'The worst thing that can happen' - Sergeant testifies about night Deputy Dixon was killed - Gainesville Times

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'The worst thing that can happen' - Sergeant testifies about night Deputy Dixon was killed

Sgt. Charles Hewell of the Hall County Sheriff's Office recalls on the stand in Hall County Superior Court Friday, June 25, 2021 the events the night Hall County Deputy Nicolas Blane Dixon was shot and killed while chasing burglary suspects in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

06262021 DIXON 1.jpg — Sgt. Charles Hewell of the Hall County Sheriff's Office recalls on the stand in Hall County Superior Court Friday, June 25, 2021 the events the night Hall County Deputy Nicolas Blane Dixon was shot and killed while chasing burglary suspects in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

Hall County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Charles Hewell testified Friday that he and Deputy Nicolas Blane Dixon were running parallel to one another to find four people July 7, 2019, who ran from a stolen car. "As I come onto Highland (Avenue) ... I hear him yell, 'Hey sarge, I have one.'"