Yoel Arnaldo Mejia Santel Killed by Kenneth Hill, Joshua Anderson, Sarah Taylor

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Category: Police - County
Old Crime Scene Address:
200 Freedom Drive
Mapping Police Violence:

Yoel Santel was standing in the doorway of a home when three deputies tried to reach in the home and grab him. Santel fell back and then retreated to a bathroom. At that point, deputies said Yantel then armed himself with a machete. Santel refused to leave the bathroom, and said, "Did you smell that gas? I poured gas everywhere." Deputies later said they smelled gas. Deputies introduced a chemical agent to get Santel to exit the bathroom. When a fourth deputy who arrived and reached down to pick up the can of the chemical agent, Santel reportedly charged out of the bathroom with a machete over his head toward the deputies. Deputies shot and killed him.

Killer: Kenneth Hill, Joshua Anderson, Sarah Taylor

Agency: Polk County Sheriff's Office

Motive: Domestic Disturbance-family (immediate)

Confrontation Type: Domestic Disturbance

Service Call: Yes

Body Camera: No

Official Disposition: Pending investigation

Victim Name: Yoel Arnaldo Mejia Santel

Death Date: October 14, 2020

County: Polk

Geography: Rural

Gender: Male

Age: 28

Race: Hispanic

Cause of Death: Gunshot

Criminal Charges: No known charges

Mental Illness: Yes

Armed: Allegedly Armed

Weapon: machete

Threat Level: other

Fleeing: Not Fleeing

Washington Post Database ID: 6239

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