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Union County Sheriff’s Office Arrest/Booking Report 8/28 – 9/4/2022

Arrest Reports, Police & Government September 6, 2022 , by Content Admin

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Union County Sheriff’s Office Arrest/Booking Report 8/14 – 8/21/2022

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GBI names shooter in incident outside Union Primary

Featured Stories, News August 14, 2022 , by Lonnie Adams

UNION COUNTY, Ga. – New information has been released regarding a shooting incident at Union County Primary School this week.

The suspect who was arrested after law enforcement responded and searched has been named as Dwight Anthony Brown, 64, of Blairsville, GA, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).

According to a statement from the GBI, the incident wasn’t a standard school shooting inside the building as Brown allegedly targeted a vehicle in the parking lot. According to the GBI, the vehicle was also unoccupied at the time when the shooting occurred. No statements have placed any of the incident inside the building at this time. Brown is still facing three charges of aggravated assault as both the GBI and Union County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed this.

A maintenance employee for the Union County School System, Brown allegedly fired into the vehicle. Reports indicate he has not been terminated from the school system yet due to it needing to be a Board of Education decision that would require a standard or called meeting.

Union County Schools were closed on Friday, August 12, 2022. Union County Schools stated that they have requested the GBI “conduct the Union County Primary School shooting incident investigation.” They have also assured parents and students that no threat remains to the community. However, reports state that the school system is still in question on whether they will return t o class on Monday, August 14, 2022.

Brown is currently still in the Union County Jail and has been denied bond. The GBI has stated that the investigation is active and ongoing. Once the investigation is complete, it will be given to the Enotah Judicial Circuit District Attorney for prosecution.

As previously reported, the incident occurred during school hours while teachers were in pre-planning. However, class was not in session and students were not on campus. Union Schools stated, “The incident occurred outside of the school, and no one was injured.”

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School Shooter arrested in downtown Blairsville

News August 11, 2022 , by Lonnie Adams

UNION COUNTY, Ga. – An arrest has been made by the Union County Sheriff’s Office this afternoon in relation to a school shooter situation.

Some time between 2:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. today, an active shooter situation developed at the Union County Primary School. The school system went into lockdown as law enforcement responded.

Less than an hour later, reports from the Union County Sheriff’s Office stated they have a suspect in custody in relation to the shooting. The suspect was arrested on the city square.

All reports indicate that nobody was harmed during the shooting, classes in Union County don’t return until tomorrow, August 12, 2022. However, with Pre-Planning finishing up today, school staff underwent nearly an hour of lockdown before being released. At this time, reports say that law enforcement and considering the threat resolved. But no response has come from the school system as to how this might affect their schools or if they will continue with classes tomorrow or not.

Authorities have also not released the name of the suspect yet as he has been taken into custody and is being processed.