The Williamson County Sheriff's Office is firing back at social media posts from Kourtney Dillon, labeling her allegations "false and reckless" and rejecting her read of a video tied to a recent pedestrian death on a rural roadway. The agency says deputies made a voluntary community-caretaking contact with the pedestrian before a passing vehicle struck the person, and it insists the deputies acted lawfully and remain subject to the office's review process.
What the sheriff's office said
In a Facebook post titled "Statement Regarding False and Reckless Claims by Kourtney Dillon," the Williamson County Sheriff's Office says a deputy "offered the pedestrian a ride" and that the person turned it down, characterizing the interaction as a consensual community-caretaking stop rather than an enforcement action. According to the Williamson County Sheriff's Office, deputies saw the pedestrian walking along the side of the road, observed no signs of impairment, and did not believe they had legal grounds to detain the individual at that point.
Background and prior clash
The new statement lands on top of existing tension between the sheriff's office and members of the Dillon family. As reported by WJPF, a March welfare check in Williamson County ended in arrests and criminal charges, including a felony resisting count involving a family member identified in reports as Kourtney Gursky.
Timing, video and the scene
In its post, the sheriff's office says the clip cited by Ms. Dillon actually shows Sheriff Jeff Diederich checking in with a deputy as emergency responders finished loading the victim into an ambulance, and that Diederich arrived only after the initial contact. The agency also maintains that deputies did not shut off cameras, did not interfere with the investigation at the scene, and that Diederich took the wheel of the ambulance to the hospital so paramedics could stay focused on treating the patient, according to the Williamson County Sheriff's Office.
Legal note
The sheriff's post further claims that Ms. Dillon "is an individual currently indicted by a grand jury and facing pending felony criminal charges," a detail the office highlighted while trying to undercut her credibility. We did not find a public court filing online confirming that specific indictment at the time of publication. In the same statement, the sheriff's office brands Ms. Dillon's social media comments as "deeply irresponsible" and cautions against what it describes as disparaging attacks on deputies.
What happens next
The Williamson County Sheriff's Office says every incident goes through a "thorough review process" and that it stands behind the deputies' decisions while the investigations play out. The agency is asking anyone with information to contact the sheriff's office through its website, and it says the incident and related video will continue to be examined as part of that ongoing review.
