Georgia Police Lt. Cliff Rouse shot and killed by convicted felon, Dontravious Raynard Thomas, as he attempted to arrest him for robbing Pitt Stop convenience store.
Dougherty County, Ga., Police Lt. Cliff Rouse, 39, was shot and killed Thursday night by Dontravious Raynard Thomas, a career criminal. According to the Albany Herald, Rouse was killed by gunshots fired from a 9mm Glock handgun as he attempted to arrest Thomas for robbing the Pitt Stop convenience store. It should be noted that Thomas is currently on felony probation stemming from a burglary conviction for robbing the same store last year. It is a sad turn of events. Two children and a wife lost their father and husband at the hands of a thug, who has been charged with three felonies -- murder, armed robbery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a certain crime, the newspaper said.
The case remains under investigation, and more charges could be filed, said Dougherty District Attorney Greg Edwards. After the evidence is collected and reviewed, Edwards could ask for the death penalty against Thomas.
According to police reports and Cheek, who spoke at an 11 a.m. press conference Friday at county police headquarters, Rouse responded to an armed robbery emergency dispatch to the convenience store at 3225 Sylvester Road. When Rouse arrived, he saw a man running with a gun. Rouse an 18-year, seasoned veteran officer, did not hesitate to follow the gunman into the nearby Nob Hill mobile home park.
Shots were exchanged, and Rouse suffered a wound to the leg and a probably fatal shot to his abdomen just below his protective vest. He radioed that he needed an ambulance. Multiple police agencies scrambled to the scene. Uninjured, Thomas hid under a trailer at another nearby mobile home park, B&S Estates, where he was found by a county police officer, arrested and taken to jail. Source: Albany Herald
It is a shame that this Dontravious Thomas had the effrontery to think he has a right to rob innocent people of their possessions. What is equally reprehensible is the fact he was let out of prison and given probation for robbing the same store. It is obvious he has not been rehabilitated or remorseful for his actions, instead he graduated to murder. The murder of an innocent man who was just doing his job as a police officer. It is my hope that the district attorney seeks the death penalty to send a message to other dirtbags out there who think they have a right to rob others. Rouse is the first officer in Dougherty County killed in the line of duty in 80 years, the police chief said during a press conference.
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