Allows cops to increase charges to assaulting a police office. May be able to add assault with deadly weapon if a car counts. Cops love to increase charges and escalate situations.
I guess. Your theory makes as much sense as any of the others.
I see Scheffler just finished. If I'm him, I tell my manager to get me the hell out of town and wheels up by 5pm. I wouldn't give the courtesy of a press conference.