Investigators work the scene of a shooting that took place Monday night at 1249 Straight Gut Road on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, in Rock Spring, Ga. Michael James Gobert has been charged with one count of murder and two counts of aggravated assault after the Walker County Sheriff’s Department says he opened fire with a handgun on a vehicle occupied by Johnny “J.J.” Montgomery, Edrius J. Putman, and Deisman Harrison, killing Montgomery and injuring Putman in the leg.A stepdad in Walker County killed a man and wounded another after a humidifier was thrown at his stepdaughter, authorities say.
The shooting happened around 11:15 p.m. Monday at 1249 Straight Gut Road in Rock Spring, according to the sheriff’s office. Three men, Johnny J. “JJ” Montgomery, Edrius J. Putman and Deisman Harrison, came to Nicole Carroll’s home. After a period of time, Putman and Carroll got into an argument and Putman threw a humidifier at Carroll, hitting her in the head, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
The argument escalated and continued into the yard where the noise awakened Carroll’s stepfather, 52-year-old Michael James Gobert. Deputies say he came outside and fired one shot into the ground, causing the three men to scurry to their vehicle.
As Montgomery was attempting to back the vehicle out of the driveway and leave the property, Michael Gobert fired his 40 caliber handgun about 14 times toward the car, the release said.
One bullet struck Montgomery in the head, killing him, and one bullet struck Putman in the leg resulting in a superficial injury, the sheriff’s office said. The third occupant in the vehicle, Harrison, was not struck.
Gobert was arrested and charged with one count murder and two counts of aggravated assault, the sheriff’s office said. Edrius Jamel Putman, 30, of Harrison, Tenn., was arrested and charged with one count simple battery against Carroll.
Montgomery’s body will be taken to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime lab in Decatur, Ga., for an autopsy.
The GBI is investigating.