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Authorities revealed more information Tuesday about the shooting of a young man who was wounded when a Baldwin County sheriff’s deputy shot the man in the arm while taking him into custody Monday. The episode happened about 2 p.m. at 49 West Apartments on Ga. 49 in Milledgeville, Georgia. Sheriff’s deputies had been called there about a son who had reportedly struck his mother in the face. One of the deputies who got there first was trying to arrest the son when the son “would not comply,” the GBI said in a statement sent to news outlets. The deputy called for backup and, according to the statement, continued talking to the son until two more deputies got there. When they arrived, they went to take the son, Jamel Jackson, 18, into custody and Jackson “resisted,” the GBI statement said. “A brief physical struggle ensued.” The deputies decided to use a Taser on Jackson to “gain compliance,” the statement said, “when Deputy Charles Gillis mistakenly drew his firearm instead of his Taser, firing one shot into Jackson’s arm.
Deputy Gillis has advised GBI agents that his intent was to use his Taser.” Investigators have since reviewed body-cam footage of the encounter. Gillis, a nine-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, was said to be one of the deputies who served as backups in the case. He was the only officer who fired a shot. He is on administrative leave pending further investigation. After being treated at a Macon hospital, Jackson was jailed Tuesday on misdemeanor family violence and misdemeanor obstruction charges. Jackson was being held at the Wilkinson County jail, and his bond will likely be set on Wednesday. Asked about the incident, Baldwin Sheriff Bill Massee on Tuesday said, “To be honest, it’s a bad situation. … The offender was resisting arrest. … (The deputy) pulled the wrong tool out.” Massee added: “We view it as a very serious incident. … Everyone was glad it was not a worse situation than it was.” The sheriff said Gillis, the deputy, has since told investigators he made a mistake and said, “I’m sorry.”
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I believe to the cop, he made a mistake. he think was a teaser
Women and tasers, am I right?!?!
DAUNTE Wright!
People act like this is new
Yeah put them in handcuffs where you just shot the man Wow
The cop that doubled face palmed himself lmaoooo
Horseshit you mistake your pistol for your Tayser that’s horseshit man
Hope he likes his new desk job lol
The deputy's reaction was pretty raw and obviously there was no no malicious intent. After they determined it wasn't a life-threatening injury and the deputy walked away, that look on his face was like he knew at that moment he lost his career. And that's exactly what happened. In the Sheriff's statement they said they terminated him "because we’re in a profession where we are not afforded (the opportunity) to make certain mistakes, because people’s lives and liberty can be taken. Accidents do happen, and we are human beings. But we also know going into [law enforcement], and nothing against anybody in the food and beverage business, but it ain’t like you overcooked the steak, and we can give you another steak. It could have ended in not only the loss of life for this young man, but the other deputies and the mother in the room."
Is it bad that I laughed
I've seen MULTIPLE woman officers make this mistake. That's all I'm gonna say.
God dang it!
Shots fired
I like how all it took was an accidental discharge of your service pistol and everyone just loves complying and being calm.
It has that aura about it like they were some kids fighting and someone unintentionally draws blood with that moment of silence.
That cop messed up pretty bad.
Dam ass cop
Her answer to everything is to sit. She must have a fat arse.
As soon as I read the title I knew that a woman wad involved. And she didn't even say sorry to the guy…
I hope he gets paid from this.
PAYCHECK PAYCHECK PAYCHECK!!!…
….ooooh … sorry, it's a pink slip.
"cha-ching" AKA ghetto lottery won.
Fuck, they called number 8 to the scene
That's what a lot of money sounds like
Damn, that kid gets shot because of officer error and then when that one cop told the other to go outside…the kid said no he's fine. Damn he is a trooper…
The other cops should have removed her weapons and got her off the scene. Wearing a blue uniform and a badge does not excuse this level of incompetence.
Not doing what he is told? No doubt he's a teen.
On the plus side it took all the fight out of him. He was a lot more compliant after getting shot in the arm.
Damn cops more upset bput it than the kid lol
Could have been so much worse, I think everyone was pretty damn lucky that day.
So.. That's it? "I'm sorry."? Of course nothing happens to the cop. Should be an arm for an arm.
Shots fired