Fatal Encounters

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Wyatt Maser

Name: Wyatt Maser
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 05/18/2020
Location: Bone Road and 9th Road South
Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83401
County: Bonneville
Agency: Bonneville County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehicle
Media summary: Deputies were called to Bone Road and 9th South around 5:20 a.m. to investigate a rollover crash. A deputy arrived and encountered a woman who was walking away from the wreck holding a machete. The deputy followed on foot and attempted to interact, but she would not put down the machete and continued down the road on foot. A second deputy arrived to assist and both continued to give commands to the woman while she held the machete. A third deputy, Randy Flegel, arrived at the scene and came upon the three of them in the dark, running over and killing Deputy Wyatt Maser.
Unique ID: 28077

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