Jeffrey Alan Burleson

Deadly force

Jeff Burleson had been arrested in Florida for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and domestic violence by strangulation. After posting bail, he removed an electronic monitoring device and went to Oregon. Sgt. James Geiger and other officers saw a pickup associated with Burleson and followed it into a Dairy Queen parking lot. Police approached and told Burleson and the driver to put their hands up. Instead, Burleson allegedly pushed the driver aside and pointed a handgun at Geiger, who shot and killed Burleson.