At 11:20 pm, according to Knox County sheriff’s office, the dispatch center received a call from a female in Danville stating that the police officers in Danville were in danger.
She said that her ex-boyfriend, Herschel Ray Jones, had left with weapons and was looking to kill an officer. Dispatch personnel attempted to make contact with the Danville officer, but were unsuccessful. Deputies from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office searched the village.
At approximately 11:47 pm deputies discovered Danville Police Officer Thomas Cottrell on the ground behind the Danville Municipal Building. Officer Cottrell was deceased. His service weapon had been taken and the cruiser was missing.
At approximately 1:36 am the suspect was observed running from a residence on East Washington St. After a short foot chase the suspect, identified as Herschel Jones III was taken into custody by officers in the area of the Danville Park. A female that was discovered outside of the residence was interviewed by officers and later released.
The cruiser was found in a wooded area about a half mile from the shooting scene.
RIP Officer Cottrell. E
Even though I did not know him, this saddens me greatly.
Another cowardly ambush. RIP Brother Cottrell.
3.2.1. Calls for stricter gun control laws and background checks..
I hope this loser didn’t have an NRA card
We certainly live in increasingly evil times.
It’s a pity the murderer was taken alive.
Unfortunately, there were two yesterday:
Police Officer Doug Barney was shot and killed after responding to an accident near the intersection of 4500 South and 2300 East, in Holladay, shortly after 10:00 am.
Upon arriving at the scene he observed a man and woman who had been involved in the crash walking away from the vehicles. As he attempted to make contact with the pair the male subject produced a handgun and shot him in the head, fatally wounding him.
http://www.odmp.org/officer/22733-police-officer-douglas-barney#ixzz3xc6Odb8q
Unfortunately, Obama’s payers are being answered. 🙁
prayers
“Back in the Day®” a dude like this would never make it to trial, as he would’ve been shot on sight, preferably while escaping. Nowadays, the perpetrator becomes some sort of media curiosity, almost a celebrity, to be exploited by the Democratic Spin Machine.
I think you were right both times…
this hits close to home. my parents live near danville.