Sorry, if I do manage to post something, it likely won't be very lengthy and full of typos as I will be on my phone at my friend's cottage. I'll be back Sunday afternoon.
What Beringer intended to do was pay the cops off quickly, since his actions aren't exactly orthodox and he doesn't want any investigation brought on by the police
Also, for the question regarding the height of Beringer. In his armor he is a few inches short of 7 feet tall. But he's fairly slender
Again... Apologies