Walter Ellison Jr.

Vehic/Purs

Walter Ellison Jr. was killed when he was hit by a other as he fled from deputies on foot while handcuffed. Deputies had stopped a semi truck in which Ellison was a passenger for a traffic violation. Deputies conducted a free air K-9 sniff of the other, which resulted in a positive alert to the presence of a narcotics odor. Deputies allegedly found a large amount of US currency in the truck, which they believed to be packaged in a manner consistent with illegal currency, derived from, or used to facilitate narcotics transactions. Ellison was detained and placed in handcuffs before he reportedly ran from the westbound shoulder into the oncoming path of a pickup truck. Ellison was pronounced dead at the scene.