APD captain charged with battery; youth charged in shooting

ALBANY — Two arrests were made in separate, notable Albany Police Department cases earlier this week. The first was the arrest of Brandon Malone on aggravated assault charges, and the second was the arrest of APD Capt. Eddie Jones.

In the first incident, Malone is charged with shooting two victims on the 1200 block of Towering Pines Lane Monday night at 9:03 p.m. The victims, Caderrious Davis and Zyqueria Taylor, both told police that Malone approached them, drew his handgun and started firing. The victims told police that neither one of them had any “beef” with Malone or knew why he shot them. Davis was shot in the left ankle, and Taylor was shot in the thigh while fleeing.

Friends of the victims on the scene took care of the two before APD officers arrived. Both victims were transported to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A witness reported seeing a black male without a shirt and blue denim shorts holding a handgun. The witness told police that the suspect looked scared when he saw her and tried to hide the gun. Malone was charged in the incident.

APD responded to a family dispute involving Jones on Monday. Warrants were issued for simple battery, battery and cruelty to a child in the third degree. Jones turned himself in to the Dougherty County Jail on Tuesday. He was booked and later released on bond. Jones is currently on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation.

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