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Kyle Wayne Dinkheller

Death by Force
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Kyle Wayne Dinkheller, a 22-year-old white male deputy with the Laurens County Sheriff's Office in Georgia, was tragically killed on January 12, 1998, during a routine traffic stop near Dudley, GA. The incident occurred when Deputy Dinkheller pulled over a speeding vehicle driven by Andrew Howard Brannan, a 49-year-old Vietnam War veteran. The traffic stop, initially routine, quickly escalated into a violent confrontation. Brannan became belligerent and refused to comply with Dinkheller's comman ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Kyle Wayne Dinkheller

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Dudley

    GA

    1998-01-12

    22

    Kyle

    Wayne Dinkheller

    11/16/2025

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    09/18/2024
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