THE SHELBY INDEPENDENT

Staff reports A domestic violence incident has left one person dead, involving a deputy with The Cleveland County Sheriff's Office that was off-duty at the time. While the facts in this death remain unclear, The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office did release a statement regarding the tragic event, stating the sheriff's office is "deeply saddened to confirm that an off-duty deputy with our agency, Mitchel Jermaine Hilton, 37, was involved in a tragic domestic violence incident,