Two Georgia teenagers fled custody Thursday after overpowering a deputy and assaulting them with their own firearms, police said.
The boys, identified as Brandon Davis, 14, and Corinthian Newton, 15, took the deputy’s gun and used it to knock him unconscious, according to the Jenkins County Sheriff’s Office. Police said the boys then fled into the woods and are now back in custody following an extensive search.
Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams said in a statement: “The safety of our community is of the utmost importance and we were confident that we would work together to bring these people to justice.”
“The deputy is recovering safely. The juvenile suspects were not injured and are in custody.”
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Corinthian Newton (left) and Brandon Davis (right) escaped from police custody while being transported to the Augusta Regional Youth Detention Center on March 21, 2024, and were later rearrested, authorities said. Announced. (Burke County Sheriff’s Office)
The getaway happened Thursday afternoon at Highway 56 and Knight Road, just south of the Richmond County line. Local station WRDW reported that the teens were transported to the Augusta Regional Juvenile Detention Center on robbery and gun charges after appearing in court in Millen, about 81 miles south of Augusta.
Capt. Jimmy Wildes of the Burke County Sheriff’s Office told the outlet that while driving back to Augusta, the teens complained of heat in the back seat of the police vehicle.
A police helicopter was used in the investigation to search for two teenage runaways who allegedly assaulted a sheriff’s deputy. (Burke County Sheriff’s Office)
Deputy Milo Perry reportedly refused to open the window, but eventually opened the partition between the front and back seats.
“At one point, one of them got into the cab of the truck and started wrestling with him and was able to get his gun and pistol weapon, so they stopped and got out. .And they got into a little fight outside,” Wildes told WRDW. “It is our understanding that they fired shots into the area and then fled into the woods.”
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Police recaptured the Georgia teens after launching a search with the help of bloodhounds. (Burke County Sheriff’s Office)
The boys fired three shots from Perry’s gun at the deputy, according to the Jenkins County Sheriff’s Office. Police said the deputy was not shot, but the teens attacked him with weapons and he was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Nearly 30 law enforcement agents responded to the escape, including officers from the Burke County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities launched a manhunt to find the runaway teens, who were still shackled at the time of their escape.
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The boys were arrested with the help of a police dog around 5 p.m., WRDW reported.
“Bloodhounds from the Department of Juvenile Justice or its Department of Corrections were able to track them into the woods. They found blood on one of the suspects’ T-shirts,” Wills told the agency. Ta.
A photo of Brandon Davis, 14, in police custody. (Burke County Sheriff’s Office)
Bloodhound tracked the fugitives to a dead end on Ponderosa Street, where they discovered the teens hiding in a storage container.
“When the dogs got on top of them, they surrendered,” Wildes said.
Sheriff Williams thanked the law enforcement agencies involved for their assistance and the community for their support during the search.
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“Thank you for staying vigilant and reporting any suspicious activity or sightings,” Williams said.
It’s unclear what additional charges the teens will face.
