Jermaine Jones Jr. was riding with his uncle and father to get air for a tire the evening of Oct. 11, 2021, when officers from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office pulled the Chevrolet Tahoe over because it had a tinted license plate cover.
The officers, who were staking out an apartment complex in Augusta for drug activity, ordered the men to sit on a curb as they searched the vehicle.
Jones ran as police found a gun inside the car, and Investigator Richard Russell immediately shot him with a stun gun. Jones’ body locked up from the jolt of electricity and he fell to the ground. Several officers tackled him, pinning Jones on his stomach and handcuffing him.
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