Sgt Jon
12-14-2007, 09:44
(South Carolina)
Friday, Dec 14, 2007
Posted on Fri, Dec. 14, 2007
Richland County sheriff's deputy dies following chase in Columbia
By MEG KINNARD
A sheriff's deputy collapsed and died after a car chase early Friday near downtown Columbia and authorities were searching for one man who fled. Two others were in custody.
The deputy wrestled two of the men to the ground after the car chase and got one into handcuffs before collapsing. Richland County sheriff's Lt. Chris Cowan said authorities were reviewing video from the camera in the deputy's cruiser and do not know why he collapsed.
The deputy had stopped the Acura after noticing some suspicious activity at a convenience store about 5:30 a.m. near Interstate 20, Cowan said. The car sped off, stopping behind a house after about two miles, Cowan said. Three people jumped out of the car and the driver fled into a nearby wooded area as the deputy tried to apprehend the other two men, he said.
The man initially put in handcuffs was arrested by other deputies and a second man was in custody later Friday morning, Cowan said. Details on the apprehension and the men's names were not immediately available.
Cowan said the tags on the Acura the men had been driving appeared to belong to a vehicle stolen from Lexington County.
The name of the officer who died was not immediately released. Sheriff Leon Lott planned to hold a news conference later Friday, Cowan said.
Columbia police and the South Carolina Highway Patrol were assisting in the search of an area of roughly two square miles.
Friday, Dec 14, 2007
Posted on Fri, Dec. 14, 2007
Richland County sheriff's deputy dies following chase in Columbia
By MEG KINNARD
A sheriff's deputy collapsed and died after a car chase early Friday near downtown Columbia and authorities were searching for one man who fled. Two others were in custody.
The deputy wrestled two of the men to the ground after the car chase and got one into handcuffs before collapsing. Richland County sheriff's Lt. Chris Cowan said authorities were reviewing video from the camera in the deputy's cruiser and do not know why he collapsed.
The deputy had stopped the Acura after noticing some suspicious activity at a convenience store about 5:30 a.m. near Interstate 20, Cowan said. The car sped off, stopping behind a house after about two miles, Cowan said. Three people jumped out of the car and the driver fled into a nearby wooded area as the deputy tried to apprehend the other two men, he said.
The man initially put in handcuffs was arrested by other deputies and a second man was in custody later Friday morning, Cowan said. Details on the apprehension and the men's names were not immediately available.
Cowan said the tags on the Acura the men had been driving appeared to belong to a vehicle stolen from Lexington County.
The name of the officer who died was not immediately released. Sheriff Leon Lott planned to hold a news conference later Friday, Cowan said.
Columbia police and the South Carolina Highway Patrol were assisting in the search of an area of roughly two square miles.