Man Shot By Sandy Springs Police Booked Into Jail

SANDY SPRINGS, GA — The man who was shot by Sandy Springs police after using a vehicle to crash into two patrol cars to evade capture has been booked into the Fulton County Jail. Jaquan Barnes, 22, was transported from the hospital and taken to the jail on Sunday, said Sandy Springs police spokesperson Sgt. Sam Worsham.

Tracy Flanagan, the spokesperson for the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, said Barnes waived his first appearance and is being held without bond on trafficking a person for sexual servitude, aggravated assault against a peace officer, willful obstruction of law enforcement officer by use of threats or violence, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

His next court date is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. May 29 in Courtroom 8C, she added.

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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the officer-involved shooting, which was reported shortly after 8:30 p.m. May 11. According to the GBI, officers with the Sandy Springs Police Department were conducting an investigation Friday evening that led them to Barnes, who was also wanted on attempted murder and probation violation for burglary charges out of South Carolina.

Sandy Springs police previously told Patch that officers were conducting surveillance of a prostitution investigation in the 6200 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road. Police observed Barnes in the parking lot of Courtyard by Marriott at 6250 Peachtree Dunwoody Road and officers approached the suspect's vehicle.

"Officers observed Barnes bring a female under the age of 18 to the location for sexually explicit conduct," Sandy Springs police Capt. Forrest Bohannon added.

After officers approached the vehicle, Barnes started to move his vehicle and hit two SSPD cars during this encounter. Two Sandy Springs police officers discharged their weapons and one round struck Barnes, the GBI added.

Barnes was apprehended, and transported to an area hospital for treatment. Fulton jail records show that Barnes was also charged on a warrant issued by the Horry County Sheriff's Office in South Carolina. Patch has reached out to that agency to get details about the charges the accused faces there.

No officers were injured, and the GBI will continue its investigation of the shooting. Once its investigation is complete, it will turn the case over to the Fulton County District Attorney's Office for review.

Photo: Jaquan Barnes. Credit: Fulton County Jail