GORDON COUNTY, Ga. — Two deputies are recovering after being injured while arresting a man over the weekend.
Gordon County sheriff’s deputies say they were called to a motel near Highway 41 and I-75 in Calhoun at 11:15 p.m. on Saturday night.
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When they got there, they found Ezekiel Cooper, 34, with a knife. They say he was “behaving violently” and wouldn’t drop the knife.
Investigators say Cooper tried barricading himself inside a motel room.
After a struggle, Cooper bit one of the deputies arresting him. A second deputy was cut by broken glass.
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Both deputies and Cooper were treated for non-life-threatening injuries at the hospital and have since been released.
Cooper is currently being held in the Gordon County Jail without bond on charges of aggravated assault on law enforcement officers and obstructing law enforcement officers.
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