Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office

Office of the State Attorney
Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida
Pasco and Pinellas Counties

Corporal Casey Hunter
Date of Hire: 03/19/2003

Deputy Brian Sudbrink
Date of Hire: 01/14/2004

Stanley D. Eversole (Deceased)
DOB: 06/20/1961
Address: 252 Whisper Lake Road, Palm Harbor

What:
The State Attorney’s Office released the results of their investigation into a shooting involving two deputies that left one man deceased in Palm Harbor. The shooting was deemed justified.

Where:
The incident occurred at a residence located at 252 Whisper Lake Road in Palm Harbor.

When:
The incident occurred at about 7p.m. on December 22, 2016.

The results of the SAO investigation were released on Friday, April 7, 2017.

Why/How:
The State Attorney’s Office released the results of their investigation into a shooting involving two deputies that left one man deceased in Palm Harbor on December 22, 2016.

State Attorney Bernie McCabe concluded in a letter that was sent to Sheriff Bob Gualtieri on Friday, April 7, 2016, stating “As a result of our investigation, I have determined that Deputies Casey Hunter and Brian Sudbrink were in the performance of their legal duties when Stanley Dale Eversole defied the commands of Deputies Miller and Cahoon and pointed his cocked and loaded crossbow at them.” State Attorney Bernie McCabe said, “Eversole’s words and actions caused Deputy Hunter and Deputy Sudbrink to be in justifiable fear that Deputy Miller and Deputy Cahoon would suffer great bodily harm or death if they had not fired their weapons.”

The State Attorney’s Office concluded that the death of Stanley Dale Eversole was a justifiable homicide pursuant to Florida Statute 776.012.