![]() Upon presentation of the BCI&I investigation and findings, the grand jury determined that the officers' actions were justified, Bishop said. The Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation was immediately called to the scene and conducted a thorough and independent investigation of the incident. The incident also was recorded on the officers' dash-mounted video cameras.Īn autopsy later revealed that Haynes had methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana in his system, the prosecutor's office said. The individual who had been stabbed, along with witnesses outside the apartment, corroborated the officers' account of the incident. Haynes died and the other individual recovered following surgery. Haynes and the stabbing victim were transported to a hospital. Haynes charged at the officers wielding the knife, causing one officer to fall backward onto a sofa as he retreated, according to Bishop.īoth officers then discharged their weapons, striking Haynes multiple times. Officers then forced entry into the apartment where they found a man suffering from serious stab wounds, along with Haynes, according to the news release. Officers fired several rounds at Haynes but it was unclear if he was struck at that time. Haynes then shattered the window of A-8 and re-entered the residence. Officers deployed a stun gun on Haynes but it had no effect. The individual inside apartment A-8 continued to yell for help. When they arrived on the scene they heard an individual screaming for help inside apartment A-8, according to Bishop's news release and previous News Journal articles.Īs officers approached, Haynes exited apartment A-8 carrying a bloody knife with blood on his hands and shirt and refused to obey officers' commands to drop the knife, Bishop said. The Mansfield police officers, Mark Boggs and Clay Blair, responded to the 911 hang-up call, which later was determined to have been made from Haynes' cell phone, in the apartment complex on Ohio Street. One on One with Dean Cain: 'Superman' actor talks about films, Ohio sports Haynes later died from his gunshot injuries at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. Officers responding to a 911 hang-up call shot James Haynes, who lived in an apartment at 300 Ohio Street. ![]() A Richland County Grand Jury has determined that Mansfield police officers' use of deadly force when confronting a knife-wielding man July 29 was justifiable, Richland County Prosecutor Gary D. ![]()
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