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Burglary Suspect Dies After Being Caught In Cantonment Home
April 2, 2012
A burglary suspect died early Monday morning after being caught by deputies inside a Cantonment home.
Just after midnight, deputies responded to the 100 block of Robinson Street after receiving several calls about a man breaking into houses and acting irrationally. At 124 Robinson Street, deputies found 33-year old Tracy Deshawn Lett on the floor after breaking into the home, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
“Lett met the description that was given to deputies by witnesses. Deputies restrained Lett after he did not comply with deputy’s commands to place his hands behind his back,” according to a sheriff’s office release.
Moments later, Lett showed signs of being in medical distress. He was immediately unrestrained and requested EMS. Lett then stopped breathing and deputies began to administer CPR. After EMS arrived on scene, Lett was taken by LifeFlight to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Sheriff’s investigators are awaiting autopsy results from the Medical Examiner’s Office. Further details have not been released.
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17 Responses to “Burglary Suspect Dies After Being Caught In Cantonment Home”
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That wasn’t hard now, was it?
David for preparations for our eternal destination
Oh David,
You are right.
Every man and woman, every sinner should repent and make things right for the sake of their eternal soul.
Especially if they are about to break into my house.
REGARDING:
“we can not afford sympathy to those that (?) would do us harm.”
You can always afford sympathy, it costs you nothing.
Every life which goes bad is a waste. Few set out in life thinking, “I want to be a criminal.” Even those who do have something deeply wrong with them. Every criminal costs the rest of us the cost of dealing with them and the loss of improvement to life they could have made.
David sympathizing,
wishing fellow sinners would repent
Restrained maybe the traditional way… Handcuffs like what the cops carry.
I don’t care what he was doing there’s some more to this story!!! I would be very interested in knowing how they restrained him.
really???
Maybe he should have asked his son, , father, cousin, or grandfather if he could borrow some money instead of stealing it from hard working people.
The man had a long record of felonies including assault with a deadly weapon, petit theft, and domestic violence. He sounded like a dangerous man. He should have been sitting in prison, not breaking into houses.
>>>Everyone makes mistakes.<<< But not everyone commits crimes ! Big difference. I have zero compassion for child rapists/ molesters, murderers, burglars, home invaders et al, and tend to believe that society as a whole is far better off without them breathing said society’s air.
And then, some times life judges you by the life you live. That goes for the good and the bad.
@realy???
Your comment is misguided.
There is a difference in being indifferent and finding joy. “Oh Well’ is a spontaneous burst of indifference.
Any human death is a tragedy to someone, but to a arbitrary member of a lawful society, like Sandra and myself, we can not afford simpathy to those the would do us harm.
Innocent people deserve to feel safe in thier own homes.
Sure,I would like to think that he made peace with God before he died. But I fear the worst, for men do not break in to private homes to pray, but to prey.
@really. I have zero compassion for child rapists/ molesters, murderers, burglars, home invaders et al, and tend to believe that society as a whole is far better off without them breathing said society’s air. Understanding that the thieving dead guy is kin to or the father of someone else does not sway my opinion, so, if I sound callous, cold and uncaring then “oh well”.
Death in police custody? Late news release? FDLE not investigating? Looks the fox is watching the hen house again.
I don’t remember anywhere in scripture where it says a ’sin is a sin there’s no greater than another.’ Eternal life comes with being born-again. All sin is falling short-missing the mark but stealing a loaf of bread is not the same as murder let’s say. The punishment would’ve been different and rightly so.
Everyone makes mistakes. I just hope he asked for forgiveness before he passed. I know it wasn’t the cops that was his fault for passing, but if you feel like he got what he deserved, that’s just sad. A sin is a sin there’s no sin greater than another. So hopefully he will be in heaven.
Oh well???
Granted he was breaking in to peoples homes obviously something wasn’t right… He was still a Son, Cousin, Grandchild.. And who knows maybe even a father… Your response of oh well is just simply asinine.
He should have been in his own house.
Oh Well