Brett C. Dickey

In the winter of 1996, the community of Ellijay, Georgia, was shaken by the tragic death of Gilmer County Deputy Sheriff Brett C. Dickey, a 30-year-old male. On the fateful day of February 13, Deputy Dickey was part of a team of officers attempting to serve a warrant on a man considered to be extremely dangerous. The suspect, Tommy Lamar Pickren, had barricaded himself inside a mobile home. When officers deployed tear gas to flush him out, Pickren fled from the residence, leading to a confrontat ...