A deputy pulled over Coale because he was driving a vehicle deputies had been looking for in connection to a stabbing earlier in the day, police said. One of the deputies was outside his patrol unit when Coale tried to run over him. He was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: James Carl Coale
Agency Responsible: Okfuskee County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Race: White
Date of Death: November 5, 2016
County: Okfuskee
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Vehicle
Weapon: vehicle
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Car
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2020
Geography: Rural