Newton County Deputies Engage in Officer Involved Shooting with Armed Man After Safety Concern Call

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Early Saturday morning, Newton County deputies shot John Cortez Biles, 34, after he exited a home on Barshay Drive armed with a shotgun. Biles, who had multiple outstanding arrest warrants, was taken to a hospital with major injuries, though his condition remains undisclosed. This incident marks the 57th officer-involved shooting that the GBI has investigated this year.