Griffin murder suspect faces more charges after attacking Fayette jailer, cops say
A 23-year-old murder suspect faces an additional five charges after punching a Fayette County detention officer and attempting to take the deputy’s Taser, authorities said.
Since October, David Ramon Blalock Jr. has been in the Fayette jail awaiting trail in a Griffin murder case. However, he faces charges in Fayette as well after attacking a deputy Dec. 27, sheriff’s office spokesman Lt. Allen Stevens told AJC.com on Thursday.
Blalock is accused of punching the jailer in the face before attempting to remove the deputy’s Taser. After he failed to get the weapon, he ran down the hallway before being taken back into custody, Stevens said.
On Oct. 3, Blalock turned himself in to Griffin police after being named as a murder suspect in the shooting death of Charles Alsobrooks, AJC.com previously reported. The man’s father, 41-year-old David Ramon Blalock Sr., was already in custody after being accused of assisting his son.
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Alsobrooks, 29, was shot multiple times in the 400 block of North Eighth Street before dying at WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital on Sept. 27, Griffin police said.
Blalock Sr. has been indicted on charges of hindering the apprehension of a criminal, tampering with evidence and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, Spalding County court records show. He remains in jail without bond.
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Blalock Jr. has been indicted on malice murder, felony murder and a firearm possession charge, court records show. He was previously charged with aggravated assault, but that charge was dismissed, according to jail records.
After the Fayette jail incident, he was charged with simple battery against an officer, criminal interference with government property, riot in a penal institution, removal of weapon from officer and false imprisonment, Stevens said. He remains in custody without bond.
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