ReportWire

Tag: Timothy Craig Ramsey

  • Georgia man arrested after shooting officer, prompting manhunt

    [ad_1]

    A Georgia man has been arrested following the shooting of an officer that prompted a blue alert in the Charlotte area.

    Around 4 p.m. Saturday, Charlotte-area residents received blue alerts to their phones as police began the search for 26-year-old Timothy Craig Ramsey.

    Police told WSB-TV that Captain Brantley Worley with the McCaysville Police Department is in the hospital fighting for his life after Ramsey shot him Friday night.

    Officers had been called to First Street in McCaysville to investigate a report about a suspicious person.

    Chief Michael Early told WSB-TV that Ramsey opened fire and “brutally shot my officer in the face.”

    READ: Cornelius police officer killed in bike crash

    Ramsey ran off, and law enforcement arrived at the house where he is believed to live, prompting a SWAT standoff. Around 7 a.m., police learned Ramsey was not inside the house, WSB-TV reported.

    A manhunt was launched. Officials believed Ramsey could have been in the area of Cherokee County, N.C.

    The Georgia Bureau of Investigation took over the investigation.

    Ramsey was arrested around 6:15 p.m. Saturday.

    Worley remains in the hospital in critical condition, suffering a broken neck and a brain bleed from the shooting, WSB-TV reports.

    “He needs our prayers,” Earley told reporters.

    Officials said Worley has a wife and son, he’s an ordained minister, and a part-time firefighter and EMT for Pickens County Fire Rescue.

    WATCH: Widow of deputy marshal killed in Charlotte ambush helps lead concert for heroes

    [ad_2]

    Source link

  • Police arrest man on the run after officer shot, critically injured in North Georgia

    [ad_1]

    Police arrest man on the run after officer shot, critically injured in North Georgia

    A police officer in north Georgia is fighting for his life after being shot late Friday night, and the suspect is on the run.

    Police told Channel 2’s Eryn Rogers that Timothy Craig Ramsey, 26, was arrested around 6:15 p.m.

    McCaysville Chief of Police Michael Earley confirmed that officers were called to a report of a suspicious person along First Street late Friday night.

    [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]

    When officers arrived, they say Ramsey opened fire, and “brutally shot my officer in the face,” Earley said.

    That officer is Captain Brantley Worley, a 3-year veteran of the department.

    After the shooting, Ramsey ran off. Officers went to the house where he is believed to live, prompting a SWAT standoff.

    Just after 7 a.m., police said they learned he was not in the home, and an all-out manhunt got underway for Ramsey.

    TRENDING STORIES:

    Earley said a tip came in of a person fitting Ramsey’s description just outside the city limits in a wooded area, and Ramsey was taken into custody around 6 p.m. without incident.

    “We saw him and apprehended him,” Earley said.

    The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has taken over the investigation into the shooting.

    The chief said Ramsey is being booked into the Fannin County Jail and currently is facing at least one charge of aggravated assault with intent to commit murder against a police officer.

    As for Worley, he remains in critical condition at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, suffering a broken neck and a brain bleed from the shooting.

    “He needs our prayers,” Earley told reporters on Saturday night.

    [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]

    Worley has a wife and a small son. He is also an ordained minister.

    Pickens County Fire Rescue said that Worley is also a part-time firefighter and EMT with their department.

    “Brantley is a brother everyone enjoys being around. He is no doubt a ‘community servant to the bone’!! He has the determination to pull through this unfortunate situation,” they wrote.

    Georgia Governor Brian Kemp released a statement calling for Georgians to pray for Worley.

    “Marty, the girls, and I are asking all Georgians to join us in praying for this officer who was shot in the line of duty, as well as all law enforcement who face this kind of danger on a regular basis to protect their communities.”

    [ad_2]

    Source link