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04-07-2024, 10:43 PM
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Tim Carruth Fires AK-47 at Trooper Near Colbert, Georgia, January 21, 2020
Timothy Damond Carruth Jr., 24, fired an AK-47-style rifle at a Georgia State Patrol trooper after a pursuit on Georgia Highway 72 near Colbert, Georgia, on January 21, 2020. Trooper Jordan Ginnel returned fire. Neither man was hit. The pursuit began after Carruth ran a stop sign and fled an attempted traffic stop. A PIT maneuver left his car stuck beside the highway at about 10:10 p.m. Dashcam footage shows the nighttime pursuit and the car stopped nose-down off the road, illuminated by the patrol vehicle's lights. Police said Carruth got out, fired at Ginnel and then fled into a pasture and woods. A tracking dog helped locate him about two hours later. Carruth pleaded guilty in May 2021 to aggravated assault on a peace officer, attempting to elude and other charges. He was sentenced in Madison County Superior Court to 25 years, with 18 years to serve in prison without parole. |