A Jefferson County man is in jail after shooting a suspect running from police in his backyard.
Andrew Newton Swan Sr., 56, of Wrens, is being held at the Jefferson County Jail pending a charge of aggravated assault, according to a Jefferson County Sheriff's Department news release. He shot Brian Santana Lane, 24, of Louisville, who was fleeing from police after eluding a traffic stop, authorities said.
Mr. Lane is in "guarded condition" at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics.
Mr. Swan saw Mr. Lane climbing over his fence and running across a pasture beside his home Saturday afternoon when attempted to stop him by shooting at him.
Mr. Lane was on the run from Jefferson Sheriff's Department deputies who attempted to stop his vehicle after he illegally passed motorists around 2:55 p.m. Saturday. The chase exceeded speeds above 100 mph and ended when Mr. Lane stopped his vehicle near the intersection of Campground and Quaker road, about three miles east of Wrens. He left his female passenger behind in the vehicle.
Mr. Swan heard the sirens and soon noticed Mr. Lane entering his backyard. He was tending to his livestock when he attempted to stop Mr. Lane by chasing him with an all-terrain vehicle and firing shots at him.
Mr. Swan told police he yelled at the man several times to stop before firing the shot that struck Mr. Lane. He stopped a passing motorist and instructed him to call 911 after the shooting.
Shortly after, deputies arrived and remained until an ambulance arrived. Mr. Lane remains at MCG and will face several traffic charges upon release.
The female passenger was questioned Saturday but will not face any charges.
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When was he deputized,I see a law suite.......
i believe in the right to bear arms and all... but this is just stupid. let the police do their own work and stick to the livestock Mr. Swan!
Here's hoping that there's no Jefferson County grand juror who'll vote to indict Mr. Sawn.
The perp was trespassing, and he was verbally warned several times. Too bad he didn't get the head shot.
jump my fence ill shot u to..he was in the wrong n got shot..hate it jump agin ...if the cops did there job we wouldn't have to
well said sassy ...what I can make out......yer grmer is reel good
Are you the tool in the photo?
Trespassing......suspicion that Lane is a fleeing felon when Swan heard the sirens........Swan shouted commands for Lane to "stop" and commands were ignored......Swan should have run him over with the ATV and held him for the Deputies. Aggravated Assault?--------No, sounds like a citizen arrest to me as it will to the grand jurors......give Swan a commendation and a "thug-bouncer" frontend apparatus for his ATV.
too funny.....yeeeehaw
Appears Swan needs target practice!
Andrew newton Swan is an American idiot
I bet Lane thought he'd landed in hill billy hell when Swan started after him. "It's gettin' so a bro can't have NO fun". This would have never happened in sophisticated areas like Detroit or Los Angeles. LOL
Mr. Swan heard nearby sirens and soon saw Mr. Swan entering his backyard.Somebody didn't proof read.
pt means well but it's brain stops short of ........
It's pat...is that you? shoot them if ya got them.
we need more of this kind of citizen involvement to stop these beasts.
Visit Mrs Swan in jail PT with your blazing heart
I hope they put Mr. Swan in the cell with big Tryone,a thug,their no guns in jail Mr. Swan you will need to stand up.
jboy could make it a three way
I'm sorry, but the idiot is lucky that Mr.Swans aim wasn't better. I always thought it was insanity that someone could break into your house, and then sue you because he got hurt in the act of burglary. Trespassers should be shot, survivors should be shot again.
Look at the picture, Lane's been in jail before. Lane is a thug and when you live a thug life there are consequences. Bet it doesn't look so glamorous to him now while he's in the hospital staring at the hole in him.
The article didn't say where Lane was shot. Has anyone heard. (I mean besides "in Swans back yard".)
PMary, are you related to the bullet catcher in this story. Your comments seem to be somewhat drug induced.
the chronicle can't keep their facts straight.
where's the editor.
"mr swan is at mcg"?
Why is he in jail? He is the hero. The first one to break the law should bare all the responsibility of any outcome. If more of this type thing happened the crime rate would drop like a rock. The criminals need to become afraid of the public; not the other way around.
Be careful how you step in them pies.
Why didn't the attorney who shot at the bank robber get locked up, but they locked up this man?
Well here it is! This guy is an example of why we need gun laws, and all these morons supporting his action exemplifies the need.
"The criminals need to become afraid of the public; not the other way around." Posted by soldout on Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:58 AM - DARN TOOTIN'
more guns equals less crime. Armed private citizens are always the key to less crime.