Atlanta Falcons player charged after physical altercation with officer during DUI stop, police say

ATLANTA — An Atlanta Falcons apply squad participant and an Atlanta police officer had been each hospitalized after a bodily altercation early Saturday morning, police say.

The incident occurred at round 2 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 75 northbound close to Northside Drive.

Police confirmed to Channel 2 that the officer was performing a sobriety take a look at throughout a DUI site visitors cease. The officer making the cease decided that the driving force, recognized as 27-year-old Cameron Batson, was driving whereas intoxicated.

Whereas the officer tried to arrest Batson, police say he resisted and fought again, inflicting the officer to shoot his gun. Police say nobody was struck by the gun.

Police say Batson then acquired again in his automotive and ran away from the scene. He then crashed his close by at Northside Drive and Echota Drive after which ran away, in keeping with police.

Officers had been ultimately capable of finding and arrest Batson.

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The Atlanta Falcons stated they had been made conscious of the in a single day incident and launched the next assertion:

“Now we have been made conscious of an in a single day incident involving Cameron Batson and are presently gathering info from regulation enforcement businesses. We take this matter critically and haven’t any additional remark at the moment.”

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Police stated the officer was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. He suffered a shoulder damage within the combat, together with cuts and bruises.

The extent of Batson’s accidents stays unclear.

Baston was charged with aggravated assault towards regulation enforcement officer when engaged on official responsibility, aggravated assault, battery, elimination of weapon from public official, and driving-fleeing to elude police officer.

Batson, 27, started his NFL profession with the Tennessee Titans in 2018 and signed with the Falcons this previous offseason. He has not appeared in a regular-season recreation with the staff.

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