Mississippi Sheriff’s Deputy Who ‘Played Dead’ Saved by Vest
By: officer.com
BYHALIA, Mississippi – A Marshall County Sheriff’s deputy was saved by his ballistic vest after he was shot several times by a suspect as he ‘played dead’ Friday night.
Deputy Daniel Tatum pulled over a vehicle driven by 33-year-old Randy Vaught on Mt. Zion Road around 6:15 p.m. after he and two other people were seen leaving a suspected drug house, according to Dickerson, according to WREG-TV.
Marshall County Sheriff Kenny Dickerson said that Tatum asked for Vaught’s license and insurance, but the suspect didn’t have either and led deputies on a high-speed pursuit to his mother’s house on Hunter’s Run.
