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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man accused of shooting at woman, young children at southeast Georgia hotel
The Glynn County Police Department said a man was in custody, accused of shooting a woman at the start of Memorial Day Weekend that left a woman in the hospital. According to police, Brandon Betts, 32 of Brunswick, fired a shotgun at a woman, her 9-year-old and 7-year-old children and a man at the Royal Inn Hotel. Officers said they were called to the scene around 9:43 p.m. and found the victim with a gunshot wound in the lower stomach near her hip. Police said they immediately rendered first aid until medical first responders arrived and she was taken to Southeast Georgia Health System's Brunswick Campus. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] TRENDING STORIES: TikTok influencer Anna Grace Phelan dead at 19 Alabama college mourns 3 killed in crash in metro Atlanta 3 companies own nearly 38,000 metro Atlanta homes After arriving at the hospital, the woman was airlifted to UF Health Shands Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla. where she is reported to be in stable condition. While investigating the incident, police identified Betts as the suspect. Officers said "it was determined that Betts had fired multiple shots from a shotgun in the direction of the victim, her two children—ages 9 and 7—and an additional adult male." Police took him into custody on Friday evening and he faces charges for: Four counts of Aggravated Assault One count of Possession of a Firearm or Knife During the Commission of or Attempt to Commit a Crime Police said there may be additional charges. Officers have not revealed the cause of the incident. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
01-03-2025
- Yahoo
Glynn County police catch stabbing suspect using thermal-detection drones
A man suspected of stabbing a person at a Glynn County home Thursday night was arrested with the help of police drones. The Glynn County Police Department said they were first alerted about the stabbing just before midnight when a victim was taken to the Southeast Georgia Health System. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] Officers believed that 25-year-old Juan Gabriel Gutierrez Diaz stabbed the victim at a home on Yorktown Drive. After the crime, however, the suspect had run away from the scene. Read: Woman arrested after Glynn County police say she beat roommate with baseball bat The Department says it narrowed down Gutierrez-Diaz's location by pinging his phone. Then, detectives deployed a thermal-imaging drone to narrow it down further. With the technology, they were able to detect the heat signatures of Gutierrez-Diaz and another person hiding in the woods near Spur 25 and Walker Road. After taking the two into custody, officials said Gutierrez-Diaz admitted to getting into an altercation before stabbing the victim. He faces multiple charges, including aggravated assault. The second person was released without charges. Officials say the victim is expected to fully recover. Read: Glynn County Police and Fire Departments address staffing shortages with recruitment push [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
