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GBI: Former Georgia deputy arrested for shots fired during traffic stop
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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.
An Oglethorpe County sheriff’s deputy was charged Thursday with two counts of aggravated assault after authorities said he shot at a car that fled from a traffic stop in Athens-Clarke County.
Michael Norton Davis, 35, of Colbert was fired after an investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation requested by Athens-Clarke police, which had jurisdiction in the matter. No one was wounded in the shooting, police said.
Davis had worked as an Oglethorpe deputy since 2017, according to the sheriff’s office.
The GBI said Davis attempted to stop the car about 4:30 p.m. Monday for speeding on U.S. Highway 78 in Oglethorpe County. The driver, Patrouski Hodges, 27, of Athens stopped along the highway after entering Clarke County, according to the report.
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - A former sheriff’s deputy in a northeast Georgia county was charged with aggravated assault after he shot at a car that drove away during a chase.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said it arrested former Oglethorpe County Deputy Michael Norton Davis on Thursday.
Investigators say Davis on Monday afternoon tried to stop a 27-year-old Athens resident, Patrouski Hodges, for speeding. Hodges eventually pulled over after crossing from Oglethorpe into Athens-Clarke County on U.S. 78.