At Rest

Deadly force
Although a grand jury declined to pursue charges against the deputy who shot at Tenison 11 times, they described the incident as "unnecessary and avoidable." Tenison had visited his ex-wife, in violation of a restraining order. The deputy who caught up with him and blocked his other on the road claimed that the victim aggressively put his life in danger by moving his car, a claim that witnesses disputed.
This record exists so that John Thomas Tenison, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
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