Clyde Merritt

In the winter of 2000, a tragic series of events unfolded in Coffee County, Georgia, culminating in the death of Staff Sergeant Clyde Almond 'Tub' Merritt, a ten-year veteran of the Coffee County Sheriff's Office. The incident began on January 3, 2000, when Broxton Police Officer James Bryant was dispatched to a property to assist with the eviction of a renter. Unbeknownst to the officer, the man being evicted had concealed a deer rifle in the woods behind his trailer in anticipation of law enfo ...