Three Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputies were found justified Tuesday in the 2024 shooting of a man who charged at them while carrying a hatchet.
Deputies Eric Dobitz, Brandon Reinhardt and Claudio Hernandez face no criminal charges for shooting and killing Micah McCartney during a suicidal welfare check on Nov. 30, 2024, according to a Tuesday decision letter from 17th Judicial District Attorney Brian Mason. Mason ruled the use of deadly force justified.
One of McCartney’s roommates placed the initial call for service, telling deputies that the man was suicidal: he was trying to put a plastic bag over his head, had taken a number of pills and was trying to get inside a locked room that had guns inside, according to the letter. The roommate added that McCartney was angry and likely would be aggressive toward responders…