GBI: Former Georgia deputy arrested for shots fired during traffic stop
By FOX 5 Digital Team
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OGLETHORPE COUNTY, Ga. - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has charged a former Oglethorpe County Sheriff's deputy with aggravated assault connected to an officer-involved shooting on Monday.
Officials say the charges stem from a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 78. According to the GBI, Oglethorpe County Deputy Michael Norton Davis attempted to stop 27-year-old Athens resident Patrouski Hodges for speeding, eventually pulling them over in Clarke County.
While Hodges' car was pulled over on the right side of the road, officials say Davis' patrol car hit Hodges' car.