In a news briefing Monday morning, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said deputies shot and killed Timothy Schultz, 42, after a gator attacked him, assaulted a deputy with garden shears, broke into a ...

Before Monday's fatal event, Timothy Schultz was arrested in April and had been released from jail less than a week ago, according to local law enforcement.

Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies began searching for Timothy Schultz, 42, just before 6 a.m. after a convenience store clerk reported he was acting "bizarre." ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Timothy Schultz, 42, charged at his deputies holding a pair of garden shears after swimming across a lake where he was attacked by an alligator.

Our beloved Linda Lou Watts Schultz passed away on March 13, 2025 in Gastonia, NC surrounded by her family. She was 77 years old. Linda was born in Illinois to Ira and Marie Watts. She then moved to ...