Posted on 06/27/2010 6:18:09 PM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour
Never houses.
His ex wife? His ex-girlfriend? His mother? Her mother? He didn’t have custody?
The story wasn’t about the kid anyway.
“Who was taking care of the “young child” while he and his “girlfriend” were “house hunting” at 11:30 p.m.?”
How about a grandparen? ....but a better answer would be ‘none of your business’.
Ray Liotta
RIP.
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Tenn. - A young Franklin County Sheriff's deputy was shot and killed late Saturday night.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed 25-year-old Michael Claiborne was killed at a residence along Rowe Gap Road in the Wildlife Estates community. Claiborne was off duty at the time, and investigators said he was with other people. The Franklin County Sheriff's department confirmed that TBI believes the homeowner, Larry White, was the shooter. No motive has been confirmed.
White's private residence was about 150 yards behind an iron gate. It is currently up for sale. Listings boasted the 2,000 square foot home sits on nearly 8 acres of land. It's unclear what Claiborne and the other people were doing at the home Saturday night.
Claiborne, the son of a Lincoln County deputy sheriff, had been in law enforcement for five years. He had only been with the Franklin County department for 17 months, and was training with the SWAT team and canine unit.
"We're gonna miss Mike," said the department's public information officer, Chris Guess. "We all loved him here. He was one of us."
Guess described Claiborne as promising.
"Hard worker. One of those kinds of guys that got to work early everyday," said Guess.
On Sunday morning, the department had to pick up Deputy 1122's patrol car from his home and park it in their lot.
"It's like losing a member of the family. It's just tough," said Guess.
The TBI will take the case against White before a Grand Jury on July 6th.
Its 11:30 at night.
On private property that is described as “up for sale, about 150 yards behind an iron gate on 8 acres of land.”
Property has a history of recent burglaries that has the owner concerned.
When I was younger in my 20’s it is something I might have done if someone gave me the keys and just for the fun of it go do it when you are in your adventurous time of your life yet it is aomething one would do!
A stranger in his garage at 11:30pm? Sounds like a good shoot so far. It doesn’t matter what the perp did for a living. House hunting at 11:30pm? Not likely.
If this is true then the people of Tennessee need to get the law changed... luckily here (GA) and in my home state of Texas, the "Castle" defense law is in full use... trespassers on private property at night is the same as invading the house and in either state you flirt with death if you decide to take that chance and violate someone's property.
If someone shows up on my porch that late and especially after multiple break-ins, they had better be loudly identifying themselves and their reason for being there...
If there wasn't any mention of the dead man's profession then most of the people on here would be lauding the homeowner and saying it was a good shoot. The dead man's job doesn't change that. The fact that he was a cop means that there is a very high chance the perp was armed while prowling around the house which would make it a perfectly legal shooting in many states as it puts the life of the homeowner and his family in jeopardy.
You just hit the nail on the head with a 200 pound hammer!
Just exactly what can one see at 11:30 at night? Besides the girlfriend, who were his other friends that were with him? Maybe the deceased qualifies for a Darwin award.
Since there are no arrests at this point, sounds like the HO has a good defense at this point. Usually you don’t spend the night on your own after shooting at or into a LEO....
One question, do any of us reasonably-minded people actually go house hunting and ENTER a premises (trespass) w/o making an appointment with a realtor to see said premises? I think not. Last I understood, a for sale sign was not a license to come in and seen on your own.
The decedents job description as a LEO is irrelevant, as the event at this point has no connection with his duties.
If it was indeed a quasi-legit venture poorly executed (house hunting at midnight, no appointment, trespass w/ or w/o intent) it truly is a tragedy.
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I am interested to see how this plays out.
Will try to continue updates.
http://www.whnt.com/news/whnt-frankin-county-deputy-killed-062910,0,189952.story
http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=12726208
Thanks for any updates. I saw he is survived by a wife and child, but was house hunting with his girlfriend, and some mates. Most deputies of such a young age would not be able to afford a $400,000 dollar house unless he had other monies, so this story is just very curious.
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