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Jusme wrote: ↑Mon Nov 19, 2018 9:01 am
I'm still, not sure why anyone, would go into that situation without back up. A report of a tresspasser, illegally hunting, would indicate, that the suspect was armed. The deputy, can't see, without a flashlight, giving any potential BG, the tactical advantage. There was no reason, for the deputy, to make that approach, alone. JMHO

I don't disagree with your sentiment one bit, however, rural Dept's [have to] do this kind of stuff all too regularly... We are a few miles outside of town and in the years I have lived out here, we've seen similar situations where only one deputy was dispatched or only one was available for dispatch- for some pretty hairy calls. One such call included a search of ours and a neighbor's properties (acreage, barns, etc.) at night for an armed suspect.

Rural deputies often don't have the luxury of swat teams or even a simple 2nd man to assist... it's one of the few places I'd be ok with an increase in taxes- to hire a few more deputy sheriffs in the rural areas.

I do wish we would get some additional info on the original story here...

Gator Guy wrote: ↑Fri Nov 16, 2018 10:30 am I too will wait to see if they fire the deputy or tolerate a peace officer who lied about an OIS.

Apologies, GG... I never saw/read the "original" story and therefore missed the jist of your post... I had assumed your comments were about the gun malf. vs. ND.

Gator Guy wrote: ↑Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:59 am

Deputy Turner also said the gunman took off as he crawled back to his cruiser to call for help.

IANAL but it seems like a false statement about a shooting would taint any testimony the deputy ever gave in court, as well as any affidavits he signed to support search warrants.

There’s no word on if Deputy Turner, who has been with the department for two years, will face disciplinary action.

He should be fired. If not, it calls into question the honesty and integrity of the Sheriff and his entire department.

I'll wait for the facts to come in before questioning their integrity. You may eventually be right, but it's still too soon to declare.

jrene wrote: ↑Fri Nov 16, 2018 8:26 am Does anybody have any theories on how a holstered firearm can fire by itself?

I can think of 2 ways, if it was an ankle holster, since 99% of ankle holsters I have seen are fabric ...

1. he either kicked/steeped into or banged against something like a downed tree with small branches sticking out that got into the holster and tripped the trigger or

2. a part breaks... although extremely rare, it has happened. Possibly by being smacked into something while running or falling.