Tag: Deputy

Multiple people arrested, deputy bitten by dog during investigation in Guyton

A deputy from the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office was bitten by a dog Tuesday afternoon while conducting an investigation in Guyton. Details surrounding the investigation are unknown but according to a press release, the incident occurred at 4:30 p.m. As officers approached the residence at 1409 Courthouse Road, the male subject fled and entered the […]

Deputy chief grilled over timeline of obelisk protest response

Jun. 4—Santa Fe police Deputy Chief Matthew Champlin testified Tuesday a protest in October 2020 that ended with the destruction of the Plaza obelisk was “one of the biggest things in my career.” He was the commanding officer that day but wasn’t present on the Plaza when the crowd at an Indigenous Peoples Day rally […]

Florida sheriff’s office fires deputy who fatally shot senior airman

A Florida Panhandle sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who fatally shot an airman at his home while holding a handgun pointed to the ground, saying the deputy’s life was never in danger and he should not have fired his weapon. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden fired Deputy Eddie Duran, who fatally shot Senior Airman Roger Fortson on […]

Florida deputy who killed Black air force member in his own home fired

A Florida sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a Black US air force airman in the military member’s own home has been fired from his job, officials said on Friday. The Okaloosa county sheriff’s office said it dismissed the deputy, Eddie Duran, after investigators found that his “use of deadly force was not objectively reasonable and […]