On Sunday, Nov. 23, at the request of the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, Special Agents assigned to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) launched an investigation into an officer‐involved shooting involving deputies with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office and officers with the Guntersville Police Department.
The incident occurred when deputies with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office and officers with the Guntersville Police Department conducted a joint child sex predator operation in the 500 Block of Warrenton Shores Road in Guntersville, located within Marshall County. The suspect, identified as Jack Andrew Smiley, 27, of Muncie, Indiana, resisted arrest by attempting to flee and ultimately presented a weapon. Smiley was fatally wounded by gunfire and pronounced deceased at the scene. Two officers received minor injuries during the course of the incident and were treated on scene.
Nothing further is available as the investigation is ongoing. Once complete, the findings will be turned over to the Marshall County District Attorney’s Office.
