Phillip Haynes

Deadly force

Responding to a suicide-related call, paramedics and Deputies Jason Griffin and Scott Delacerda approached a residence. Haynes laid face down on a bed. They tapped on the bedroom window. He did not respond. The deputies entered the house. When the deputies entered the bedroom, Haynes jumped up and stabbed Deputy Griffin in the arm with a knife. Deputy Delacerda shot at Haynes twice and struck him twice. Haynes was pronounced dead at Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth.