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S.C. Man Who Charged Cops With AK-47 Had Homemade Explosives
May 01, 2011
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The 22-year-old man who charged Columbia (S.C.) Police officers with an AK-47 was carrying homemade explosives when tactical officers fatally shot him at a rental property after an hour-long standoff.
Blakely Hilton Jernigan had built high-powered firecrackers. Investigators also found more weapons, cocaine and marijuana in his apartment following the incident, which began when Jernigan shot an officer at a traffic stop.
Jernigan shot Officer Alexander Broder in the chest at close range after he pulled over Jernigan's car. The officer survived because he was wearing a ballistic vest.
Jernigan, a Clemson University student, had faced drug and weapons charges.
Source: The State
Tags: Columbia (S.C.) PD, Drug Trafficking, Barricaded Suspects, Assaults on Officers
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