77-year-old man attacked at NE Cobb home; suspect arrested

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UPDATED, 10:40 A.M. THURSDAY:Northeast Cobb car crash, Cops on Donut Shops

Cobb Police said this morning that they have taken a 29-year-old man into custody for attacking an elderly man at a home on Sandy Plains Road.

Officer Aaron Wilson said that Onur Yenihayat, of a Northeast Cobb address, was pulled over on Shallowford Road shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday after his vehicle was identified from license-plate recognition cameras, after having left the incident scene.

Wilson said that Precinct 4 officers were called to a home Wednesday afternoon in the 3000 block of Sandy Plains Road, near Bryant Lane, after receiving 911 reports that someone had been hit with a vehicle.

But when police arrived, they saw a 77-year-old man on the sidewalk, bleeding from the head, after initial incorrect reports on social media that there had been a shooting, police said.

Wilson said a preliminary investigation determined that the victim, who was not named, had returned to the home Wednesday afternoon to find the suspect in his bedroom without permission.

The victim fled outside, to the sidewalk, where he was found by police, who said they saw the suspect go back inside the home, Wilson said.

An arrest warrant for Yenihayat said the victim had been hit in the head multiple times with a piece of wood, and was bleeding from his nose.

Wilson said that police then set up a parameter around the home and tried to establish contact with the suspect, but got no response. Cobb Police called in K9 and VIPER  (Violent Incident Prevention and Early Response) units and executed a search warrant to discover that the suspect was no longer in the home, according to police.

Wilson said police obtained an arrest warrant for aggravated assault and other charges.

According to Yenihayat’s booking report at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, he is being without bond on that single count.

Wilson said an investigation is continuing and that anyone with information is asked to contact the Cobb PoliceMajor Crimes Unit at 770-499-3945.

ORIGINAL REPORT:

Cobb Police said Wednesday afternoon that a person has been injured at a home in Northeast Cobb, but said social media postings indicating that the incident involved a shooting are incorrect.

On the department’s Facebook page, Cobb Police said around 5 p.m. Wednesday the person’s injuries “are not from gunfire,” but provided no further details.

The individual was not identified, and police said that the residence was in the area of Sandy Plains Road and Ebenezer Road.

WSB-TV reported that one of its helicopters few over the scene and reported seeing nine police vehicles, and that the person injured is being treated.

The scene is near Addison Elementary School, and the television station said that it was told bu the Cobb County School District said that “the police activity was not related to the school” and “that there is no threat to any school campuses.”

Earlier Wednesday afternoon, some local social media postings urged motorists to avoid the area along Sandy Plains Road between Karen Lane and Bryant Lane, which is in the same area.

Cobb Police said in the Facebook posting that “officers are still on scene and we will provide updates once the incident concludes and the preliminary investigation is complete.”

East Cobb News has left a message with Cobb Police seeking more information.

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