Carl. B. Jones IIA DeKalb County, Ala., deputy responding to a disturbance call in Mentone escaped injury when his cruiser was riddled with gunshots, the sheriff’s office said.
A 911 call reported someone firing a weapon at a location on Alabama 117 east of Mentone, Sheriff Jimmy Harris said in a news release.
When a deputy arrived at 11:38 p.m. and got out of his car, someone standing in the treeline of the property away from the house began firing.
Two rounds struck the patrol car and one round went over the windshield and struck a tree. The deputy returned fire and backed out of the scene as other deputies arrived for backup.
The man, later identified as Carl. B. Jones II, 52, ran inside the house and wouldn’t talk to the officers. Law officers from Mentone, Fort Payne, Alabama State Troopers, Henagar, Ider, Sylvania, and Chattooga County, Ga., arrived, helping secure the scene and blocking 117 during the standoff.