Monday, September 24, 2018

WRENS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- The former deputy who is accused of shooting 31-year-old George Hannah has been arrested.

Back in June, former Deputy Jonathan Hill shot Hannah after the man repeatedly knocked on Hill's door.

Hill told officers on the scene his family wasn't expecting company, so he grabbed his pistol.

Hill was arrested for aggravated assault on Friday, September 21st. He was granted bond in the case.

News 12 will continue to update this developing story as we learn more.

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

News 12 @ 6 O'clock /NBC 26 at 7

WRENS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- The Wrens Police Chief and family believe a knock on the wrong door led to the shooting of 31-year-old George Hannah in Wrens, Georgia.

"The person who this happened to, he was coming here to see my stepson,” said Lawrence Mitts.

Lawrence Mitts is Hannah's cousin.

His home is next door from the driveway officers say Hannah was shot in.

"He got mixed up pulled into the wrong driveway.“

The Wrens Police Chief says around 10 Tuesday night Hannah and his wife pulled into 203 Peachtree Road and George Hannah knocked on the door.

Hannah’s sister and cousin say his children were also in the car at the time.

"He was supposed to be bringing him some cash for something he had to do today,” Mitts said.

According to testimony from the homeowner, a former Jefferson County Deputy, Hannah knocked on the carport door aggressively.

Former Deputy Jonathan Hill told officers he knew his family wasn't expecting company so he grabbed his pistol.

The Wrens Police Chief tells us Hill said once he opened the door Hannah had already opened the screen door.

Hill also told officers Hannah grabbed his arm, was in his face and he didn’t know if Hannah was armed.

He told officers he fired one shot which hit Hannahs arm and back.

"That's not him. We know this man very well and that's not him,”said Mitts.

Former Deputy Jonathan Hill told investigators Hannah dropped to the ground where the driveway meets the road and he instructed his wife to call 911, even trying to calm the man he just shot.

"It's upsetting and we are praying for him. We are hoping that he is going to be ok,” said Mitts.

GBI was called in to investigate this shooting one hour after it happened. They tell me no charges have been filed and no arrests have been made.

In our last conversation with GBI investigators, they were still waiting to be able to interview George Hannah.

The former deputy involved did not answer the door Wednesday when News 12 came by his home, but the Sheriff tells me he had 16 years of service, and he left the Jefferson County sheriff’s office in Dec. 2014 for a higher paying job.

2:22 p.m.

WRENS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- A man is in the hospital after being shot by a former Jefferson County deputy.

It reportedly happened around 10 o'clock Tuesday night on Peachtree Street.

The Wrens Police Chief tells News 12 someone walked up to a home there and knocked on the door. Some kind of scuffle reportedly started when the homeowner answered. That's when investigators say the homeowner shot the man.

Officials confirm the homeowner was a deputy four years ago but is no longer with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

The victim was taken to the hospital. Family members tell us he is undergoing surgery.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting.