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Photo
by: Bobby Haven /
The Brunswick News |
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A Glynn County firefighter
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July 17,
2003 - A Miami man
died late Wednesday afternoon after taking his daughter
hostage and setting fire to the Glynn County home of his
estranged wife.
The official cause
of death of James D. Brock, 48, will be determined after
a autopsy is performed at the Georgia Bureau of
Investigations Crime Laboratory in Savannah.
Don Roberts, Glynn
County deputy coroner, said Brock's body had a gunshot
wound when it was found by police inside the burning
home.
Police were called
to the scene of 433 Carteret Rd. at 4 p.m. by Brock's
18-year-old estranged daughter, who had escaped after
being taken hostage by Brock. Lt. Ted McDonald of the
Glynn County Police Department said that she did not
sustain any major injuries, other than being shocked
with a stun gun.
"He entered the
residence against her will, bound and tied her up and
held her there for several hours," McDonald said. Brock
also had a handgun.
McDona ld
said Brock threatened to kill his wife, daughter and
other family members, though the daughter was the only
one in the house at the time. She managed to escape by
climbing out a window and called police. (Police did not
immediately release names of the daughter or other
family members.)
As soon as police
arrived, they cordoned off a two-block perimeter around
the house.
After police
secured the area and the Glynn County Special Operations
Response Team arrived, Brock, who had barricaded himself
inside the home, apparently set fire to the residence,
said McDonald.
Three SORT
officers and two Glynn County firefighters wearing
bullet-proof vests entered the burning residence to
apprehend the suspect and fight the fire. The police
officers, equipped with breathing apparatuses, entered
by knocking down the front door. They discovered Brock's
body inside the home.
Matt Doering,
assistant police chief, said a loaded pistol was found
near the body.
The fire was
extinguished and is still under investigation, said
Capt. Neal Mann with the Glynn County Fire Department.
For neighbors, the
deadly incident was a shock.
The situation took
a scary turn for Shawnee Fawcett, who lives several
houses away from where Brock barricaded himself.
Ms. Fawcett said
Brock's Ford Explorer had been parked in front of her
home since about 10 a.m. Wednesday.
"I was very
scared. A police officer came over to us and told us
that we needed to stay inside, and we didn't really know
what was going on," she said.
Original
article:
The Brunswick News:
"Standoff
with police turns deadly in county"
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