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Deputies: Officer Accidentally Shoots Colleague
news4jax.com ^ | 27 June 2011 | unattributed

Posted on 06/27/2011 8:52:31 PM PDT by smokingfrog

Correctional Officer Shot In Face In Serious Condition

PALATKA, Fla. -- A Bradford County Sheriff's Office correctional officer accidentally shot another correctional officer in the face Saturday evening, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies said Charles Hendrix was cleaning his Glock .40 caliber handgun at a Palatka home about 7:30 p.m. Deputies said the gun accidentally discharged, striking Lori Anne Jestes in the face.

Jestes was taken to Shands Hospital in Gainesville in serious condition.

Putnam County Sheriff Jeff Hardy assigned detectives from the Major Crimes Unit to the investigation, according to the Sheriff's Office.

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To: smokingfrog

Should the police really be handling firearms?


41 posted on 06/28/2011 2:48:27 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Jack Hammer

Maybe she was trying to take his photo and he fealt threatened.


42 posted on 06/28/2011 2:55:39 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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