Deputy Accidentally Fires Gun Into Occupied East Athens Apartment
BY Herschel Smith
7 years, 10 months ago
A sheriff’s deputy late Wednesday reportedly accidentally shot his gun into a neighboring home occupied at the time by two residents at an eastside apartment complex, Athens-Clarke County police said.
No one was injured by the gunshot, which resulted in a bullet passing through a bedroom wall and a TV before lodging in a wall separating the bedroom and living room, according to police.
The 24-year-old deputy was an employee of the Hall County Sheriff’s Office and lived at the Cedar Shoals Drive complex with his girlfriend, who was identified as a rookie Athens-Clarke County police officer who was attending the police training academy.
The rookie cop told police she was outside walking her dog when she heard the gunshot, and upon returning home found her boyfriend “crouched on the floor, obviously upset,” according to a police incident report. When she asked what happened, the deputy said he had a “negligent discharge” of his duty weapon.
The deputy explained the incident occurred as he was putting out his equipment in preparation for going to work in the morning. When placing the gun on a counter. The weapon discharged “either because of the jarring of the gun being put down or because of where he had his hand” on the gun, according to police.
Gosh, I hate it when that happens to me. I remember the last time I slammed one of my guns down on the table and caused it to fire. People had to be taken to the hospital, but after it was all over we laughed and laughed and laughed about it.
Actually, I’ve never slammed a gun down on anything and caused it to discharge. With modern grip safeties, triggers with brush guards, and other safety features, I’m betting it had something to do with “where he had his hand.” Yep, I’m sure of it. I’m sure he had his finger inside the trigger guard and he pulled the trigger.
On January 30, 2017 at 10:14 am, Fred said:
Did the ‘man’s’ rookie girlfriend have to come home and pick his whimpering ass up off the floor and then go see if somebody needed assistance because they had been shot?
“crouched on the floor, obviously upset”
He should be fired for his response alone. What on earth?
On January 30, 2017 at 12:53 pm, henrybowman said:
“When she asked what happened, the deputy said he had a “negligent discharge” of his duty weapon.”
Wow, an immediate and prejudicial confession of negligence.
Wonder what will happen to him? (*cough*nothing*cough*)
On January 30, 2017 at 2:28 pm, Jack Crabb said:
One NEVER sees the term ND in any kind of media report. It’s always (and erroneously) referred to as an AD. At least the rooking oinker got that part correct.
On January 31, 2017 at 3:36 pm, Billy Mullins said:
You actually BELIEVE he used the term “negligent discharge” when he told his girlfriend what happened??? I figured he told her he laid the gun down and it “just went off!” or some such bovine scatology (Thank you General Schwartzkopf) and between them they figured out how to write it up or tell investigators to keep his ass out of a sling.
Oh, and Herschel, I’ve never had a firearm discharge a round unless I wanted it to do so. Guess we’re just a couple of the “lucky ones” aren’t we?