Former Deputy Accidentally Kills Wife

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Former Deputy Accidentally Kills Wife
POSTED: 6:04 am EST March 3, 2008
UPDATED: 7:46 am EST March 3, 2008

GRIFFIN, Ga. -- A former Fulton County sheriff's major accidentally shot and killed his wife Friday while unloading his gun, according to Griffin police.

Riley Taylor, 54, was at a family function when the gun discharged and the bullet struck his wife, Denise Taylor, 54.
Griffin police spokesman Cpl. Bryan Clanton said the woman was flown by helicopter to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, where she was pronounced dead.

Clanton said no criminal investigation will be done since the shooting was accidental.

Griffin is 40 miles south of Atlanta.

Riley Taylor worked at the Fulton County Sheriff's Department under then-Sheriff Jackie Barrett, who has since retired. He retired from a post at the jail as a lieutenant in 2007 after having his rank reduced by Barrett, who was under fire for financial mismanagement of the department and for deficiencies at the jail.
Shortly after Taylor retired, U.S. District Judge Marvin Shoob chose Taylor to become the auditor of jail records. Shoob is overseeing the jail in response to a lawsuit that charged it was overcrowded, dirty and dangerous.

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[K-DUB]

Accident? I think she must've burnt his eggs or something...

 

[Moderator]

Is this the same ding dong who shot his gun in the courthouse while using the shitter?

 

[sig shooter]

what a f***ing idiot!!!!... keep your muzzle pointed in a safe direction at all times!!!!

 

[hminsky]

Previously he had accidentally thrown her out of the car while driving at 70MPH, with her hands and feet tied behind her back.

 

[Moderator]

Previously he had accidentally thrown her out of the car while driving at 70MPH, with her hands and feet tied behind her back.

 

[P-14]

He had to yell at 3 people to get out of the way, first!

 

[vellnueve]

If it was an accident, the guilt that he'd be feeling is probably almost punishment enough.

IF.

 

[boltonguy]

If it was an accident, the guilt that he'd be feeling is probably almost punishment enough.

Yeah. I just can't imagine how much that would suck. Which is why safety is absolutely paramount at all times.

 

[Arioch]

It's amazing what 5 accidental discharges will do.

 

[USMC109]

KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER for crying outloud.

Georgia is a hoppin' place this month huh???

 

[Twigg]

Apparently,

Pulling the trigger will unload a gun.

 

[jkelly]

Previously he had accidentally thrown her out of the car while driving at 70MPH, with her hands and feet tied behind her back.---

That was misreported. She actually fell out of the car after working her way out of the trunk.

Respectfully,

jkelly

 

[jkelly]

He had to yell at 3 people to get out of the way, first!---P-14

Best line yet!

Respectfully,

jkelly

 

[Riverside]

I think this accidental shooting warrants a bit more of the old "looking into".

 

[theGringo]

Wait and see how long it is before he's dating Thelma from the diner.

 

[Palladin]

Wait and see how long it is before he's dating Thelma from the diner.

+1

 

[Shootist]

I have a sense of humor, but let us not forget that this incident is reported to have happened at a family function (in front of children). Let's have a little respect for the family.