Crime & Safety

Man Accused In Killing Of Slain Deputies Has Court Appearance

The Marietta man is one of two suspects charged in the killing of two Cobb County deputies.

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A memorial is set up at the Cobb County Sheriff's Office Visitation Center in honor of late deputies Jonathan Koleski and Marshall Ervin Jr., who died on Sept. 8 while in the line of duty.
A memorial is set up at the Cobb County Sheriff's Office Visitation Center in honor of late deputies Jonathan Koleski and Marshall Ervin Jr., who died on Sept. 8 while in the line of duty. (Amanda M. Lumpkin | Patch)

MARIETTA, GA — A man charged in connection with the killing of two Cobb County deputies had a probable cause hearing Wednesday, 11Alive reported.

Police identified Christopher Cook as one of two suspects accused in the Sept. 8 shooting of deputies Marshall Ervin Jr. and Jonathan Koleski. Christopher Golden is also accused in the shooting, police said.

The hearing Wednesday was for Cook.

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His attorney reserved the right to ask for bond, 11Alive reported, noting the issue of a bond can be brought back before a judge after a 90-day period.

Cobb County authorities said Ervin and Koleski were shot and killed around 7:45 p.m. in the 2400 block of Hampton Glen Court while trying to arrest Cook on a failure to appear for theft by deception warrant.

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Donations for the families of Koleski and Ervin are being collected at cobbsheriffsfoundation.org.

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