Yoel Arnaldo Mejia Santel, 28, from Frostproof, Florida, on 14 October 2020

October 14, 2020 | Frostproof, Florida

Yoel Arnaldo Mejia Santel, 28, from Frostproof, Florida, on 14 October 2020

Victim Info

NameYoel Arnaldo Mejia Santel
RaceHispanic/Latino
Age28
GenderMale

Details

Yoel Santel was standing in the doorway of a home when three deputies tried to reach in the home and grab him. Santel fell back and then retreated to a bathroom. At that point, deputies said Yantel then armed himself with a machete. Santel refused to leave the bathroom, and said, "Did you smell that gas? I poured gas everywhere." Deputies later said they smelled gas. Deputies introduced a chemical agent to get Santel to exit the bathroom. When a fourth deputy who arrived and reached down to pick up the can of the chemical agent, Santel reportedly charged out of the bathroom with a machete over his head toward the deputies. Deputies shot and killed him.

Primary Evidence & Links

Additional Evidence

NameYoel Arnaldo Mejia Santel
Age28
GenderMale
RaceHispanic/Latino
Race With ImputationsHispanic/Latino
Imputation ProbabilityNot imputed
Address200 Freedom Drive
CityFrostproof
StateFL
Zipcode33843
CountyPolk
Full Address200 Freedom Drive Frostproof FL 33843 Polk
Agency ResponsiblePolk County Sheriff's Office
Cause Of DeathGunshot
Dispositions ExclusionsPending investigation
Image Of Victimhttps://fatalencounters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Yoel-Arnaldo-Mejia-Santel.jpg

Source

Source ID: 28957 - Fatal Encounters

Cross References

This report has possible entries from multiple sources

Washington Post -Yoel Arnaldo Mejia Santel, 38, from Frostproof, Florida - shot on 14 October 2020
Killed By Police -Yoel Arnaldo Mejia Santel, 38, from Florida on 14 October 2020

BEACON Data

Mainchain details

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Hash Comparison

Hash stored in database: 4a413de51681c895913446b6a215ed46fa3756f572ff3fd2a0509e964616734d

Hash from Mainchain Tx: 4a413de51681c895913446b6a215ed46fa3756f572ff3fd2a0509e964616734d

Dynamically generated hash: 4a413de51681c895913446b6a215ed46fa3756f572ff3fd2a0509e964616734d

Hashes Match?

YES

How is the comparison calculated?

The hash stored in the database is used as the identifier for this report, and can be seen in the URL. The hash from the Mainchain Tx is the hash sent to and stored on Mainchain. Finally, the "generated hash" is generated each time this page is loaded, using the same data used for the hash submitted to Mainchain.

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