Dustin Vandegrift has been charged with a litany of crimes for the incident.
Habersham Co. Sheriff Joey Terrell
An enraged Georgia father tracked down his teenage daughter’s location by way of her cellphone and shot the 17-year-old boy he discovered her with, police stated.
Deputies from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Division responded to a name of photographs fired in a church parking zone throughout the road from two colleges in Mount Ethereal round 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, in line with the sheriff’s division.
Upon arrival, police discovered 36-year-old Dustin Vandegrift trying to flee the Central Alliance Church in a white Camaro. He was detained for questioning, cops stated.
After guaranteeing that each colleges had been safe, police situated the 17-year-old male sufferer. He was taken to a neighborhood hospital in steady situation.
Investigators later decided that the boy was not hit by a bullet, however suffered accidents from a bodily assault and ricochet particles.
Vandergrift advised police he had tracked his daughter’s cellphone location to the again of the church and drove there to examine on her. When he discovered his 17-year-old daughter with the male, he confronted the pair, attacked the boy and fired a shot at him.
Vandergrift’s daughter stated her father confirmed up and “battered” the boy she was with earlier than capturing at him. She stated her father additionally struck her.
A search warrant executed on Vandergrift’s automobile yielded the .45-caliber pistol he had fired.
He’s charged with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm in the course of the fee of a felony, easy battery involving household violence, two counts of first-degree cruelty to youngsters, two counts of third-degree cruelty to youngsters, and two counts of recklessly inflicting hurt or endangering security.
He was booked on the Habersham County Jail with no bond.
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