NEWTON COUNTY – A person accused of happening a capturing spree within the Spring Hill space has been formally charged with 10 felonies, together with aggravated assault and property injury prices.
The Newton County Sheriff’s Workplace (NCSO) says that 41-year-old Lavarous Cosby of Covington fired a number of photographs within the course of residents and houses on March 30. Officers responded to experiences of the shootings at round 12:30 p.m., based on a information launch.
“The person reportedly discharged the firearm towards a number of residences and within the course of a number of people,” a information launch from the NCSO acknowledged. “The suspect additionally entered one of many residences.”
Nobody was injured because of the shootings, however property injury was reported.
A reserving report exhibits that Cosby was booked on the Newton County Detention Heart on Saturday, April 4 — 5 days after the capturing spree. The NCSO mentioned on March 30 that Cosby had been taken into custody.
Cosby was formally charged with 10 felonies: 5 counts of aggravated assault, three counts of second-degree legal injury to property, one depend of first-degree housebreaking and one depend of possession of a firearm to commit a felony. He was additionally charged with one depend of an unauthorized discharge of a firearm inside 50 yards of a public freeway and willful obstruction of regulation enforcement officers — each misdemeanors.
Jail data present that Cosby stays in custody.
