A Cobb County judge denied a prosecutor's motion Tuesday to try a teen gang member accused of shooting a Marietta police officer in the leg as an adult.
Judge Joanne Elsey ruled not to move the boy's case to Cobb Superior Court, which means the teen — who has not been identified because of his age — will be tried in juvenile court, all of which are bench trials, according to Kimberly Isaza, spokeswoman at the Cobb District Attorney's Office.
"Judge Elsey found that (he) is amenable to juvenile treatment," Isaza said.
The boy will remain in custody until the trial, which doesn't have a date.
There are two 15-year-old members of the Bloods gang who are being held in the shooting of officer 10-year veteran Scott Davis, who is recuperating. The other teen had his hearing rescheduled to 9 a.m. on Oct. 11.
The shooting happened at The Gallery Apartment about 4:30 a.m. Aug. 14.
The boys face a violation of Georgia’s Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act along with charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, unlawfully entering an automobile, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and theft by recieving.
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