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Site SearchHillsborough, N.C. — Orange County District Attorney Jim Woodall says a sheriff's deputy was justified in using deadly force when he fatally shot a man suspected in a series of crimes in August.
Orange County Deputy Joshua Scott Wiseman, 23, shot Christopher Dean Trivett, 32, on Aug. 2 on New Sharon Church Road in the northern part of the county. Trivett had been wanted on attempted first-degree murder and burglary charges, among others.
Woodall decided not to file charges after reviewing a State Bureau of Investigation report.
Police say Wiseman had responded to a 911 call from someone who recognized Trivett from media reports.
Woodall reported Tuesday that the deputy caught up with Trivett after a chase and ordered him to put his hands up.
Woodall says Trivett instead reached into a backpack. Wiseman then shot Trivett, fearing he was reaching for a gun.
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November 13, 2008 7:37 a.m.
November 12, 2008 1:58 p.m.
November 12, 2008 1:33 p.m.
i have worked with a lot of these deputies in orange co. and they are good people. they have their hands tied due to the sheriff (lindy pendergrass) not allowing them to do there jobs accordingly. i personally have called them multiple times about a house in my neighborhood manufacturing and selling cocaine and marijuana and the sheriff would do nothing about it. thank god durham city police finally took them down. we need a new sheriff in town..
November 12, 2008 1:17 p.m.
Any officer involved in a deadly force incident is pulled out of the street until the officer is cleared by the SBI. It is standard practice. If they do not have a desk to reassign them, then they are on administrative leave with pay.
But all being said and done, thank you Deputy Wiseman. You did your job, and you came home to your loved ones.
November 12, 2008 11:59 a.m.