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Charles Edward Williams

Age : 47

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 01/08/2021

Location : 1200 Woodland Trail

City : Sparta

County : White

State : Tennessee

Agency : White County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during warrant service

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 01/08/2021 at approximately 2 p.m., White County sheriff’s deputies attempted to serve an arrest warrant at a residence on Woodland Trail in Sparta related to an incident the previous day involving a traffic stop. According to authorities, when deputies entered the home, Charles Edward Williams exited through the back of the residence. Deputies followed him onto a rear deck area. During the encounter, a deputy opened fire, killing Williams. Prosecutors later stated that Williams was holding a wallet at the time he was shot. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation conducted an inquiry, and the district attorney later cleared the deputy of criminal wrongdoing. Williams’s family filed a civil lawsuit challenging the circumstances of the shooting.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wkrn.com/news/crime-tracker/tbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-at-sparta-home/
https://newschannel9.com/news/local/lawsuit-claims-tennessee-man-killed-by-deputy-was-unarmed-holding-wallet-crime-alertnest-police-shooting-white-county-nashville
https://spartalive.com/stories/district-attorney-closes-case-on-white-county-officer-involved-shooting,37018