Death by Cop 2021-2025
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John Earle Barnes
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/16/2021
Location : Stuckey Road
City : Alford
County : Jackson
State : Florida
Agency : Jackson County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
John Earle Barnes called police for help around midnight and then began arguing with responding deputies. He also streamed his interaction with them on Facebook. During the altercation, family members reported that Barnes stepped out of his trailer with a pellet gun and pointed it toward the deputies, who shot and killed him.
