Accused Georgia game-night gunman arrested after multi-state manhunt, police say
A Georgia man wanted for shooting up a neighbor’s home after being denied an invite to couples’ game night was captured Tuesday after a multi-state manhunt.
Cody Demmitt, 28, now faces additional charges after allegedly shooting a Mississippi police officer near Memphis, Tennessee, and fleeing in his unmarked cruiser before crashing it, multiple news outlets reported.
The crime spree set off an hours-long search that ended in rural Arkansas, where Demmitt was arrested. He remained held at the Crittenden County Jail as of Wednesday morning, online records show.
Just after 1 p.m. Tuesday, authorities named Demmitt as the suspect in the shooting of Southaven, Mississippi, officer Roy Hurst, WHBQ reported. Hurst suffered a gunshot wound to his left forearm and was treated at a local hospital before being released.
Authorities said Demmitt then fled in the officer’s patrol car and headed for Arkansas.
“The search began about 1:30 p.m. after an Arkansas State Trooper spotted the vehicle believed to have been taken at the shooting scene and attempted to stop the driver along Interstate 40,” Arkansas State Police said.
That’s when officers say Demmitt ditched the car and took off on foot. After a six-hour search, he was found in a wooded area behind a home in Forrest City, police said.
Demmitt was arrested without incident and could be extradited to Tennessee to face additional charges, officials said.
This story was originally published May 26, 2021 at 11:23 AM with the headline "Accused Georgia game-night gunman arrested after multi-state manhunt, police say."