Police killings
2013-2020

James Benny Hobbs

Male, White

Date of the incident: 2/6/2018

St. Augustine, St. Johns, FL
2535 FL 16

James Hobbs was a fugitive when he was shot and killed at a St. Augustine hotel. The U.S. Marshals Office and the FBI were tracking him since he fled from New Hampshire to Florida following a warrant for his arrest on charges of aggravated sexual assault on a child. He was unarmed, but allegedly made sudden movements.