tpa-fl
06-15-2005, 04:04 PM
Man hiding in attic from police dies from heat
The Associated Press
Posted on: Wednesday, June 15, 2005
DE BARY, FL — Officials in Florida say a man hiding from police died in an attic where the temperature climbed above 100 degrees on Monday.
Fifty-seven-year-old Earle Herring was hiding in the attic of his sister's home in De Bary, Florida. Mary Herring Donaldson says her brother probably wanted to avoid the police she called to the house. A judge had ordered Herring not to have contact with his sister after a May 23rd domestic battery charge.
Volusia County sheriff's deputies arrived at 3 p.m., but no one answered a knock at the door. Donaldson called deputies back to the house around 5 p.m.
Deputies found the attic door wedged shut. Once inside, they discovered Herring's body. Officials say the temperature inside the attic was more than 100 degrees.
An autopsy determined that Herring died from either heat exhaustion or heatstroke.
The Associated Press
Posted on: Wednesday, June 15, 2005
DE BARY, FL — Officials in Florida say a man hiding from police died in an attic where the temperature climbed above 100 degrees on Monday.
Fifty-seven-year-old Earle Herring was hiding in the attic of his sister's home in De Bary, Florida. Mary Herring Donaldson says her brother probably wanted to avoid the police she called to the house. A judge had ordered Herring not to have contact with his sister after a May 23rd domestic battery charge.
Volusia County sheriff's deputies arrived at 3 p.m., but no one answered a knock at the door. Donaldson called deputies back to the house around 5 p.m.
Deputies found the attic door wedged shut. Once inside, they discovered Herring's body. Officials say the temperature inside the attic was more than 100 degrees.
An autopsy determined that Herring died from either heat exhaustion or heatstroke.