Lee County deputy shot is in stable condition

Lee County deputy shot is in stable condition

A Lee County Sheriff's deputy was shot on Lee Road 188 in Loachapoka on Wednesday while serving a search warrant, according to Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones.

Lee County Sheriff, candidate in social media smackdown after shooting - Now Georgia

Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones and Cam Hunt, a candidate running to replace him engaged in a social media smackdown after a deputy was injured during a shooting Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Immediately after it was revealed the dead suspect in the deputy involved shooting was a Guatemalan national, Cam Hunt used the incident as a campaign talking point on his political Facebook page blasting Sheriff Jones over immigration policy. Hunt wrote in part …