The body of a deputy who disappeared after making an arrest has been recovered, authorities said Thursday night.
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee confirmed in a Facebook post that following a search with the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office, the body of Deputy Robert “R.J.” Leonard had been found hours after his vehicle was located in a river.
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Authorities had been searching for the deputy after he failed to respond to a status check after taking a woman into custody around 10 p.m. local time on Wednesday, officials previously said.
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Multiple agencies will investigate how the vehicle ended up in the water. However, Johnson noted that the deputy, a native of New York, appeared to be texting and radioing while driving in a poorly lit area he was unfamiliar with.
appeared to be texting and radioing while driving
"We’re operating under the theory that it was an accident
i hope that poor womans family sues the shit out of that department.
Where is the woman?
Dead in the backseat.
Authorities are working to confirm the identity of a female recovered from the backseat,
Damn, i thought you were fucking around
She was likely handcuffed in a cab she was unable to get out of even if she survived the crash :(
They mention it in the article
ACAB
Ok i only read the TLDR so did the cop arrest a lady and then got into an accident that killed them both? And what were the charges for those arrest ?
That’s what I’m inferring as well, and it’s really fucked that there’s no mention at all of the woman who presumably died as well, probably handcuffed in the backseat with even less of a hope to survive.
Edit:
Authorities are working to confirm the identity of a female recovered from the backseat, though they believe it to be the arrestee, according to Meigs County District Attorney Russell Johnson.
That’s like 6 paragraphs in, no mention of her in the headline or introduction.
Distracted driving is criminal negligence for all humans.
So cop cars don’t automatically phone home in event of an accident? Or automatically explode if a cop sits in the car?
They should think about implementing that.
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