Death by Cop 2021-2025
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John Lloyd Lester
Age : 46
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 12/27/2023
Location : Antioch residence
City : Antioch
County : Pulaski
State : Kentucky
Agency : Pulaski County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 12/27/2023, Pulaski County Sheriff's deputies went to a residence in Antioch, Kentucky to serve an arrest warrant on 46-year-old John Lloyd Lester. Deputies were attempting to serve a second warrant connected to charges of second-degree rape and second-degree sodomy involving a minor. As deputies approached the property, one deputy drove past the driveway and saw Lester outside before he ran into the residence. A second deputy then drove up and reported seeing Lester exit the home holding a shotgun. A gunshot rang out as deputies were present. Deputies withdrew for safety and did not fire their weapons. After securing the area, deputies approached and found Lester deceased from a self-inflicted shotgun wound. Sheriff Bobby Jones publicly confirmed that Lester turned the gun on himself. No officers discharged their weapons.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-being-served-warrant-dies-232300709.html
