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Man Arrested for Shooting at Utility Workers
Around midnight Wednesday sheriff's deputies responded to a report of an armed man who had fired at least two shots at utility workers.
A nearby Gainesville man was arrested early Wednesday morning after he allegedly shot at utility workers who were near the man's home attempting to restore power due to trees that had fallen on the power lines. Donald Josh Deal, 62, of Holland Drive located off Brown's Bridge Road, is being held at the Hall County jail on two counts of aggravated assault, according to Sgt. Stephen Wilbanks. Around midnight Hall County sheriff's deputies responded to a report of an armed man who had fired shots at utility workers. The workers, employees of Jackson EMC, reported that as they were assessing a problem outside a residence, a man stepped outside and began cursing and threatening them with a handgun before firing at least two shots in their …
William Evelyn Jr.
5:08 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
Neil - This is where your liberal philosophy goes awry. There are 300 million guns in the united States owned by 240 million households. If the nuts want a gun, they are going to get one. There is not enough government people, nor would many survive if they tried to take guns out of the law abiding citizens hands. Being the agent tasked with taking the guns is a suicide mission. more ›