Death by Cop- 2024
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Joseph A. Ogle
Gender : Male
Age : 59
Race : White
Date : 05/15/2024
Location : CR 751
City : Alachua county
County : Alachua
State : Florida
Agency : Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during SWAT assault on home
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Alachua County deputies arrived to arrest Joseph Ogle for a previous domestic incident. Police bore down on the house, tearing off much of the outer walls by heavy equipment, firing inside at Ogle. Ogle fired back. Police shot and killed him. Ogle had been a sovereign citizen, a group with political beliefs that do not recognize state and police authority who are often targeted by police.
