The identity of the victim will not be released until the scene has been processed further and notification to next of kin has been made. Search efforts by the employees led to nearby machinery where the missing worker was located.Įmergency crews are currently working to recover the body of the victim.

The complainant reported a coworker had been missing from the jobsite area for a period of time. On 13 April 2021 at approximately 6:15 PM Tipton County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Mississippi Limestone Inc., located at 10319 Richardson Landing Road, Drummonds, TN, to a report of a deceased worker. Buffy Cook has ordered an autopsy be conducted at the Regional Forensics Center in Memphis. Emergency crews worked into the night to recover the victim’s body from inside an aggregate hopper. UPDATE: The victim has been identified as James Lee Randle, 67, of Greenville, MS. God bless all these men and women and thank you Covington and Tipton County”. It took this whole team of folks to bring this event to closure. I also want to thank the Covington Fire Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), EMS and ambulance personnel, our dispatchers at Central Dispatch, the Covington Electric System and the building/business owners that aided us throughout this event. “And last but not least, I want to thank Chief Howell and the Covington Police Department for their patience and standing with us side by side throughout this situation. The law enforcement agencies within Tipton County are grateful for the overwhelming support we get from across the county in every community, not just since Thursday, but every day” continued Sheriff Beasley. “Our whole community has been rocked by this unfortunate event however, I am very thankful for the many thoughts, prayers, messages and phone calls of support we have received since Thursday evening and for the food and drinks supplied by citizens. No matter the decisions Tyler made from beginning to end, his family too went through pain watching the events unfold and are now dealing with the aftermath.” And lastly, our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Felix Tyler. Had Deputy Molder not been shot and our team not made the decisions they made during the rescue efforts, that bullet would have likely been for the hostage. We tried our best to save her sooner however, Tyler had other plans that hindered our efforts. I also want to send our thoughts and prayers to all the hostages that experienced this traumatic event, but especially the female hostage who endured 14 hours of physical and mental anguish throughout the night and early morning hours. “The heroic efforts of Deputy Molder and the rest of our SWAT team are to be commended as they faced down the barrel of a gunman while trying to save the female hostage. “I first want to say that our thoughts and prayers continue to be with our Deputy, Gene Molder, and his family as he continues to heal and rest at home”, said Sheriff Shannon Beasley.

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