Police: Charges filed in robbery attempt, trainee pulled trigger

Two investigations are fully underway, APD Spokesperson Phyllis Banks and GBI Special-Agent-in-Charge Mike Lewis said Tuesday morning.

The APD is investigating the armed robbery itself, while the GBI is investigating the use-of-force aspect of the incident, Lewis said.

Randall Harris was booked into the Dougherty County Jail at 7 a.m. this morning. He’s been charged with aggravated assault, kidnapping, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and unlawfully transferring a firearm.

Harris is being held without a bond pending arraignment.

Lewis said that Field Training Officer Christopher Hutcherson and officer McKinley Windom were the first two officers to respond to the scene.

They continue to investigate the shooting, but preliminary indications are that Hutcherson is the one who pulled the trigger.

“We’re in the process of interviewing everyone involved,” Lewis said. “Thankfully, this is a situation where we have lots of witnesses and it should be dealt with fairly quickly.”

Banks said that investigators have charged the two men involved with the incident.

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