Gunman sentenced to prison for shooting of Statesboro police officer

Man sentenced in shooting of Statesboro police officer

STATESBORO, Ga. (WSAV) — After pleading guilty to shooting a Statesboro Police officer, a judge handed down Anthony Kent's sentence Friday. Kent was sentenced to 35 years for shooting Advanced Patrol Officer Joey Deloach in 2024. Kent was ordered to serve 30 in prison and five years on probation. The judge also ordered that Kent will complete his FED while in prison. Officials said that Deloach was responding to a report of a male breaking into …

Gunman sentenced to prison for shooting of Statesboro police officer

The man who shot Statesboro Police Officer Joey Deloach has been sentenced to prison.

Kent sentenced to 35 years, with 30 in prison, in police officer shooting

After hearing from attorneys on both sides, from the victim, from two witnesses asking for mercy and from Kent himself, Judge Ronald K. “Ronnie” Thompson on Friday afternoon sentenced Anthony DeJarion Kent to 30 consecutive years in prison plus five on probation for shooting Statesboro Police Officer Joey Deloach and other crimes that Kent committed on April 16, 2024.

Anthony Kent sentenced in shooting of SPD Officer Joey DeLoach

Superior Court Judge Ronald Thompson has sentenced Anthony Kent to 35 years in prison, with 30 to serve, for the shooting of Statesboro Police Officer Joey DeLoach. The shooting occurred on April 16, 2024 at Copper Beech Townhomes.