By Rich Flowers
rflowers@athensreview Jan 29, 2021
Jan 29, 2021
A man arrested for firing gunshots at two people outside an Athens apartment was among the first slate of indictments of 2021, under new Henderson County District Attorney Jenny Palmer.
Lamontee Daquon Rodriguez, 26, of Athens was indicted for two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The charge is a second degree felony.
According to Interim Chief of Police Rodney Williams, on Nov. 17, officers responded to gunshots fired in the 700 block of Jonathan Street.
Officers spoke to witnesses who said a man walked into the property and fired approximately six rounds at two individuals in the parking lot. The bullets struck the two vehicles and penetrated the windows of two different apartments. No one was injured.