COLORADO BRAIN SURGEON INJURED IN POLICE SHOOTOUT IN FLORIDA

A "defiant" brain surgeon accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in Grand Junction was injured in a shootout with police.
Thomas Steffens, 72, was taken into custody on Monday in Vero Beach, Florida, and is expected to survive his wounds, according to Grand Junction police. A deputy U.S. marshal was shot in the leg. The surgeon's Colorado medical license is listed as active but restricted, according to state records. The alleged assault occurred Jan. 28. Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said: "When we finally did take him into custody, he was still defiant. He was still raising his middle finger at our deputies. He was still actively working against us, even though he had been shot four times." 

[Photo: Martin County Sheriff's Office]