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Deputy, inmate injured
By Associated Press
Published: 08/22/2006

JEFFERSON, GA - An inmate in chains and leg irons grabbed a deputy's gun and shot him inside a county courthouse Monday but was gunned down by other deputies as he drove away in a police van.

The deputy was returning four prisoners to jail when one of them attacked him inside a secure area of the Jackson County Courthouse, Sheriff Stan Evans said.

"At some point, the inmate apparently obtained the officer's weapons, shot him what looks to be three times, then took control of the van," Evans said...Read more.

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