A Cobb County grand jury has indicted a teenager on charges he struck a sheriff’s deputy with a stolen car outside a parking deck in downtown Marietta.
Equawn James Marshall, who was 16 at the time of his November 2018 arrest, was indicted last week on 18 counts of violating Georgia’s Street Gang and Terrorism and Prevention Act and one count each of theft by taking, aggravated battery, aggravated assault on a peace officer, entering auto and theft by receiving stolen property, Cobb Superior Court jail records show.
Marietta police opted to charge Marshall as an adult following the Oct. 29, 2018, incident that unfolded when a Cobb sheriff's deputy tried to stop a car break-in.
David Corish was watching surveillance footage when he witnessed the break-in. Marietta police said Corish saw a car pull up near the courthouse and someone appeared to enter another parked car. Corish walked outside to confront Marshall and his accomplice.
Marshall got back into the car while the accomplice ran away, Marietta police previously said. The teen drove “aggressively toward the deputy,” and Corish drew his department-issued weapon and fired towards the car. Marshall struck the deputy and left the area. Corish was found lying in the roadway, Marietta police said.
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The vehicle, which was reported stolen out of Atlanta, was later found abandoned on Interstate 75 with a bullet hole in its windshield, Marietta police said. Corish was transported to an area hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Police linked Marshall to the crime when he went to WellStar Atlanta Medical Center to be treated for a gunshot wound to his upper body. Detectives secured physical evidence they believe also links the teenager to the stolen vehicle.
According to the indictment, Marshall is accused of being a member of the Bloods street gang and “did unlawfully participate in criminal gang activity” when he committed the crimes spelled out by the prosecution. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reached out to his attorney, John Hilderbrand, for comment.
Marshall remains held at the Cobb County Jail.
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