Atlanta cop/cop shooting update
Duluth cop admits drinking before shooting another cop
By ANDRIA SIMMONS
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 02/12/08
A Duluth police officer may have been drinking before he allegedly attacked a motorist and opened fire on another officer, a detective testified Tuesday.
Duluth Police officer Jay Dailey admitted he had been drinking when questioned by investigators after the bizarre roadside confrontation on Feb. 1, said Detective S. Millsap of the Gwinnett County Police Department.
Duluth Officer Jay Dailey
Millsap was the only witness to testify at the preliminary hearing on Tuesday. Gwinnett County Magistrate Judge George Hutchinson found probable cause to bind over to Superior Court four felony counts of aggravated assault against Dailey.
Dailey's memory of what happened during the altercation appeared to be disjointed when detectives questioned him at the hospital. He reportedly remembered walking down Level Creek Road after wrecking his car. Millsap said Dailey "made a motion as if pulling a trigger and said his finger was tired."
Dailey also said he thought he recalled shooting at another police officer, Millsap testified.
Dailey was not on duty when he flagged down a female motorist traveling down Level Creek Road in Sugar Hill. The woman told police that after she stopped, Dailey slumped over and grabbed his stomach, claiming he was injured.
He was wearing jeans and a green knit shirt, however he had on a bulletproof vest and flashed a police badge, Millsap said.
Dailey apparently grew agitated when the woman started to call 911 on her cell phone.
Millsap said Dailey sprayed the woman with pepper spray, then reached through the car window and started struggling with her over the phone.
He repeatedly threatened to kill the woman and said "you're ruining my life now," Millsap testified.
The woman said she had never met Dailey before that day.
Dailey is also accused of pointing a gun at two passing motorists and opening fire on an off-duty Fulton County police officer who stopped to help.
The Fulton County officer, Paul Phillips, 37, was still recovering from a gunshot wound to the arm at Gwinnett Medical Center on Tuesday.
Dailey was shot in the hand when the Fulton officer returned fire. Shell casings collected at the scene indicate Dailey fired 16 times, while Phillips discharged only four gunshots.
Dailey's bandaged hand was easily visible during the preliminary hearing. He appeared to be a nervous wreck, alternately fidgeting and wiping away tears. His face was unshaven and his military-style buzz cut was growing out.
Several of Dailey's family members attended the hearing, but shyed away from reporters.
Dailey's defense attorney, Theresa Hood, also declined to comment except to say that she would soon be filing a motion for bond in Gwinnett County Superior Court.
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By ANDRIA SIMMONS
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 02/12/08
A Duluth police officer may have been drinking before he allegedly attacked a motorist and opened fire on another officer, a detective testified Tuesday.
Duluth Police officer Jay Dailey admitted he had been drinking when questioned by investigators after the bizarre roadside confrontation on Feb. 1, said Detective S. Millsap of the Gwinnett County Police Department.
Duluth Officer Jay Dailey
Millsap was the only witness to testify at the preliminary hearing on Tuesday. Gwinnett County Magistrate Judge George Hutchinson found probable cause to bind over to Superior Court four felony counts of aggravated assault against Dailey.
Dailey's memory of what happened during the altercation appeared to be disjointed when detectives questioned him at the hospital. He reportedly remembered walking down Level Creek Road after wrecking his car. Millsap said Dailey "made a motion as if pulling a trigger and said his finger was tired."
Dailey also said he thought he recalled shooting at another police officer, Millsap testified.
Dailey was not on duty when he flagged down a female motorist traveling down Level Creek Road in Sugar Hill. The woman told police that after she stopped, Dailey slumped over and grabbed his stomach, claiming he was injured.
He was wearing jeans and a green knit shirt, however he had on a bulletproof vest and flashed a police badge, Millsap said.
Dailey apparently grew agitated when the woman started to call 911 on her cell phone.
Millsap said Dailey sprayed the woman with pepper spray, then reached through the car window and started struggling with her over the phone.
He repeatedly threatened to kill the woman and said "you're ruining my life now," Millsap testified.
The woman said she had never met Dailey before that day.
Dailey is also accused of pointing a gun at two passing motorists and opening fire on an off-duty Fulton County police officer who stopped to help.
The Fulton County officer, Paul Phillips, 37, was still recovering from a gunshot wound to the arm at Gwinnett Medical Center on Tuesday.
Dailey was shot in the hand when the Fulton officer returned fire. Shell casings collected at the scene indicate Dailey fired 16 times, while Phillips discharged only four gunshots.
Dailey's bandaged hand was easily visible during the preliminary hearing. He appeared to be a nervous wreck, alternately fidgeting and wiping away tears. His face was unshaven and his military-style buzz cut was growing out.
Several of Dailey's family members attended the hearing, but shyed away from reporters.
Dailey's defense attorney, Theresa Hood, also declined to comment except to say that she would soon be filing a motion for bond in Gwinnett County Superior Court.
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Sounds like the guy just lost it. L.E. is the leader in alcoholism, suicide and divorce amongst its ranks. Sadly, too many just snap and either kill themselves, destroy their families or just drink themselves into oblivion. When LEO's turn on each other, it's a sad, sad day. Unfortunately, this guy is no more than the criminals he "used" to arrest.[:(] 0
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