A manhunt was underway Monday for a 29 year old man accused of shooting a Georgia sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop.
ABC News reports that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the suspect as Dalton, who is also wanted in Texas. Investigators say he was driving a stolen trailer when a Whitfield County deputy pulled him over. During the stop, Dalton allegedly fired several shots at the deputy and the deputy returned fire along with a fellow deputy. Dalton got away.
The deputy was not seriously hurt because he was wearing a ballistic vest. Whitfield County Sheriff Scott Chitwood said he was treated and released from the hospital with a small abrasion below his ribs.
Authorities say Dalton fled south on Interstate 75, crashed near the Whitfield County and Gordon County line and ran off on foot. He is considered armed and dangerous and faces a charge of aggravated assault on a deputy.
Another fugitive, Jonathan, was also identified in connection with the shooting. According to the Daily News, he has been taken into custody. Both men are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
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