BALTIMORE, MD
The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General has identified the decedent and involved deputies and officer following a fatal police-involved vehicle pursuit on July 22, 2024, in Easton, Talbot County, Maryland.
The decedent has been identified as 18-year-old Yemaya Wilson of Washington, DC.
The involved Talbot County Sheriff’s Deputies have been identified as Deputy Brittanie DiMichele, a 10-year veteran with 11 total years of law enforcement experience, assigned to the K-9 Patrol Unit; Deputy William Barnett, a 2-year veteran with a total of 6 years of law enforcement experience, assigned to the Patrol Division; Deputy Owen Joseph, 8-months of service with the Sheriff’s Office, assigned to the Patrol Division; and Easton Police Department Officer, Nicholas Lange, a 3-year veteran, assigned to the K-9 Patrol Unit.
The IID, with the assistance of the Maryland State Police Crash Team, continues to investigate the circumstances of the crash. Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the IID at (410) 576-7070 or by email at IID@oag.state.md.us.
To read the original news release, click here: www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/press/2024/072324b.pdf.
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