What happened: Rex Alexander Magann, the 32-year-old man authorities said was sh0t and klled by a Palm Beach County deputy Thursday , had a recent criminal record that included convictions for assaulting a law enforcement officer and battering a medical-care provider.
Background: Magann was sh0t and klled by a deputy after allegedly trying to take her gun in South Palm Beach early Thursday morning. He had been placed on five years of probation less than a year earlier in connection with a violent confrontation with Manalapan police.
Magann was on probation for assault on a law enforcement officer, fleeing or attempting to elude a marked police car, reckless driving causing injury, criminal mischief and resisting an officer without violence, according to court records. In November 2025, Magann was sentenced to 136 days in jail, with credit for all 136 days he had already served, followed by five years of probation.
The sentence stemmed from a Jan. 21, 2025, incident in Manalapan.
officers tried to stop Magann in a red 2013 Hyundai Veloster along South Ocean Boulevard. Authorities said Magann rammed a marked Manalapan police vehicle several times while its emergency lights were activated, then drove away.
The affidavit said Magann later ran from officers on foot toward his vehicle and ignored commands to stop.
The available details are limited to the information verified at publication time. Readers should expect updates as the matter develops.
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Source: official sources including CBS12 News.
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