Georgia deputy stabbed in sheriff's office restroom, suspect shot dead, officials say

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/18/georgia-deputy-stabbed-in-sheriffs-office-restroom-suspect-shot ^ | 4/18/18 | Ryan Gaydos

[BBell]

A Georgia deputy was injured Tuesday night after being stabbed in a sheriff’s office restroom by a man who authorities say became hostile before eventually being fatally shot by another deputy.

The unidentified man came to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office around 10:30 p.m. looking for some help, and deputies let him inside the building and gave him water, investigators told FOX5 Atlanta.

The man was allowed to use the restroom in the lobby and then called 911, claiming to dispatchers that he had been poisoned, the station reported.

When officers went to check on him, police said, he became “combative.” The man and deputies skirmished and police used a stun gun on the man, but to no avail, FOX 5 reported.

[AnAmericanMother]

High Sheriff Earl Lee was legendary, a friend to citizens and a terror to malefactors.

There was a famous car chase here a number of years ago - armed robber fled Atlanta with a gaggle of squad cars in pursuit. We were watching on TV, suddenly he pulled over and got out of the car, hands up.

"Must have run out of gas," I said to my husband. But then a deputy got in the car, cranked it, and moved it. WHAT?

Then we noticed the sign in the background "WELCOME TO DOUGLAS COUNTY."