VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — A south Georgia man has been charged with five felonies including aggravated assault on a police officer after he tried to shoot a police officer with a stun gun.
Valdosta police arrested Adam Nolff before dawn Tuesday after a woman reported that Nolff was trying to set her vehicle on fire. When an officer arrived, police say he saw Nolff assaulting the woman. When the officer tried to stop Nolff, police say the man unsuccessfully tried to grab the officer’s gun, and then grabbed his electrical stun gun and tried to use it to shock the officer. Police say the officer held onto Nolff, even as Nolff punched him in the head, until other officers arrived and arrested him.
The woman later told other officers that Nolff had grabbed her around the neck, dragged her through the house, and choked her.
Nolff is also charged with four other felonies — aggravated assault, obstruction of an officer, attempted arson and attempting to remove a weapon from an officer. Nolff is being held without bail at the Lowndes County jail. It was unknown if he is represented by an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
The officer was evaluated and released from a hospital. The woman was treated for minor injuries.