MOULTRIE — A Moultrie police officer was shot while serving a warrant Saturday night at a hotel on 1st Ave. He was treated and has been released from the hospital.
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates that on the evening of Saturday, Aug. 27, Moultrie Police Department officers were attempting to serve arrest warrants on 56-year-old Glen Taylor, of Moultrie, who was staying at the Cocomo Inn & Suites on 1st Ave. in Moultrie.
When attempting to make contact with Taylor at his room, police say Taylor allegedly fired a shot from inside the room, striking a Moultrie police officer.
The officer returned fire before being taken to the hospital for treatment for a single gunshot wound.
The rounds fired by the officer did not strike anyone.
Officers retreated and secured the area. A SWAT team and negotiator responded and worked through the night to secure Taylor’s surrender early Sunday morning.
Taylor was arrested and taken to the Colquitt County Jail.
The GBI will conduct an independent investigation. Once the investigation is completed, the case file will be turned over to the Southern Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s office for review.
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