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Jaden Kain Beheler

Age : 23

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/31/2024

Location : Highway 11

City : Fingerville

County : Spartanburg

State : South Carolina

Agency : Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office; Chesnee Police Department; Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/30/2024, Jaden Kain Beheler, 23, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a multi-agency police pursuit that began in Rutherford County, North Carolina, crossed into South Carolina, and ended near Fingerville in Spartanburg County. Beheler was born May 5, 2001, and was the father of two children.
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Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted to stop the vehicle Beheler was driving because it had been reported stolen. Beheler continued driving away while deputies pursued him from Rutherford County into Cherokee County and then Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Chesnee Police Department and Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office personnel became involved in the pursuit.
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During the pursuit, Beheler’s vehicle was involved in a crash but continued moving. Two Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office traffic deputies subsequently deployed stop sticks on Highway 11. The stop sticks punctured a rear tire, and the vehicle later left the roadway and crashed.
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Police reported that video evidence from a Chesnee police officer showed that Beheler sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound before his vehicle left the roadway. After the crash, police found Beheler with a gunshot wound to his head and provided medical aid until emergency personnel arrived. He was taken to Spartanburg Medical Center, where he died. The Spartanburg County coroner concluded that the gunshot was apparently self-inflicted while Beheler was driving during the pursuit.
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The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated the crash portion of the incident, while the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office handled the death investigation.
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Beheler’s obituary identifies his parents as Lisa and David Austin and Joe Dewberry, his fiancée as Kayla Fowler, and his two children as Malea and Khaza Moore. It also states that Beheler loved art and tattooing and frequently did his own tattoo work. His family held a celebration of life on September 5, 2024, at Victory Missionary Baptist Church in Ellenboro, North Carolina.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.foxcarolina.com/2024/08/31/forest-city-man-found-dead-crash-after-chase-with-law-enforcement-spartanburg-coroner-says/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/suspect-dies-chase-stolen-vehicle-172225080.html
https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/32970320/jaden-kain-beheler
https://www.rutherfordweekly.com/section/obituaries%26page%3D40