Christopher Dalton Sexton, 29, was shot and killed by Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputies on Jan. 17, 2017.
Scene of Jan. 17, 2017, fatal shooting in Soddy-Daisy.A $40 million lawsuit has been filed against Hamilton County government and multiple deputies involved in the shooting death of Christopher Dalton Sexton, 29, who was killed after leading police on a car chase last year.
Sexton was first spotted in violation of an order of protection by a deputy with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 17, 2017, around 5 p.m. The deputy attempted to stop Sexton, but he continued driving, beginning a pursuit that was eventually ended due to safety concerns.
Authorities found Sexton again later that evening and another pursuit began. That pursuit crisscrossed county lines as Sexton drove between Hamilton and Sequatchie counties, according to a TBI report.
Sexton’s vehicle was forced off the roadway by a deputy as the pursuit turned onto Sequoyah Road and Sexton exited his vehicle, brandishing a weapon and pointing it at officers. Several deputies fired at him, striking and killing him at the scene.
The lawsuit, filed in Hamilton County Circuit Court by Ashley Sexton, alleges Christopher Sexton never posed a threat to the public or deputies and those deputies were wrong to kill him. In fact, the lawsuit claims that rather than pointing a firearm at authorities, he “exited his vehicle and began moving away from law enforcement, with his back to law enforcement.”