Press Release
November 12, 2007
Approved by Sheriff Joe Nugent

Accidental Shooting Death

On Saturday  11/10/2007 at 6:20 PM  Deputies responded to a call at the White City Boat Ramp, the Complainant James Cook of Panama City Beach said that he and a friend had been camping on the White City Canal and both had been shot. Deputies and Investigators responded to the boat ramp and found that Cook had been shot in the hand and that the other individual was at a camp site  down the canal. Law Enforcement ands Ems went to the camp site and found Jayson Lee Decker W/M 31 Lynn Haven was deceased, from an apparent gun shot wound.  Investigators determined that the Deceased Jayson Lee Decker tossed a loaded 9mm handgun to Cook. When Cook caught the gun it went off passing through his hand , striking Decker causing his death.

Gulf County Sheriff's Office
1000 Cecil G. Costin Sr. Blvd
Port St. Joe, FL  32456
(850)227-1115 or (850)639-5717