2008.12.17
U.S. marshal hurt during search
A U.S. marshal was injured today during the ongoing search for Wythe County shooting suspect Douglas Albert Jaccard, who has been at large since just after 7 a.m. Tuesday.
The marshal, who is not being identified cut his leg in a fall while jumping down the same steep cliff that Jaccard jumped. The marshal did require stictches.
Authorities continue to concentrate today's search in Wythe and Pulaski counties, although Wythe County Chief Deputy Keith Dunagan said teams have expanded the search area a little farther north into Pulaski County. Dunagan said teams still believe Jaccard is still in the area.
Search teams are also looking through caves along the New River in that area, Dunagan said.
Residents of the half-dozen homes on Dyer Road who were evacuated on Tuesday are allowed back into their homes today, although they say they were told to do so at their own risk.
