[flamehunter]

Almost a half-hour before Jennifer Carter Agee was shot to death on Memorial Day, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office was warned that her sheriff's deputy ex-husband had an assault rifle and was driving to Salem to kill her.

But Sheriff Ewell Hunt told his dispatch center not to issue a "be on the lookout" alert to other law enforcement agencies, saying he would take care of the situation himself, according to a sheriff's office radio call log.Then the sheriff called the police department in Salem, where Jennifer Agee lived and where he apparently thought Deputy Jonathan Agee was headed.

"I thought I could get the fastest response by making personal contact," Hunt said Tuesday.

Hunt failed to reach a Salem police supervisor. He left a message with a dispatcher asking for a return call, Salem Police Chief Jeff Dudley said.

Hunt's call was returned 13 minutes later, Salem city spokesman Mike Stevens said.

That was at 11:31 a.m. By then, Jennifer Agee, 30, lay dying, shot with a rifle not in Salem but in Roanoke, in the parking lot of the Sheetz convenience store on Orange Avenue.

http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/288364

Wow is about all you can say to this. Looks like the sheriff's days in office should be numbered.

[4everfsu]

Sheriff Hunt should be fired!

[jbock13]

The Franklin County Sheriff Department has always had tons of nonsense going on...

Ask anybody from there and they'll tell you.

Whether it's cops randomly pulling you over for no reason, or the corruption that exists there, it certainly gives police a bad name.

[truedrewdawg87]

My brother-in-law is the Sergeant in the Virginia State Police that was wounded on Monday while trying to stop Agee after he shot and killed his ex-wife. It was also my brother-in-law's 36th birthday. This was a horrible, horrible situation and words cannot express how thankful me, my sister (his wife) and my entire family are that God protected him and that he is still with us. This could have been much worse. He has a long road of physical recovery ahead of him and he has some things to work through psychologically as well, but I know in time God will see him through it all.

[PAmedic]

God bless Sgt Brannock and my prayers for his speedy recovery.

[LUnpretty11]

God bless Sgt Brannock and my prayers for his speedy recovery.

+1

[Sly Fox]

Just said a prayer in Houston for him.

[truedrewdawg87]

Thank you guys for the prayers and support. My brother-in-law was able to go to church yesterday, just six days after being shot at least twice in the leg/thigh/hip region, and share with the congregation how faithful God is and how thankful he is to be alive. My mom was telling me yesterday that Deputee Agee unloaded somewhere close to 20 rounds while shooting at my brother-in-law. He is truly lucky to be alive. He has a long road of physical and mental recovery as well as the emotional strain of Deputee Agee's likely trial for attempted Capitol Murder of a Law Enforcement official. I know it will be difficult for my brother-in-law, his wife and two children whenever he returns to work. It's sad that one day can alter you and your family's peace of mind about your job so much. I also pray for Deputy Agee's family and the family of his ex-wife that he murdered. His oldest daughter witnessed him killing her mother. I can't imagine having to live with that memory. I imagine his family, his ex-wife' family and the family of his current wife are all hurting beyond what we can imagine. It's comforting to know that EVEN in situations like these we serve a God who is capable of taking so many poor decisions and all of this hurt and asking why it all happened, and making himself glorified through it all and using it to bring more people to Him. It isn't our place to always understand. It's simply our place to trust that God ALWAYS knows what He's doing.

[PAmedic]

fantastic news. Praying for continued strength for him and both physical and EMOTIONAL healing for Sarge and his family.

[flamehunter]

Thanks for the good news. You are right that God can and does use situations like this to bring glory to His name. Still praying for him and his family and all those closely connected in one way or another.
I hadn't really thought about the emotional aspect until reading your posts. The trauma of being targeted by "one of your own" is unimagineable to me and would certainly take a long time to overcome. Thank him for all of us for his service, if you would.