Man tased, arrested after firing gun on 14th Street in Midtown

On 6/16/2023, around 1:55am, officers responded to a criminal trespass call at the location of 22 14th St. Upon arrival, officers canvassed the parking lot and located a vehicle with the window shot out, with a single shell casing round on the ground. Officers were provided a description of the suspect and continued canvassing the area until they located a male matching the description provided.

Officers attempted to detain the suspect for questioning, giving loud verbal commands for him to drop the weapon and surrender. The male continued ignoring the officers’ commands and appeared to have discharged a round from his firearm in an unknown direction as officers attempted to engage him. Officers on scene strategized a tactical approach towards the suspect, with both lethal and less lethal use of force options to engage the suspects.

As officers closed the distance between themselves and the suspects, they successfully deployed their city-issued tasers and rendered the suspect immobile. Officers then detained the suspect and recovered a firearm from his person. Grady EMS arrived to evaluate the suspect before he was transported to Fulton County Jail.

The suspect, identified as Kemeron Johns, was charged with the following:

• OCGA 16-7-21 CRIMINAL TRESPASS,
• OCGA:16-7-22 CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY,
• OCGA: 16-11-131 POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY CONVICTED FELON
• OCGA: 16-11-134 DISCHARGE A FIREARM UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS,
• OCGA: 16-5-60[B] RECKLESS CONDUCT,
• OCGA: 16-10-24 OBSTRUCTION
• OCGA:16-13-32.2 POSSESSION OF DRUG-RELATED OBJECT,
• OCGA: 16-11-102 POINTING A FIREARM AT A PERSON