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Kyle Wayne Dinkheller

Case from Dudley, GA dated Jan 12, 1998

Victim Details

Kyle Wayne Dinkheller

Male

White / Caucasian

Dudley

GA

1998-01-12

22

Kyle

Wayne Dinkheller

07/13/2026

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On a stretch of road near Dudley, Georgia, the life of 22-year-old male Deputy Sheriff Kyle Wayne Dinkheller was cut tragically short on January 12, 1998. What began as a routine traffic stop for speeding escalated into a violent confrontation that would be captured on the deputy's dashboard camera, leaving a lasting impact on law enforcement training.

Dinkheller, a deputy with the Laurens County Sheriff's Office, pulled over a pickup truck driven by Andrew Howard Brannan after clocking i ...
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