An Atlanta man trying to evade a traffic stop in the Cumberland area last week injured himself with his own gun while being apprehended by police, according to Cobb Police.
Sgt. Eric Smith said that last Wednesday, Dec. 10, James Lawrence, 22, was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, among other charges, and he has been in jail ever since.
Smith said that a car in which Lawrence had been riding was pulled over by police near 3101 Cobb Parkway, at the Parkway Pointe shopping center, around 11:14 p.m. Dec. 10, and that he fled on foot into a nearby parking garage.
Police said that as police attempted to arrest the suspect, he was seen fumbling with a firearm, which discharged and struck him. According to Smith, Lawrence was treated for his injuries, but no police officers were harmed.
Lawrence’s booking report indicates that the arrest officially occurred at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital. Police said that he also is charged with possession of a firearm/knife during the commission of a crime, two counts of criminal trespass, willful obstruction of a law enforcement officer, possession of marijuana and possession of a firearm by a convicted criminal.
He is being held without bond at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, according to Cobb Sheriff’s Office records, and also is wanted in Fulton County on outstanding warrants.
According to police, another individual, Aminah Blount, 32, of Atlanta, who was driving a Mercedes involved in the traffic stop, was charged with driving on a suspended license.
A passenger in that vehicle, Tenquantas Smith, 26, of Atlanta, also had outstanding warrants elsewhere, and was charged with attempting to elude a police officer, willful obstruction of a law enforcement officer, possession of a sawed-off weapon and possession of a firearm/knife during the commission of a crime.
Smith is being held without bond in Cobb on holds from DeKalb and Rockdale counties, and Blount posted a $1,650 bond in Cobb on Dec. 11, according to booking reports.
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