— From information from the Office of Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame
Monday, February 7, 2022 at approximately 6:30 PM, Vance County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a breaking and entering call in progress at 189 Catherine Weldon Lane.
Upon arriving on the scene, deputies confirmed that Robert Brodie Jr. forced himself into the residence wielding a firearm and forcefully removed victim Mary Ann Joyner.
Suspect Brodie forced the victim into his vehicle and fled the scene.
Suspect and vehicle information was entered into local, state and national databases.
Early this morning (Tuesday), Banks County Georgia Deputies spotted a suspicious vehicle that led to exchanged gunfire with suspect Robert Brodie Jr. The suspect shot his victim and a deputy.
According to Georgia authorities, the suspect was shot multiple times and transported to a local hospital.
The victim was transported for the wound she received from the suspect.
The Banks County Deputy is recovering from a gunshot wound he received. He is currently being treated for his non-life threatening injuries at a local hospital.
No information on the condition of the suspect or victim is available at this time.
The suspect faces the following charges in Vance County:
• 1st Degree Breaking Entering
• 1st Degree Kidnapping
• Possession of Firearm/By Felon
