Johnathan David Crawford Melton

How they died

Deadly force

Deputies responded to a call of a stabbing at a home. The caller said a man had been stabbed and another man ran away from the scene. Deputy Corey Loftis and Charleston Police Department officer Jimmy Woody encountered the man on at the back of a church. Police said the suspect had weapons in both hands and was ignoring instruction from deputies. Officers reportedly attempted to use a stun gun to subdue the man, but were unsuccessful. Deputy Loftis shot and killed him.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Johnathan David Crawford Melton, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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