Atlanta, Georgia
January 27, 2016
Agencies: Georgia Bureau of Investigation GBI | Georgia State Patrol | Cobb County Police Department Georgia
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: almost 5 years ago
Georgia State Patrol spokesman Capt. Mark Perry said the incident, which blocked I-75 south at South Marietta Parkway for hours, began shortly after 3:30 p.m. when Trooper Jacob Fields, a three-year veteran of the force, attempted to stop a speeding Chevrolet Silverado. The pickup truck, which had allegedly been clocked going 98 miles per hour, continued down I-75 and Fields followed.
The chase continued until Delk Road, where Fields and two other troopers attempted to stop the Silverado with a boxed-in maneuver, Perry said. The truck finally came to a stop after rear-ending a civilian driver.
On Friday, September 9, 2016, a Cobb County grand jury ruled that the use of force by police was justified in this case.