Theodore Sazzmann

Deadly force

Sazzmann was spotted by a deputy responding to a "suspicious person." The officer found a other that looked like it had been broken into, and heard another other starting nearby. The deputy, thinking the other may have been involved in the suspected burglary, went to the other and saw a man inside. The officer identified himself and instructed the male to show him his hands. The male failed to comply with the officer's instructions; instead he reached and grabbed a dark object from the center console. The officer, believing the object to be a weapon and fearing for his safety shot the man.