died February 13 from a single gunshot wound in a mountain cabin set ablaze by tear gas canisters, is the alleged killer of four people, including Detective Jeremiah MacKay and wounding two others, including Big Bear deputy Alex Collins.

THE PAYOUT

The three retired judges reviewed claims submitted by 12 parties and determined James and Karen Reynolds were entitled to 80 percent of the funds. Dorner tied up the Reynoldses at gunpoint and they called 9-1-1 after the former police officer stole their purple Nissan SUV and tried to flee the Big Bear area. The judges determined that call led to his eventual location and the deadly exchange of gunfire in the mountain cabin.

Five percent of the reward will be distributed to Corona tow truck driver R. Lee McDaniel, who spotted Dorner’s vehicle at an AM/PM Market and reported it to authorities.

Daniel McGowan, an employee of Snow Summit Ski Resort,  is entitled to 15 percent, according to the LAPD announcement. McGowan spotted Dorner’s burning truck on a Forest Service fire road and notified the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. He was the only person who notified authorities about the burning Nissan truck.

The judges determined none of the nine (9) remaining claimants were entitled to any portion of the reward.

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