Fatal Encounters

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Jemail Raymont Jones

Name: Jemail Raymont Jones
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 08/21/2012
Location: Bells Ferry Road and Butterworth Road
Canton, Georgia, 30114
County: Cherokee
Agency: Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: A Cherokee County Sheriff's deputy attempted to pull over a vehicle for traffic violation, police said. The driver of the vehicle fled the area, ran a red light and then drove north on Bells Ferry Road. The deputy, whose name was not released, advised dispatch by radio that he only had traffic charges against the suspect and would not be pursuing the vehicle. The deputy turned off his emergency lights and siren and continued north on Bells Ferry Road, where he was flagged down and advised there had just been a collision. The fleeing man died at the scene.
Unique ID: 11729

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