Man killed by Stockton officer had ties to Sauk Valley

3-31-17 California:

STOCKTON — The Pearl City man shot and killed by a Stockton Police officer Wednesday was a longtime drug dealer with convictions in Jo Daviess, Carroll and Whiteside counties, and a registered sex offender in Florida and Illinois.

Troy J. Boyle, 41, was shot shortly after noon at the intersection of West Front Avenue and Blackhawk Drive in Jo Daviess County, ISP said in a news release.

State police would not confirm media reports that Boyle fired at the officer.

He was pronounced dead at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, the Stephenson County coroner said in a news release. An autopsy was done Thursday; toxicology results will take a a few weeks.

The Stockton officer's body camera was out of service; video from various squad cars is being reviewed, and witnesses are being questioned, the ISP release said.

Man Who Went to Register as Sex Offender Dies After Shootout With Deputies at Temple City Sheriff's Station: LASD

3-20-17 California:

California -- A man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after engaging in a gunbattle with deputies in the parking lot of the Temple City sheriff's station, where he had gone to register as a sex offender Monday morning, authorities said.

The man, identified only as a 47-year-old white male, entered the station located in the 8800 block of East Las Tunas Drive about 7:25 a.m. to register as a sex offender, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Lt. Joe Mendoza said.

The deputy at the counter inside the station realized that the man had a $40,000 warrant for his arrest in connection with a felony sex crime that occurred in the city of Los Angeles, Mendoza said. When the deputy went further inside the station and returned with other deputies in order to arrest him, the man ran toward his vehicle, the lieutenant said.

Contra Costa Sheriff Deputies Shoot, Kill Suspected Child Molester During Standoff In Byron

3-18-16 California:

BYRON (CBS SF) — A man facing child molestation charges who was fatally shot by Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputies Friday morning after a standoff in Byron has been identified as 49-year-old Michael Mallet, sheriff’s officials said.

The situation began when Mallet was served with an arrest warrant at 10:06 p.m. Thursday. He responded by arming himself with a handgun and barricading himself in a home in the 2700 block of Hoffman Lane, Capt. Dan Hoffman said.

Hoffman said the $1.15 million arrest warrant was served in connection to 12 counts of child molestation charged against Mallet Thursday by the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office.

The impetus for these charges was a February investigation by the sheriff’s office, Hoffman said. A 13-year-old foster child reported that Mallet molested her for a period of time when she was 11 years old, Hoffman said.

Man shot in standoff with Effingham County deputies was sex offender

2-1-17 Georgia:

The man killed last week during a standoff with two Effingham County Sheriff’s Office deputies and one deputy from Bulloch County was a registered sex offender, and had been jailed in 2014 for attacking Effingham deputies during a routine compliance check.

Gary M. Wigley of Highway 119 North in southeast Bulloch County, was convicted in 1988 on charges of child molestation and cruelty to a child, according to sex offender registry records.

Wigley, 52, was scheduled to appear in Effingham County Superior Court Jan. 9, before Ogeechee Judicial Circuit Judge WiIliam Woodrum Jr., regarding yet another, more recent case, where he was charged with false imprisonment, obstruction, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, disorderly conduct, and simple assault, according to Woodrum’s criminal bench trail calendar.

Man shot and killed by Spokane police early Sunday morning identified

1-18-17 Washington:

The man who was shot and killed by police early Sunday morning has been identified as Dexter Martin Dumarce, 33.

Dumarce died from four gunshot wounds, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Dumarce was shot and killed after he apparently led police on a foot chase from the South Hill toward downtown starting at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday. According to a police news release, Dumarce was stopped in the area of Ninth Avenue and Adams Street, a “high crime area,” because he was acting “suspicious.”

Dumarce pulled a knife on the officers and fled on foot, according to a police news release. Police say they first used Tasers, which didn’t stop Dumarce.

M.E. Identifies Man Shot By Lynnwood Officer in Everett

12-17-16 Washington:

Just received the latest update from Shari Ireton on the shooting in Everett Saturday night. Investigators say there may not have been an actual physical struggle between the Lynnwood PD officer and the suspect on Grand street. Here is the release…

The investigation into an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Everett last Saturday night continues. Evidence gathered in the investigation showed that the 44 year-old suspect made multiple threats to the female victim via text and phone messages earlier that day.

The messages left by the suspect also indicated that he would kill police. Evidence gathered in the investigation does not show that the suspect was at the exact location where the victim was (the 17500 block of 54th Pl, Lynnwood) at the time those threats were made. Based on messages he sent to the victim, the suspect implied he was in the area, watching Lynnwood officers interact with the victim at her residence.

Autopsy conducted Monday on man killed by Bend police

12-27-16 Oregon:

Officials quiet about vehicle search and autopsy of man shot and killed during traffic stop

An autopsy on Michael Jacques, 31, who was shot and killed by Bend police during a Friday night traffic stop, was conducted Monday, as was a search of the vehicle Jacques had been driving. But details about the incident remain thin.

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said he was expecting the preliminary autopsy report from the state Medical Examiner’s Office as well as the results of the police search of Jacques’ 2002 Dodge Caravan on Monday, but he declined to comment on either.

“I’m not going to be releasing anything today,” he said Monday, adding that more information would probably be available in about a week, after witness interviews were complete and when he’s “confident that releasing information won’t impact the investigation.”

The identities of the officers, who are both on paid administrative leave, haven’t been released. During a news conference Saturday, Bend Police Chief Jim Porter said both officers are in good standing with the department and that one has 15 years’ experience and the other has seven years’ experience.

Arlington man shot, killed by Shelby County Sheriff's deputies

12-18-16 Tennessee:

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is conducting an inquiry after two Shelby County Sheriff's deputies shot and killed a man who allegedly threatened them with a knife in the Arlington area late Saturday night, officials said Sunday.

According to the TBI, the incident began a little after 10 p.m. when the deputies responded to a call about a man “exhibiting some sort of violent behavior” at 9591 Osborn Road, TBI spokesman Susan Niland said in a press conference Sunday afternoon. Jimmy Lee Lawson, a convicted sex offender who had at least two prior domestic violence incidents this year, allegedly walked out on the driveway armed with a knife.

The deputies opened fire, killing Lawson, who would've turned 49 on Thursday. Two other adults were at the home, in addition to Lawson's wife, Janet, Niland said. Lawson and his wife have two adult daughters, Maegan and Mallori, although it's uncertain if they were the ones at the home Saturday night.

Neither the TBI nor the Shelby County Sheriff's Office will release the names of the deputies involved in the shooting.

An officer and 2 US Marshals injured in a shootout with a child molester

12-12-2016 New York:

On Monday, a detective of the NYPD and two US Marshals were wounded in a gun battle that started in Greenwich Village when the officers attempted to arrest a child molester. The accused, Charles Mozdir was killed in the gunfight.

The 32 year old accused was recently talked about on the CNN show called “The Hunt with John Walsh”, and had been accused of sexually assaulting a minor boy whom he was babysitting in Colorado. Mozdir was slapped with multiple charges including committing violent vulgar deeds on a minor.

The officers arrived at the Smoking Culture on the basis of a tipofffrom an informant,who told them that the accused was working at the smokeshop. Upon confirmation that the accused was alone, the detective came back with two Marshals to arrest him. According to William Bratton, the Police Commissioner, the officers who were fired at very close range by Mozdir immediately returned fire.

Cops: Man killed by deputy had been acting erratically

12-7-2016 Florida:

A Leesburg man was acting erratically before he beat a Lake County deputy sheriff with a boat oar during a confrontation in Lake Griffin, prompting the lawman to kill him, a sheriff's official said Wednesday.

The man killed Tuesday was identified as Wayne Donald Dorsey, 49, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Dorsey first ran into a car and then rammed into the Citgo gas station at 4075 Picciola Road before taking off on foot and attempting to carjack another vehicle with a person inside, Sgt. Fred Jones said.

The deputy, who has been with the Lake Sheriff's Office for about 12 years, was placed on paid administrative leave.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting, Jones said.

The deputy was not immediately identified.

Omaha man is shot, killed as officers try to serve warrant at Lincoln motel

3-16-2015 Nebraska:

A law enforcement officer killed an Omaha man Thursday while trying to serve an arrest warrant in Lincoln.

Tyson Hubbard, 34, was shot about 10:45 a.m. Thursday as he resisted arrest and struggled with officers, the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office said.

The Metro Area Fugitive Task Force tried to arrest Hubbard at a Motel 6, 6501 N. 28th St., on a warrant for second-degree assault, a felony.

Hubbard left the motel and was confronted by officers as he got into a vehicle, the Sheriff’s Office said. He struggled, resisted arrest and was shot.

Hubbard died shortly afterward at Bryan West Hospital.

Agents justified in fatal shooting of MN sex offender, prosecutor says

10-21-2016 Minnesota:

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — A man who was shot and killed by officers at an Alexandria home in August was within 4 feet of the officers while armed with a knife, a release from Douglas County Attorney Chad Larson said Friday, Oct. 21.

Larson concluded the shooting of Adam Jo Klimek, 31, of Carlos, by agents from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension was a justifiable use of force done in self-defense.

“I have chosen not to present this case to a grand jury because the facts do not warrant it.” Larson said in his release.

“The two BCA agents involved, agents Elizabeth Eilers and Dustin Vanderhagen, were victims of a crime that day. … In my opinion, they should be commended for their service to the public in the face of lethal opposition.”

Alton Sterling Arrest Record, Criminal History & Rap Sheet

WikiPedia: Shooting of Alton Sterling

7-6-2016 Louisiana:

Alton Sterling was a 37-year-old black man who was shot to death in a confrontation outside a convenience store with police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana early on the morning of July 5.

His death has sparked outrage, protests, and an investigation by the U.S. Justice Department.

The officers’ handling of the confrontation has come under intense scrutiny from the public, and could lead to criminal charges. The debate over the officers’ conduct is likely to include discussion of Sterling’s criminal record and whether it is at all relevant when assessing the officers’ conduct.

The legal questions in the case will focus on what happened in the confrontation between Sterling and the officers right before he was shot. Sterling’s case file does provide a fuller biography of the man, however.

A review of court records by Heavy shows that Sterling was well known to Baton Rouge police, although the two officers involved in the shooting — Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II — are not mentioned in documents pertaining to Sterling. You can read all of Sterling’s Baton Rouge criminal case details here:

Fugitive Rapist Floyd Ray Cook Shot, Killed by Kentucky Police

10-30-2015 Kentucky:

A rapist who was the target of a six-day manhunt after allegedly shooting a Tennessee cop was killed by police early Friday in what officials described as a "scary" conclusion.

Floyd Ray Cook, 62, was fatally shot near Burkesville, Kentucky, after being traced to a wooded area with the help of a police helicopter's thermal camera.

Law enforcement agents converged on a building in the hunt for Cook, who was accused of shooting a Tennessee police officer during a traffic stop on Saturday.

Kentucky State Police Trooper Billy Gregory said two colleagues and a U.S. Marshal encountered the fugitive on an embankment near Kentucky Route 61 about seven miles south of Burkesville.

"Cook had a handgun and gunfire was exchanged," Gregory said. "Cook was wounded and was pronounced dead at the scene. No officers were injured."

Earlier, Cook approached a home in Cumberland County near the Tennessee border at around 2:40 p.m. local time (3:40 p.m. ET) and asked for a ride, but the couple refused and called police, Gregory said.

Suspect shot dead by DPD tried to take officer's vehicle, gun before shooting

9-1-2016 Colorado:

DENVER -- The man shot dead by Denver Police officers Wednesday had several outstanding warrants and was on supervised probation for being a sex offender.

The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner identified Michael Ferguson, 20, as the suspect killed Wednesday after he tried to get into a stolen vehicle, then an officer’s vehicle. At some point soon after, he struggled for one of the officer’s weapons and police opened fire.

Ferguson died when police shot him in the 2600 block of West Bates around noon Wednesday.

Three DPD officers involved in the struggle were also injured but were not shot.

Ferguson had active warrants stemming from a car theft case from May 2015 and a careless driving charge from June of this year. He failed to appear in court Monday on the latest case and was also wanted for violating his probation in the theft case.

Man shot by Madison County deputy dies of injuries; suspect was registered sex offender

1-21-16 Alabama:

The man shot by a Madison County deputy late Wednesday night has died from his injuries.

Randy Joe Sanders Jr., 33, died following surgery at Huntsville Hospital, according to Lt. Michael Salomonsky of the Madison County Sheriff's Office. The Huntsville Police Department is investigating the shooting, at Sheriff Blake Dorning's request, and a shooting review board will conduct its own investigation next week.

Deputies were called just after 11 p.m. Wednesday to Highway 231 in Meridianville, south of Wells Road, for a report of a man with a gun acting erratically at a nearby convenience store. When a deputy arrived, he tried to make contact with the man, later identified as Sanders, but Sanders refused to talk and fled from the deputy.

After a short foot pursuit into the area of the Inspiration Pointe subdivision, Sanders allegedly repeatedly refused to stop and show the deputy his hands.

Shoplifter slashed at off-duty Medford officer before fatal shooting, police say

1-19-16 Oregon:

A man killed Monday by an off-duty Medford police officer was identified Tuesday by police as Timothy Joseph Alex Caruthers, 27, of Medford.

According to Medford police Interim Chief Randy Sparacino, Caruthers had been caught shoplifting at Sportsman's Warehouse and was not being cooperative with store personnel when an off-duty officer stepped in.

Sparacino said the officer, following department policy, presented his badge, asked Caruthers to cooperate with store's security staff, then stepped away.

Once Caruthers was taken inside an office at the store, he became unruly again.

"The suspect produced a knife and slashed at the store personnel to escape from the office," Sparacino said.

Robbery suspect killed at KFC by police has extensive criminal record

1-18-16 Missouri:

ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) - There is more information about the man shot and killed by St. Louis police last night during an alleged armed robbery at a Kentucky Fried Chicken. The man known as "Big Wes" is gone, and now new information is surfacing about his past troubles with the law.

St. Louis City Police continue to investigate the shooting that happened near Gravois And Grand Avenue. According to investigators Crayton West, 52, robbed the KFC and pointed a gun at a police Sargent when confronted at the restaurant.

The officer who was called to the scene by a witness. He fired at West, killing him.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that West became a registered sex offender in 1980 for assaulting a teenaged boy. He also served time for robbing seven restaurants in October of 1986. FOX 2 is also told West was recently dealing with financial issues.

Police say the encounter was caught on camera inside of the restaurant. So far both the video and name of the officer have not been released.

Damien Ramirez, Sex Offender, ID'd as Carjacker Gunned Down After Wild Chase

6-11-15 Colorado:

As we've reported, there have been plenty of police shootings in Colorado of late.

Indeed, there was one at 3:20 p.m. yesterday on the 111000 block of Huron Street, when an officer with the Northglenn Police Department shot a man who allegedly had opened fire on cops responding to a report of a "male party with a gun," according to the NPD. The suspect was hospitalized but survived, and no police officers were injured.

But while some of these incidents, including the January death of seventeen-year-old Jessie Hernandez, have been controversial, the gun-down of Damien Ramirez is unlikely to follow suit.

That's because Ramirez is a sex offender who was slain after he carjacked a vehicle at gunpoint, led law enforcement on a wild highway chase and was shooting back at officers when he was killed.

Oklahoma City police investigating rape complaint shoot, kill convicted sex offender

7-24-15 Oklahoma:

Oklahoma City police shot and killed a convicted sex offender Wednesday while investigating a rape complaint. Andre Dontrell Williams, 26, was wanted after a woman reported she was held against her will and raped repeatedly at a home in northeast Oklahoma City.

A convicted sex offender was shot and killed Wednesday by Oklahoma City police investigating a rape complaint.

Andre Dontrell Williams, 26, of Oklahoma City, was wanted for questioning after a woman reported she was held against her will and repeatedly raped Tuesday evening inside a northeast Oklahoma City house.

The victim, who went to the residence willingly, managed to escape Wednesday morning. She went to a hospital where she provided a description of her attacker and the house where she was raped, police Capt. Paco Balderrama said.