By Joseph Wilkinson
New York Daily News
MCCAYSVILLE, Ga. — A man suspected of shooting a Georgia police captain in the head was captured Saturday evening, police said.
Timothy Ramsey, 26, was wanted for the Friday night shooting of McCaysville Police Capt. Brantley Worley, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.
The shooting occurred at 11 p.m. Friday in McCaysville, about 85 miles north of Atlanta near the Tennessee border, cops said. Ramsey was captured around 6 p.m. Saturday.
“We want to thank all of our local, state and federal law enforcement partners who helped to make this arrest possible,” the GBI said in a Facebook post. “We also want to thank the community for their cooperation and partnership.”
Worley responded to a call about a “suspicious person” Friday night. When he arrived, Ramsey shot him in the head and took off, authorities said. Worley suffered a broken neck and a brain bleed and remained in critical condition through Saturday night, police said.
“Capt. Worley is a dedicated officer who has faithfully served this community, and we are asking everyone to keep him, his family and our department in your thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time,” McCaysville Police Chief Michael Earley said.
Worley’s shooting triggered a “Blue Alert” in the area, which went out to residents’ cell phones to alert them to the shooting of a law enforcement officer. The system was created by a 2013 law.
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