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Inmate fatally shoots North Carolina officer before being caught in
stolen vehicle, sheriff says
By Associated Press
Updated:
9:49 PM EDT, Mon June 30, 2025
Source: AP
A federal inmate escaped from custody at a medical clinic in western
North Carolina and fatally shot a detention officer with his own gun
Monday, then fled in a stolen vehicle before being captured in another
county, a sheriff said.
The inmate had been taken to an orthopedics office in Murphy for
undisclosed treatment when a scuffle began. The inmate took the
officer’s weapon and shot him, Cherokee County Sheriff Dustin Smith
said at a news conference. The inmate ran into the parking lot, jumped
into a vehicle that had just arrived and took off. The inmate was later
apprehended in Macon County, nearly an hour to the east, Smith said.
Smith said the inmate, Kelvin Simmons, 48, will be charged with
first-degree murder.
The detention officer was identified as Francisco Paul Flattes, 56, a
four-year employee of the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office. Smith
said Flattes’ wife also works for the county detention center.
Another officer suffered injuries unrelated to the shooting and was
recovering, the sheriff said.
“This has been probably one of the worst days of my career,” Smith
said.
Emergency personnel in Clay County had alerted Macon County deputies
that the inmate was driving to their county on U.S. Route 64,
authorities said. Simmons’ vehicle was stopped and he was detained
after a short standoff. There were no injuries at the scene.
Smith said Simmons was already being held on bank robbery charges along
with an October 2024 escape.
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