Saturday, February 27, 2010
Deadly Shooting Investigation Complete
WEST VIRGINIA....
The Cabell County Sheriff's Department, the Huntington Police Department and the West Virginia State Police have completed their investigation in the case of a February 15th deadly shooting involving Deputies A.S. Cremeans and M.R. Siebel. On January 15th, an arrest warrant was issued for Jeremy Runyon of Huntington for domestic violence bond violation. On the morning of February 15th, the officers were waiting when Runyon left the Huntington Treatment Center. They approached him, introduced themselves as officers, advising Runyon not to move and that he was under arrest, but Runyon ran, creating a foot chase which ended in the 500 block of 423 4th St. where Runyon hit a dead end. Deputy Cremeans, who was able to keep up with Runyon, drew his gun and ordered Runyon several times to pull his hand out of his pocket and stay where he was. Runyon continued to walk toward Cremeans, refusing to remove his right hand from his pocket. According to the Sheriff's Department news release: "The suspect was advancing aggressively and was approximately nine (9) feet away when the deputy, fearing for his life, fired his sidearm, striking the suspect in the lower quadrant of the abdomen." A search of Runyon after the shooting showed he did not have a gun.
The Cabell County Sheriff's Department, the Huntington Police Department and the West Virginia State Police have completed their investigation in the case of a February 15th deadly shooting involving Deputies A.S. Cremeans and M.R. Siebel. On January 15th, an arrest warrant was issued for Jeremy Runyon of Huntington for domestic violence bond violation. On the morning of February 15th, the officers were waiting when Runyon left the Huntington Treatment Center. They approached him, introduced themselves as officers, advising Runyon not to move and that he was under arrest, but Runyon ran, creating a foot chase which ended in the 500 block of 423 4th St. where Runyon hit a dead end. Deputy Cremeans, who was able to keep up with Runyon, drew his gun and ordered Runyon several times to pull his hand out of his pocket and stay where he was. Runyon continued to walk toward Cremeans, refusing to remove his right hand from his pocket. According to the Sheriff's Department news release: "The suspect was advancing aggressively and was approximately nine (9) feet away when the deputy, fearing for his life, fired his sidearm, striking the suspect in the lower quadrant of the abdomen." A search of Runyon after the shooting showed he did not have a gun.
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