Three years after the incident, a Griffin man was found guilty Wednesday of opening fire on two law enforcement officers, grazing one in the head with a bullet.
Joseph Brian Gibbs, 41, was found guilty by a Fulton County jury of criminal charges steaming from the shootout with police, according to Fulton County District Attorney spokeswoman Yvette Jones.
On July 21, 2010, Georgia State Patrol Sgt. Marvin Prince and Georgia State Capitol Police Officer Mark Edge responded to a stolen vehicle call at the intersection of Edgewood Avenue and Hilliard Street near the state Capitol, Jones said.
As the officers approached the car, Gibbs turned and opened fire, prosecutors said. Police returned fire, hitting Gibbs three times. He received injuries to the left side of his body in the stomach, shoulder and wrist, according to the press release.
Edge was grazed in the head with a bullet, Jones said.
Gibbs was convicted of criminal attempt to commit murder, aggravated assault on a peace officer, theft by receiving stolen property and a firearm charge, Jones said.
Fulton County Superior Judge Robert McBurney will sentence Gibbs on Aug. 15. He faces a maximum of 125 years in prison, Jones said.
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