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Accused Bank Robber Jeter Captured In Florida After He Stabs Police Officer
May 21, 2009
(UPDATED 12:15 p.m.) The suspect in an Atmore bank robbery, Chad Floyd Jeter, 30, was taken into custody early this morning near Yankeetown Florida, after a stabbing an officer with a ninja star.
Authorities said Inglis Police Department officer Tim Swiggett approached Jeter as he slept in his truck at 4:19 EDT this morning. His truck was parked backed into a wooded area near a Yankeetown neighborhood, according to Lt. Scott Finnen with the Levy County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle was described as an older model GMC pickup with no tag.
“The officer approached the subject and initiated the investigation and it was determined that the subject was Chad Floyd Jeter from Atmore, Alabama,” Finnen said. The Swiggett determined Jeter’s identity and that he was wanted in connection with the Tuesday robbery of the First National Bank & Trust in Atmore.
“Jeter then assaulted the officer and managed to cut the officer in neck before running into the woods,” Finnen said. Jeter reportedly thew a ninja star at Swiggett, striking the officer in the neck near his ear. Swiggett was transported to Seven Rivers Hospital with minor injuries where he was treated and released.
Jeter than fled the scene. Jeter was arrested just after 6:00 EDT this morning after manhunt involving the Levy County Sheriff’s Office, Inglis Police Department, Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, Cross City Correctional K-9 team and the US Coast Guard. He was found hiding in a marsh.
Jeter’s truck was towed from the scene to a police impound lot and not searched, according to Finnen. He said a search warrant will be obtained and the truck search later this afternoon or tomorrow morning.
Jeter was charged with attempted homicide on a police officer and booked into the Levy County Jail. He will face an extradition back to Escambia County, Alabama, to face federal bank robbery charges.
Yankeetown, Florida, is located on Florida’s Gulf Coast, southwest of Gainesville.
More details will be posted as they become available.
Pictured above: The Levy County (Fla.) Jail booking photo taken this morning of Chad Floyd Jeter. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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13 Responses to “Accused Bank Robber Jeter Captured In Florida After He Stabs Police Officer”
Well if he was wannting attention, he sure the hell got it. i hope he gets help. he realy screwed up.
what a loser
Chad has needed help you many years and as most young people that don’t take the advice of their friends or families. You who are bashing him are truly Blessed that you didn’t fall into this catagory of messed up kids. Taking God and prayer out of schools was the biggest and worst mistake this Country has ever made and it has been going down hill ever since that happened. We constantly need to pray for our young people because they are not being taught Biblical Truths any longer. My own granddaughter has informed me that she doesn’t believe there is a God and I tell you, my heart is breaking for her and I pray someone will come into her life and show her the real Truth of our Savior Jesus Christ.
sorry noh8rs, that you didn’t catch my sarcasm. No, it certainly is NOT normal.
He looks good in Stripes!
“He can’t just do things the normal way and use a knife.”
THAT ISN’T NORMAL.
He can’t just do things the normal way and use a knife. He opts for the ninja star…
Praise the Lord!!! Now maybe things will get back to normal and the ones tramatized by this will be able to recover!!! AMEN!!!!!
I’m soo glad they finally caught him….illness or not, thats no excuse for what he did..people could’ve been hurt at that robbery, but God had his hand over everyone there…i hope he gets what he deserves. Maybe he’ll get the help he needs.
thats my uncle!
I am glad he was taken into custody.
Mental illness or not, he knows right from wrong. And just because he didn’t take his meds, doesn’t make it ok in people’s minds for him to rob banks, and hurt people.
I would say that now that he is in jail he will get the help he needs, but that would be a false statement, cause the jails don’t care.
It is times like this when people will start to realize how important it would have been that our sheriff had gotten the funds for the mental facility in the jail.
After stabing a police officer, I would have thought he would have been shot on sight. I am glad this beast was caught. He can not un-do the damage and pain he has caused. I hope now that he is in custody he can get the help he so obviously needs.
Glad he has been caught.