The Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Detectives/Team has concluded their investigation into the January 5, 2024, Deputies involved shooting here in Wayne County involving two Wayne County Sheriff Office Deputies that resulted in the death of a Wayne County man. On May 20, 2024, the Kentucky State Police presented their case investigation in this matter to the Wayne County Grand Jury as all cases involving Police Officer shootings are done in the state of Kentucky. The Wayne County Grand Jury has returned a No True Bill meaning the Grand Jury believes that no criminal act occurred by the Deputies, and they performed their duties according to Kentucky law and their training. This brings the closing of this case. Normally the Wayne County Sheriff Office does not release bodycam footage of incidents publicly but, due to the amount of misinformation and rumors since this incident occurred is now releasing the first few moments of the Deputies bodycam footage. The first moments will show exactly what took place, causing the Deputies to react using justified deadly force. The Wayne County Sheriff Office bodycams cannot be altered by the Sheriff Office or anyone else and are maintained and stored offsite by the Axon Corporation. Also, the Wayne County 911 Dispatch Center original call for service phone recordings in this incident is being attached as well as the Wayne County Circuit Court Grand Jury’s findings. The Deputies entire bodycam footage of this incident has been released to the deceased individual’s family through their private attorney and we have allowed them sufficient time to watch the footage before releasing it to the public.
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