A Toccoa man is in the hospital recovering from injuries he suffered when he was shot with an arrow from a crossbow. 28-year-old Juan Tellez was seriously wounded early Saturday while standing on the front porch of a house at 240 New Liberty Road near Clarkesville, officials say.
After he was wounded, friends drove Tellez to Habersham Medical Center in Demorest. There, sheriff’s deputies interviewed witnesses who told them it was an accident.
Crystal Tellez, 33, of Toccoa, and Damon Crowe, 35, of Gainesville, told deputies there was no argument or altercation. They said there were other adults and children present at the time of the incident, including 37-year-old Andrew Harrelson, who lives in the home.
“The evidence at the scene and statements collected during interviews have revealed that Andrew Harrelson was preparing to go hunting with his son. This included setting out a crossbow to be used later that morning to hunt with. As Harrelson was prepping the crossbow, it accidentally went off, went through the front door and struck Tellez,” says Habersham County Sheriff’s Col. Murray Kogod. He says all evidence indicates it was an accident and no criminal act occurred.
Habersham EMS transported Tellez from HMC to the trauma unit at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. As of Saturday afternoon, November 13, he remained in stable condition.
