Richard Owen Dean

Deadly force

Officer Timothy Livingston and Deputy Brian Arledge joined Deputy Jeffrey Jones in responding to a suicide threat. Dean, armed with a revolver, drove a red Ford F250 away from the authorities through a rural area. They followed him as Officer Mack Fuller and Deputy Marty Latham responded. Dean later parked the truck and entered a recreational other. He told authorities that he was only dangerous to himself and asked them to kill him. Deputy Latham shot at Dean with a stun gun. A flash bang canister was thrown at the RV. The canister, rather than enter through a broken window, bounced off of the curtains. Dean, sobbing, pointed the revolver at authorities. Authorities fatally shot Dean.