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Man who fired at cops after high-speed chase gets 21 years in prison

The man fled from authorities in Meriwether County and led them on a high-speed chase on Ga. 85 on Dec. 21, 2018.
The man fled from authorities in Meriwether County and led them on a high-speed chase on Ga. 85 on Dec. 21, 2018.
By Emmanuel Morgan
Aug 19, 2019

A Stone Mountain man was sentenced to 21 years in prison without parole for leading authorities on a dangerous high-speed chase through three Georgia counties and firing a sawed-off shotgun at them late last year.

Rodriguez Kemp fled from authorities in Meriwether County and led them on a high-speed chase on Ga. 85 on Dec. 21, 2018, according to a news release. The chase went through Coweta County and ended in Fayette County, where Kemp fired at officers and deputies, the release said. They returned fire, hitting Kemp multiple times, according to the GBI.

Kemp entered a guilty plea Monday on charges of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, use of a sawed-off shotgun during the commission of a crime and fleeing and attempting to elude.

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“Let this sentence send a message to those who assault a law enforcement officer in my circuit. Violence against law enforcement will not be tolerated, and the punishment for said acts will be severe,” Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Ben Coker said in the release.

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The gunman eventually surrendered.

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