Georgia Thug Tries To Run Over Cops With SUV, Neighbors Scream As He Gets Instant Justice
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Neighbors of a Georgia thug screamed in horror as they watched him try to run over cops with his SUV. The shocking body cam footage released by authorities shows that trying to murder a cop can have brutal consequences.
According to Blue Lives Matter, authorities in Thomas County, Georgia recently released graphic body cam footage of a horrific incident which took place in Thomasville at the residence of a suspect identified as Herbert Gilbert. What should have been a routine search warrant assignment quickly turned into pure hell when Gilbert decided to run from the cops.
The graphic body cam footage was released just days after a grand jury ruled that the Thomas County drug agent who shot Gilbert was justified in doing so. According to local news source WALB, the fatal incident took place on August 15, 2017.
Thomas County drug squad commander Louis Schofill was notified by local police that several complaints had been filed regarding drug activity at Gilbert’s residence. After obtaining a search warrant, multiple officers converged on the suspect’s home to look for evidence. Had the suspect simply cooperated, he would still be alive today.
As officers began to search the house, other officers outside noticed that Gilbert was trying to leave the property in an SUV. When commander Schofill saw what was happening, he immediately drove his pickup truck into the path of Gilbert’s SUV to block his escape route. Apparently, Gilbert took Schofill’s actions as a challenge and accelerated before smashing into the police truck head-on.
For a moment, Gilbert was able to push past the pickup, and it looked as if he would escape. Commander Schofill took quick action and maintained contact with the rear portion of Gilbert’s vehicle. As Schofill kept Gilbert from regaining complete control of his SUV, he used his pickup to push the suspect off the roadway.
Gilbert wasn’t going to surrender and quickly turned his SUV around in someone’s yard about a block away from his residence. By this time, other officers had been able to surround Gilbert’s SUV and Schofill had positioned his pickup again blocking the suspect’s escape.
This is when Gilbert needed a moment of clarity. He could have realized the imminent danger he was putting himself, the police, and neighbors in. Because criminals are dumb, Gilbert made the decision to attempt running over Thomas County Drug Agent Josh Smith who had positioned himself between the pickup truck and Gilbert’s SUV.
Officers can be heard shouting warnings at Gilbert to surrender. As his family watched in horror, Gilbert hit the gas peddle and accelerated directly toward agent Smith. This when the reality of criminal behavior caught up with Gilbert. Agent Smith fired through the windshield seven times and one time into the passenger side window of the SUV.
The SUV crashed into the front of the Schofill’s pickup and finally came to a rest. Gilbert had forced agent Smith to end his life. There wouldn’t be any more crime or attempted murders for Gilbert. As Gilbert’s neighbors screamed at the horrific scene taking place in front of them, officers quickly secured the scene and called for an ambulance.
“Under the facts of the case, when he rammed into the police car, that gave them the basis to arrest him, it just got to where he was trying to get out and put an officer in danger and the officer had to shoot to protect himself or others,” District Attorney Brad Shealy said.
The footage shows officers yelling at Gilbert to show his hands and to get on the ground. Groups of neighbors converged on the scene only adding tension to the already tragic situation. Gilbert was pronounced dead a short time later, and an autopsy showed that he had been shot 9 times. Police found marijuana and $883 cash in his possession. Investigators also found a set of scales inside the SUV.
Following Gilbert’s death, protests broke out from members of the public demanding justice for Gilbert. The fact of the matter is that justice had already been served. On May 10, 2018, a Thomas County grand jury found that the shooting was justified and that agent Smith acted lawfully.
“While the death of Mr. Gilbert is tragic, we find that it was justified under the law,” grand jurors stated in their decision. “Accordingly, we recommend that no further action be taken in this matter.”
It’s good to see that the members of that grand jury did the right thing. Agent Smith didn’t force Gilbert to attempt running him over. Gilbert could have stopped his vehicle at any point and spared his family and friends the horror of watching him die.