26-05-2025
Man accused of pistol-whipping victim, ramming 2 GA patrol vehicles during chase
A Rome man is facing a laundry list of charges after deputies said he led them on a chase last week.
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Floyd County officials said it all happened on May 21 near a home on Tumlin Drive in Rome.
Authorities said Marco Garza began shooting at a woman and hitting her in the head with a pistol. Deputies said he then pistol-whipped the victim.
When deputies arrived, Garza intentionally rammed his truck into two deputies' patrol vehicles during a chase.
He began speeding through the neighborhood before deputies could stop his truck.
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Officials said a deputy was also injured while trying to bust the window out of the vehicle due to Garza not complying while being arrested.
According to Floyd County authorities, Garza admitted to drinking alcohol and using cocaine before driving. He told deputies he used a gun against the victim and stole her phone before driving away, authorities said.
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Garza is charged with the following:
Two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer
Battery on a police officer
Two counts of aggravated assault
Armed robbery
Two counts of battery
Fleeing and eluding
Two counts of obstruction
DUI
Open container
Speeding
Possession of a firearm
He was booked into the Floyd County Detention Center.
