2008.12.17
Deputy remains hospitalized
The Pulaski County sheriff's deputy shot while responding to the shooting and fire Tuesday morning remains hospitalized this morning.
Deputy J.A. Radcliffe, a 14-year veteran of the force, is in stable condition at Pulaski Community Hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said.
No information is being released about shooting victim Jerry Covey, a spokesman for Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital said this morning. Covey, who was shot in the arm, underwent surgery at the hospital Tuesday afternoon, a family member said.
Finally Sharon Bane, who was caught inside her burning home Tuesday morning, has been treated and released from Pulaski Community Hospital, the spokeswoman said.
Meanwhile, the hunt for Douglas Albert Jaccard, a 58-year-old Vietnam veteran with a criminal history and a pending court case, is ongoing this morning.
According to authorities and witnesses, Jaccard is accused of fatally shooting Joseph Foster Bane, 45, at Bane's Dyer Road home at just past 7 a.m. Tuesday. Covey heard the gunshot, went outside to help and was shot in the arm.
After the shootings, Jaccard is accused of breaking into Bane’s house and setting it on fire. Sharon Bane and the Banes’ teenage son were inside.
Sharon Bane was afraid to leave the house at first, authorites have said, believing Jaccard was still there. She finally jumped out a second-story window. The teenager made it out of the house safely.
