Death by Cop  2022-2024

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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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wcjb.com/2024/05/15/alachua-county-sheriffs-deputies-shoot-sovereign-citizen-while-assisting-another-county/