COLBERT — A routine traffic stop resulted in a shootout between a Georgia State Patrol officer and a suspect Tuesday night.
According to the GBI, at about 10:10 p.m., a trooper attempted to make a traffic stop on a vehicle being driven by the suspect, 24-year-old Tim Carruth, of Colbert. Officials sayt Carruth attempted to get away in the vehicle.
The trooper performed a “P.I.T.” maneuver, causing Carruth’s vehicle to become stuck on the side of GA Highway 72. Carruth exited the vehicle and began firing at the trooper with an assault style rifle, the GBI said.
The trooper returned fire. Neither the trooper nor Carruth was injured by gunfire. Officials say Carruth then ran into the nearby pasture and woods. He was located about two hours later with the assistance of a Georgia Department of Corrections K-9.
Carruth was charged with aggravated assault of a police officer. According to the GBI, more charges will be forthcoming as this investigation continues.
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office responded to the incident. Assisting with the incident were GSP, GBI, the Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Office, the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, the University of Georgia Police Department, the Danielsville Police Department, and the Comer Police Department.
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