James Lee Tartt

Death by Force

James Lee Tartt, a dedicated agent with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Narcotics, tragically lost his life on February 20, 2016, during a high-risk operation near Iuka, Mississippi. Agent Tartt was part of a SWAT team responding to a barricade situation where a male suspect had taken his wife and child hostage during a domestic dispute. The suspect eventually released the hostages, but when the SWAT team attempted to enter the home, he opened fire, fatally wounding Agent ...Read More

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