PA Bill Number: HB1236
Title: In assault, further providing for the offense of assault of law enforcement officer; and making editorial changes.
Description: In assault, further providing for the offense of assault of law enforcement officer; and making editorial changes. ...
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: Apr 17, 2025
Georgia Self-Defense: Subway employee in Cobb shoots attempted robber in chest, police say :: 03/07/2017
UPDATE: Yates was still receiving treatment Tuesday at Kennestone Hospital. He is charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.
ORIGINAL STORY: A Subway store employee shot a man who police say tried to rob the Cobb County restaurant Monday morning.
The armed robbery call came in to Acworth police about 10:25 a.m., spokesman Capt. Mark Cheatham told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Deandre Antonio Yates, 20, of Cincinnati, walked in alone to the Subway at 3305 Acworth Oaks Drive, near Baker Road, Cheatham said.
A worker performing maintenance service for the business shot Yates in the chest, Cheatham said. Yates ran out of the restaurant and, minutes later, Kennesaw police got a call about a man having been shot, Cheatham said.
Yates was at Kennesaw Medical Center, but he did not drive himself there, Cheatham said.
He was taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital. Police said later that he made it through surgery and will likely survive.
Cheatham said detectives are seeking other people who may have been involved.
