ICE officer hits, kills pedestrian in Jonesboro, state patrol says

A federal immigration officer fatally struck a 25-year-old Jonesboro man who was walking across Tara Boulevard early Wednesday, authorities said.

Jerry Lee Tumlin was crossing the busy road about 5 a.m. when he was hit, according to the Georgia State Patrol. The officer, who works for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was traveling north in a Ford SUV when Tumlin stepped in his path while wearing a black sweater and pants, investigators said.

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According to police, there was no lighting on the road and no crosswalk for Tumlin to use. No charges have been filed against the officer, and it wasn’t immediately clear if he was on duty at the time of the fatal crash.

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