Report: Deputies Justified Shooting Rodney Mitchell

A State's Attorney Office investigation determines that Sarasota County Sheriff's deputies had the right to shoot at Bradenton resident Rodney Mitchell when his Jeep accelerated toward the two deputies.

Investigations from both the State's Attorney Office and the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office determine that deputies were justified and acting within general orders to shoot a 23-year-old Bradenton man at a June traffic stop. The sheriff's office issued Tuesday its report that Sgt. Troy Sasse and Deputy Adam Shaw exercised "justifiable use of deadly force" when Rodney Mitchell, of the 4900 block 26th St. East, Bradenton, accelerated the Jeep Liberty while Sasse was beside the Jeep. The June 11 traffic stop started out as what was suppose to be a routine stop for Mitchell not wearing a seatbelt when he was pulled over by Deputy Adam Shaw, but an investigation takes a look at how the situation became complicated in such a short amount of …

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