US EditionMan Suspected of Shooting, Critically Injuring Officer in Custody
Timothy Craig Ramsey, 26, was arrested after shooting Police Captain Brantley Worley during a call response; Worley remains in critical condition, officials said.
- On Friday, McCaysville Police Captain Brantley Worley was shot around 11 p.m. while responding to a call, prompting the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to issue a Blue Alert for 26-year-old Timothy Craig Ramsey, who was arrested a little after 6 p.m. Saturday.
- Responding officers went to a late-night call around 11 p.m. Friday to a report of a suspicious person on Central Avenue and 1st Street, where Timothy Craig Ramsey allegedly opened fire, injuring Captain Brantley Worley.
- The shooting took place in the 350 block of 1st Street, McCaysville, where Captain Brantley Worley suffered a broken neck, brain bleeding, fluid in his lungs, and was airlifted to Erlanger Hospital, Chattanooga; investigators said Timothy Craig Ramsey fled wearing a bright green chemical-resistant suit.
- A tip led officers outside McCaysville to arrest Ramsey a little after 6 p.m. Saturday, and he faces charges of aggravated assault with intent to murder, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
- The Blue Alert system, created by a 2015 law, warns the public and aids in locating suspects, with multiple agencies including Homeland Security Investigations assisting the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
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Man suspected of shooting, critically injuring officer in custody
A north Georgia police officer is in critical condition after he was shot while on duty overnight.
Timothy Craig Ramsey was arrested after extensive persecution in northern Georgia. He is charged with shooting and seriously wounding Captain Brantley Worley.
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