Deputy U S marshal killed in Georgia shootout
In Ludowici Georgia Deputy Commander Patrick Carothers 53 died after a fugitive Dontrell Carter wounded him as officers attempted to serve a warrant at a rural Long County mobile home Carter 25 was wanted in Sumter County South Carolina since September on charges of attempted murder of police officers domestic violence and illegally discharging a weapon Both men were transported to area hospitals where they were pronounced dead Federal Marshals Service described Carter as extremely dangerous and Carothers as a hero with five children and a 26 year tenure with the agency.