Cobb sheriff’s deputies killed

2 Cobb Sheriff’s deputies killed; 2 suspects arrested

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UPDATED FRIDAY 2 P.M.:

The Cobb Sheriff’s Office said Friday afternoon that the two men arrested after the shooting deaths of two deputies Thursday night will have first hearings Friday afternoon.Cobb Sheriff's Office

Officer Jeremy Blake identified the suspects as Christopher Cook and Christopher Golden, and said their hearings will be at 4 p.m. Friday in Cobb Magistrate Court.

Golden, 30, has been charged with two counts of felony murder and two counts of aggravated assault and is being held without bond, according to the Cobb Sheriff’s Office.

Cook, 32, is being booked on at least eight charges of theft by deception and theft by receiving stolen property and is being held on a bond of $1,320.

Blake said Cobb Sheriff’s Office, Cobb Police and Georgia Bureau of Investigation officials will have a press conference after the hearing to provide more details.

The names of the two deputies have not been made public as of 2 p.m. Friday.

They were shot while serving a warrant at a home on Hampton Glen Court in West Cobb Thursday evening.

Deputies were trying to serve a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of theft by deception, but no one was home, according to the Cobb Sheriff’s Office.

A vehicle then pulled into the driveway and shots were fired, the Sheriff’s Office said. An hours-long standoff ended after midnight Friday as two men peacefully surrendered.

The deputies were only the second and third from Cobb to die in the line of duty.

Cobb tax assessor’s office records show that Cook is the owner of the Hampton Glen Court home. Golden’s home address is listed at the same location, according to jail records.

UPDATED FRIDAY 1:15 A.M.:

Cobb Sheriff Craig Owens said two suspects he said “ambushed” two of his deputies Thursday were taken into custody after an hours-long standoff at a West Cobb home.

The names of the deputies have not been released pending notification of family, and the identities of the suspects also have not been revealed.

Owens said the deputies were trying to serve a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of theft by deception at a residence on Hampton Glen Drive, but no one was home.

A vehicle pulled into the driveway and gunfire ensued, according to Owens, who said the deputies were able to call for help.

One of the suspects was arrested shortly after the shootings, he said, and the other was arrested after a standoff.

Owens held a press conference shortly after midnight Friday at the Cobb Sheriff’s Office headquarters with heads of other law enforcement agencies standing by.

Cobb Police is leading the investigation.

More to come later Friday.

ORIGINAL REPORT:

The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday night that two of its deputies have been killed in the line of duty.

In a social media posting at 9 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office said the deputies were at a residence serving a warrant when they died. The message said a saw suspect is being barricaded and that Cobb Police SWAT and Fugitive Apprehension Support Team personnel are on the scene.

The location is on Hampton Glen Drive, a residential street west of Marietta in the Cheatham Hill area.

It’s off Irwin Road near John Ward Road, and law enforcement from multiple agencies are responding.

“We will release additional information, including the names of the fallen deputies, as it becomes available,” the Sheriff’s Office message said.

According to the Officers Down Memorial Page, the Cobb Sheriff’s Office has had only one officer killed in the line of duty previously. That was Deputy Donald Terry Garrison, who died on Aug. 27, 1990 when his patrol car was struck by a speeding vehicle on Roswell Street in Marietta.

This story will be updated.

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