Deputy Shot In The Leg Released From Hospital

March 22, 2013

The Escambia County deputy shot in the leg Wednesday night in the Scenic Hills neighborhood has been released from Sacred Heart Hospital.

Sheriff David Morgan said Sgt. Shedrick Johnson is recovering at home following his injury.

Johnson responded to a house in the 8800 block of Burning Tree Road in the Scenic Hills area off Nine Mile Road in an attempt to locate a robbery suspect, later identified as Jonathan Brett Chappell, 24. He was shot by Keenan Ross Finkelstein, 23.

Finkelstein was charged with attempted murder of a police officer, and Chappell was charged with armed robbery with a firearm, grand theft of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance.

Comments

8 Responses to “Deputy Shot In The Leg Released From Hospital”

  1. Devastating Dave on March 23rd, 2013 1:17 pm

    That’s a picture of a HERO there at the top. God bless him.

  2. Poplardell on March 23rd, 2013 7:47 am

    So glad this wasn’t worse. Thanks for all you do.

  3. xpeecee on March 22nd, 2013 9:21 pm

    Anyone who would shoot at a law officer should be hung in town square. Good luck Sgt. Johnson……

  4. AL on March 22nd, 2013 7:25 pm

    Great news!!! Thank you for your service!!

  5. keith on March 22nd, 2013 7:01 pm

    thank God he is okay! Deputy, thank you for your service and please know that you, your family and your brother and sister LEO’s are in our thoughts and prayers.

  6. Will on March 22nd, 2013 5:27 pm

    Sgt Johnson so glad you will recover, I appreciate what you, your brothers and sisters do to keep us safe out there, as a CO I know how thankless the job can be but I thank you all in LO for what you do.

  7. Henry Coe on March 22nd, 2013 4:27 pm

    Awesome!

  8. EMD on March 22nd, 2013 2:54 pm

    So thankful and glad you are OK, Deputy Johnson. Thanking God. :)

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