A Toccoa man is in jail charged in a drive-by shooting on Easter that injured two people.
On Thursday, April 18, the GBI arrested 20-year-old Cornelius Devaughn Curry in Athens-Clarke County during a warrant operation, a news release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation states. Authorities charged Curry with four counts of aggravated assault, four counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of certain crimes, two counts of aggravated battery, and four violations of the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism Prevention Act.
On Sunday, March 31, at about 12:30 a.m., the Toccoa Police Department asked the GBI to help investigate a drive-by shooting that occurred on West Whitman Street. Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize said two people were injured by gunfire. Both victims were treated and released from local hospitals.
The GBI’s regional investigative office in Cleveland and the GBI Gang Task Force conducted a multi-faceted investigation that led to Curry’s arrest. Athens-Clarke County Police and GBI investigators in Athens assisted with the arrest. Police took Curry into custody in Athens near Vintage Court.
GBI Public Affairs Director Nelly Miles says more arrests are pending in this case. Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Mountain Circuit Judicial Circuit District Attorney for prosecution.
