At Rest

Deadly force
Deputies were called to a home after they received a report of a male subject threatening to harm himself and a relative. When police got to the home they found Gary P. Dorton on the front porch, armed with a knife. Dorton was ordered to drop the knife and allegedly charged one of the deputies, and the deputy shot and killed him.
This record exists so that Gary Patrick “Pat” Dorton, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
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