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Jeremiah James Wayne Vandagriff
United States · Aged 35 · Died 01/25/2017
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Suicide
Deputies were looking for two fugitives wanted in Coffee County, Tenn. The two were wanted in connection with burglaries and thefts that occurred in Coffee County. Investigators located and arrested one of the fugitives, Ricky C. Thomison, 33, without incident. Hours later deputies and investigators spotted the second fugitive, Jeremiah Vandagriff, 33, driving on Alabama 68 in Leesburg. Deputies stopped the other, and a passenger, Craig New, 47, was taken into custody. However, Vandagriff attempted to flee. Knowing Vandagriff was armed and had made threats toward law enforcement, police surrounded the other. When the Vandagriff did not respond to commands, deputies shot tear gas into the other. When investigators approached the other, they found Vandagriff was dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Alleged responsible partyCherokee County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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