A 24-year-old Austell man was sentenced to prison Thursday for the February assault of a Smyrna police officer.
Cobb County Superior Court Judge C. LaTain Kell sentenced Kevin Shymel Gibbs to 30 years, with 20 years to serve, authorities said Friday. Gibbs was convicted of five charges, including obstruction and reckless driving, resulting from a Feb. 12 incident in which he hit an officer with his car.
Smyrna police Officer Daniel Stuckey tried to approach Gibbs’ car, which was the only one parked in Jonquil Park, said Kim Isaza, spokeswoman for Cobb District Attorney Vic Reynolds. When Stuckey got out of his car, Gibbs hit the officer in the legs with his Hyundai Sonata, she said.
Gibbs disobeyed orders to stop, accelerated toward the officer a second time, then sped out of the park and into oncoming traffic after Stuckey shot him, Isaza said. Gibbs hit a Buick Enclave at the intersection of Spring Street and Glenroy Drive without stopping before crashing into a median.
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