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*IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN
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DEPUTY WAS EXECUTED...TWO SHOTS TO THE HEAD.



The gunman had a string of local arrests in 2000 and 2001 — mostly for property crimes such as burglary and vehicle theft.
In one of those cases, he pleaded guilty to breaking into a home on Wakulla Way. During the burglary, a revolver, jewelry and electronics were stolen.
He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Lyals spent seven years in prison without a single visit from family or friends. Several people who requested to visit him were denied access, possibly because they had felony records, according to state Department of Corrections spokeswoman Jo Ellyn Rackleff
He spent most of his time in prison at Sumter Correctional Institution where he worked on the ground crew and cleaning dorms before getting a water and wastewater treatment job which allowed him to work outside the prison, she said.






Deputy Brandon Coates, who served as a U.S. Marine, was shot and killed while patrolling one of Orange County's most dangerous areas — a neighborhood near South Orange Blossom Trail known for violent crimes, drugs, prostitution and murder.

"Deputy Sheriff Brandon Coates was indeed a hero and one of the best deputies we have here in this agency," Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said today.

Officials said accused gunman Brandon Lyals shot the 27-year-old deputy in the head twice after Coates pulled over Lyals' white truck near Nashville Avenue and 45th Street at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

"What we now know is that there was some kind of struggle, or circumstance that caused Deputy Coates to fire his Taser," Demings said. "At some point, Deputy Sheriff Coates was shot in the head twice and succumbed to his injuries after being transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where the trauma team worked on him diligently."

Coates, who had been on the force nearly five years after serving two tours of duty in Iraq — in 2003 and 2005 — didn't have a chance to signal for help, said Capt. Angelo Nieves of the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

Earlier today, Demings and his wife, Orlando police Chief Val Demings, stood outside the Orlando Regional Medical Center emergency room and offered their condolences to Coates' family, specifically his widow — who also is a Sheriff's Office deputy.

"I said to [Coates' widow] that our law-enforcement agency, our law-enforcement family, we stand behind her," he said. "While we may be weakened tonight, we're certainly not broken."

The flags outside the Sheriff's Office, off West Colonial Drive; and the Orlando Police Department, off Hughey Avenue, flew at half-staff this morning. Deputies and Orlando officers are wearing black bands over their badges.

Coates and his wife, Virginia Anne Wright, married in October 2009, court records show. She is from Tavares. Demings said they have no children.

Demings said he spent time with Wright and the couple's family last night and early this morning.

"He's going to be missed," Demings said.

Sheriff's records show Coates worked on the Tactical Anti Crime, a specialty squad known as TAC that targets high-crime areas and hot spots in Orange County.

Demings said Coates had won an award on Tuesday for his work in taking down a gang known for drug trafficking, violence and murder.

On Wednesday night, Coates had been patrolling the area as part of the agency's Operation Safe Holiday — an initiative that focuses on thieves looking to steal recently purchased Christmas gifts from homes or vehicles.

REST IN PEACE Deputy Brandon Coates
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*IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by Lady Cop - 07-29-2010, 02:59 AM
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