Fifty-one-year-old Troy Williams has been arrested in connection with allegedly shooting at officers and also shooting a Georgia State Police K-9, WSB-TV reported on Friday.
State Troopers pulled Williams over for an “obscured license plate” Wednesday. Williams took off after handing a driver’s license to a trooper and a chase ensued.
At some point Williams alleged fired at pursuing officers and then fled into woods on foot. One of Williams’ gunshots allegedly hit K-9 Amor in the leg.
The Georgia Department of Public Safety noted that Amor survived but will require months to recover:
The Newnan Times-Herald noted that Grantville, Georgia, Mayor Richard Proctor indicated Williams was found hiding in a truck Friday.
He had a gun with him but did not put up a fight and was apprehended without incident.
Security footage from Grantville’s Neighborhood Grocery Store shows Williams was in the business on Thursday evening, where he purchased “a shift, knit cap, scarf and Gatorade.”
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