Hamilton County Deputy Jordan Long / Photo provided by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s OfficeRecently released Tennessee Bureau of Investigation records paint a more detailed picture of the struggle between a 29-year-old man and a Hamilton County deputy with a history of pursuits and use-of-force incidents the night the man was shot and killed by the deputy.
Tyler Hays was fatally shot in the back on May 18 after leading deputy Jordan Long on a pursuit through the Sale Creek area just after 2 a.m. Hays had been speeding and “driving all over the road,” according to Long.
Deputy Jordan Long’s history
Long has been at the center of at least three separate pursuits that resulted in him firing his weapon – hitting two people, one of whom was killed – within three months.
After shooting Hays, Long was placed on administrative leave with pay. He was back on duty five days later, and two-and-a-half weeks after that, he shot at another man who also was involved in a pursuit. He missed, so the man was not injured.