Eatonton man dead, Baldwin sheriff’s deputy shot in standoff

  • The GBI was called in to oversee the crime scene at 106 Bob White Circle on Saturday morning, which is standard in officer-involved shootings. CONTRIBUTED
    The GBI was called in to oversee the crime scene at 106 Bob White Circle on Saturday morning, which is standard in officer-involved shootings. CONTRIBUTED

    An Eatonton man was found dead following an exchange of gunfire with a Baldwin County sheriff’s deputy Saturday morning, April 18, according to authorities.

    Rexell Dallas Rice, 58, of Possum Point Drive, died at the Lake Sinclair home of his ex-wife on Bob White Circle, off Sinclair Marina Road. 

    Baldwin County Sheriff Bill Massee told reporters during a press conference early Monday morning th…