Two Georgia teenagers escaped custody and prompted a manhunt Thursday after they overpowered a deputy and assaulted him with his own gun, according to police.
The boys, identified as Brandon Davis, 14, and Corinthian Newton, 15, stripped a deputy of his gun and used it to knock him unconscious, according to the Jenkins County Sheriff’s Office. The teenagers then fled into the woods and are now back in custody after an extensive search, police said.
“The safety of our community was of utmost importance, and we were confident that, together, we would bring these individuals to justice,” Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams said in a statement.
“The deputy is safely recovering. The juvenile suspects are unharmed and in custody.”
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The escape happened Thursday afternoon at Highway 56 and Knight Road, just south of the Richmond County line. The teens were being transported to the Regional Youth Detention Center in Augusta after an appearance in court in Millen, about 51 miles south of Augusta, on burglary and gun charges, local station WRDW reported.
Burke County Sheriff’s Office Col. Jimmy Wylds told the outlet that while being driven back to Augusta, the teens complained about being hot in the back of the police vehicle.
Deputy Milo Perry reportedly refused to roll down the windows but eventually opened the partition between the front seat and rear compartment.
“And at some point, one of them goes into the cab of the truck and…
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