07/10/2022
This is why MediCop is so important. This is why we don't cut corners. It's not training you'll necessarily use daily, but when you need it, you better be ready. Good job to the officer who was prepared and potentially saved this officers life!
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Felony Arrest
5900 block of Hickory Hill Square
Report
On Saturday, July 9, 2022, at approximately 1:45 p.m, MPD officers received a call concerning a stolen car. The person responsible for the theft was identified as 34-year-old Giorgio Minnis and is the nephew of the owner of the car. Minnis was reportedly armed and took the car to the 5900 block of Hickory Hill Square to another family member's residence.
Officers also received a call regarding the suspect being at the Hickory Hill Square location, where he had fired a shot and was making threats to do harm to those inside the residence.
Officers arrived on the scene in the 5900 block of Hickory Hill Square and attempted to take Minnis into custody when he retrieved a handgun from his waistband and shot one of the officers.
Minnis was disarmed and was taken into custody without injury. An officer on the scene applied a tourniquet to the injured officer's wound until paramedics arrived. The injured officer was transported to Regional One Hospital in critical condition. He was later upgraded to a critical but stable condition.
34-year-old Giorgio Minnis was taken to 170 North Main for further investigation. Minnis was ultimately charged with Criminal Attempt Felony to wit First Degree Murder, Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Assault/DV, Reckless Endangerment with a Deadly Weapon, Convicted Felon in Possession of a Handgun, Possess/Employ Firearm During Dangerous Felony, and Theft of Property $10,000 to $60,000.
