Two charged after shots reportedly fired in Toccoa
Charlie Bauder
WNEG/Special to the Independent Mail
TOCCOA - Two people face charges after a call regarding shots fired led to a traffic stop.
Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said officers responded to South Sage Street shortly before 1 a.m. Monday after receiving a call about shots being fired in that area.
"While officers were responding to the area, several vehicles were seen leaving," Jarrell said. "One of the vehicles was stopped on South Alexander Street. The driver of the vehicle had a strong odor of alcoholic beverage emanating from his person."
Jarrell said that police charged the driver, 30-year-old Alexander Frederick Gober of Toccoa, with driving under the influence of alcohol and felony possession of Alprazolam. A passenger in the vehicle, 27-year-old James Edward Liggins Jr. of Commerce, Georgia, was charged with felony possession of Alprazolam, the chief said.
Police have not yet figured out what the shots were fired at or if anything was hit, Jarrell said.
"We have not had any report of any injuries or any property damage," he said. "We did locate shell casings within the vehicle. We did find both occupants to be in possession of ammunition."
Police have not yet found a weapon in connection with the case and are continuing to investigate.
"We did receive some information from citizens who live in the area," Jarrell said. "We are following up on that information. We have a couple of residences that we are focusing our attention on."
Jarrell said that additional charges are possible in connection with the investigation.