{"id":55551,"date":"2025-04-26T13:19:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T17:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=55551"},"modified":"2025-04-26T13:19:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T17:19:36","slug":"polk-deputy-shoots-and-kills-knife-wielding-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/04\/26\/polk-deputy-shoots-and-kills-knife-wielding-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk deputy shoots and kills knife-wielding man"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputy shot and killed a man on Friday after he allegedly threatened the law enforcement officer with a knife, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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John Snyder, 37, a transient, was the man shot and killed, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snyder, who was wanted for outstanding warrant of burglary and theft, had run from Polk deputies on Tuesday, Judd said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deputies found him again on Friday at about 11:30 p.m. in front of a McDonald’s restaurant on North Combee Road in Lakeland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A deputy attempted to take Snyder into custody by using a Taser gun. He resisted, pushed the deputy off and started to run, Judd said. Other deputies arrived after being called for assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snyder then pulled a knife, Judd said. The deputy told him several times to drop the weapon. When he continued to advance toward the deputy, Snyder was shot several times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judd said there were two independent witnesses that said Snyder not only resisted the deputy, but lunged at him before the deputy Goodman fired those shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon’t try to stab or shoot my deputies, because if you do, we’re going to shoot you a lot,\u201d Judd said. \u201cSo the end of the day, here’s the message, don’t attack my deputies. That’s a guarantee. You ask for it. You make that choice, we’re going to defend ourselves.\u201d
The case will be turned over the State Attorney\u2019s Office for review.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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