Denrick Stallings
Date: 1/9/2022 Location: Crawford County, GA FACTORS (1,2,3,8,12,14,19)
Name: Denrick Demond Stallings
Criminal History/Involved: Yes Stallings was arrested 10/5/2021 for possession of cocaine. / Yes, Stallings refused to pull over, refused arrest and was trying to take the deputy’s gun.
Mental Illness: None stated.
Substance Abuse History/Involved: Yes, Stallings had a recent drug related arrest. / Unknown.
Race/Sex/Age: Black/Male/47
Officer(s) involved: Unnamed Crawford County Deputy Sheriff’s
What prompted the initial contact with police? At approximately 12:16 a.m. on January 9, 2022, a Crawford County Deputy Sheriff attempted to pull over a vehicle operated by Denrick Stallings after observing him speeding.
Actions taken by subject towards police: Stallings refused to pull over and took the deputy on a high-speed chase for several miles until he crashed and then fled from the deputy on foot. The deputy ran after Stallings, and deployed his taser which knocked Stallings down to the ground. While Stallings was on the ground, the deputy attempted to handcuff him but Stallings continued to resist and tried to disarm the deputy and take his duty gun.
Reactions by the police: While fighting to keep Stallings from accessing his duty weapon, the deputy shot Stallings, killing him.
Outcome of investigation into the fatal police incident: The incident is still with the Georgia Bureau of Investigations.
What could the subject have done that day to still be alive today? Stallings could be alive if he pulled over his vehicle; did not run from the deputy; did not resist lawful arrest; and did not try to take the deputy’s duty gun.
Justified Use of Deadly Force? YES, alone in the middle of night and involved in a one-on-one struggle with a violent suspect, the deputy reasonably feared for his life when Stallings tried to take his duty gun. Based upon that fear, the deputy justifiably used deadly force to defend himself so he did not suffer the same fate as Deputy Sheriff James Blair had on June 12, 2020.
