Crime & Safety
Shooter Charged With Aggravated Assault After East Cobb Standoff
A 57-year-old Cobb County man faces multiple charges of aggravated assault on a police officer after facing off Tuesday with a SWAT team.
COBB COUNTY, GA — A shooter barricaded in his East Cobb home Tuesday has been charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault on a police officer and reckless conduct.
Donald Welborn Jr., 57, is being held in the Cobb County Jail without bond after surrendering following a four-hour standoff, which started when Welborn fired at Cobb Police officers answering a neighbor’s call.
Those shots led to the arrival of the Cobb Police SWAT team and an “extended negotiation” with a person inside the house at 2518 Kingsley Drive, according to spokesperson Sgt. Wayne Delk.
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When Welborn emerged peacefully from the house, it also led to eight counts of aggravated assault on a police officer and three counts of reckless conduct, according to multiple media reports.
The incident is still being investigated. Anyone with information is asked to contact Cobb Police at 770-499-3945.
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