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Man gets 12 years for assaulting cop

By by Ken Stanford
Posted 6:56AM on Friday 27th April 2007 ( 17 years ago )
GAINESVILLE - A Gainesville man has been sent to prison for twelve years for attempting to run over a drug agent with his car, according to Hall County District Attorney Lee Darragh.

Desmond Jones was found guilty last month. Darragh says the incident happened a year ago at Floyd Road and Old Athens Highway.

Darragh said Thursday such cases are becoming more and more common.

"Well, unfortunately, it seems to be a weapon of choice to just try to run over police officers with a vehicle," he said.

Darragh notes that this was the "fourth or fifth" such case his office has closed in just a few months.


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