The former Richmond County deputy who quit after getting into a fight with another deputy has now left his latest job with the nearby Grovetown Department of Public Safety.
Nicholas Nunes submitted his resignation letter at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the end of his shift, Grovetown spokeswoman Ashley Campbell told the Augusta Chronicle.
Nunes, according to Campbell, will move out West to take a job with the Arizona State Patrol.
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Nunes, Deputy Brandon Keathley and a deputy trainee were responding to the fatal shooting of DeAngelo Burns, 17, on Feb. 7. Deputies reportedly found Burns at a Circle K in Augusta after he reportedly was shot in another incident. They attempted to perform life-saving first aid.
Sheriff Richard Roundtree said Keathley and Nunes got into an altercation, with Keathley reportedly striking Nunes in the back of his head with a flashlight.
Roundtree said the incident boiled down to a “heat of the moment” response.
Nunes was given a written reprimand about the incident, and Keathley was suspended for 30 days.
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Meanwhile, Richmond County deputies are searching for Burns' alleged killer, Jaquavious "Chunky" Taylor, 15, who is considered armed and dangerous.
A Richmond County grand jury heard evidence earlier this week about the altercation. The Chronicle reported the case was returned to District Attorney Natalie Paine’s office to seek an indictment.
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