Crime & Safety
Man In Officer-Involved Shooting Released From Hospital
William Candler was shot after he allegedly pointed a firearm at Woodstock police officers responding to a suicide threat call at his home.
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The man at the center of the officer-involved shooting incident that occurred late last month in Woodstock has been discharged from a medical facility.
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William Candler, 35, was released on Monday from WellStar Kennestone Hospital and booked into the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center in Canton, the sheriff’s office said.
Candler is charged with two counts of aggravated assault against a police officer and is being held without bond, sheriff’s office spokesperson Lt. Jay Baker said.
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Deputies with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a call of a suicide threat at home on Olde Mill Trace in unincorporated Woodstock around 2 a.m. Oct. 28.
Due to the location of the call, -- south of Highway 92 and east of Main Street -- sheriff’s deputies requested backup from officers with the Woodstock Police Department.
Officers who responded to the call were told a man inside the home “was armed and that his wife and two children were also in the home,” said Lt. Jay Baker with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office.
The wife and children were able to flee the home shortly after officers arrived on the scene.
According to the GBI, Woodstock police officers approached the residence in an attempt to make contact with the man, later identified as Candler.
As officers approached Candler, ”he exited the residence and went to the front porch with a rifle,”
“Police officers issued verbal commands to drop the weapon,” the GBI previously said. “However, Candler raised the rifle at the officers, at which time the officers fired at Candler resulting in the shooting incident.”
Candler was transported to Kennestone for treatment for his injuries.
No law enforcement officials were injured in the incident, and the two officers are on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
Once the GBI completes its investigation, the results will be forwarded to the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit’s district attorney’s office for review.
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Photo: William Candler. Credit: Cherokee Sheriff’s Office
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