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Dwayne Jens
United States · Aged 41 · Died 12/30/2004
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Deadly force
A deputy tried to stop Dwayne Jens' pickup truck for speeding in rural Shelby County at about 7 p.m. Jens led officers on a chase on gravel county roads before stopping at a police roadblock. Videotape from deputy Chad Butler's other shows him exiting the cruiser, running up to Jens' truck, shattering its window and firing a shot, killing Jens. Jens was unarmed. Jens' 12-year-old daughter said her father was reaching for a cell phone when Butler shot him. The investigation into Jens' death led to the first indictment of a law officer in Iowa in a fatal shooting in 15 years. A Shelby County jury cleared Butler. In January 2006, Jens' family accepted a $300,000 settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit.
Alleged responsible partyShelby County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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