The two Georgia sheriff’s deputies who were shot and killed while serving an arrest warrant this week were identified Friday. Cobb County Sheriff’s Deputies Marshall Ervin, Jr. and Jonathan Koleski were killed Thursday at a Marietta-area home while arresting a burglary suspect, the sheriff’s office said. After a nearly four-hour standoff with law enforcement, suspects Christopher Cook and Christopher Golden were taken into custody. Cook was charged with the alleged theft and Golden was charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer and murder. Ervin Jr., 38, was a father of two who joined the sheriff’s office in 2012. And Coleski, 42, was a U.S. Army veteran who joined the sheriff’s office in 2007. 2 AGRICULTURE DEPUTES KILLED SERVING WARRANT NEAR ATLANTA Congressmen Marshall Ervin, Jr. (left) and Jonathan Koleski (right) were killed Thursday at a Marietta-area home while arresting a burglary suspect. (Cobb County Sheriff’s Office) “They were outstanding men, men of character and integrity, family men, loved by their family and their children,” Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens said at a news conference. The sheriff’s office and the victims’ families are mourning the deaths. “Our hearts are broken here in Cobb County,” the sheriff said. “It’s a night of heartache for two families, two husbands who have lost amazing husbands.” Deputies were serving a warrant at the home around 7:45 Thursday afternoon when they were attacked in what Owens described as an ambush. AGRICULTURE DEPUTY CHIEF CAUGHT IN FLORIDA PROSTITUTION FLIPPED $180, WHITE NAIL PACKAGE (file photo) Ervin Jr., 38, was a father of two who joined the sheriff’s office in 2012. And Coleski, 42, is a U.S. Army veteran who joined the sheriff’s office in 2007. (Cobb County Sheriff’s Office ) Owens said deputies knocked on the door and rang the doorbell but no one answered. As the deputies were returning to their patrol car, a vehicle pulled up and someone from inside the vehicle opened fire on them. It is unclear if both suspects were in the vehicle when the shooting began. The sheriff said deputies were able to alert dispatchers of the shooting. A standoff between the suspects and law enforcement ensued, and Cook and Golden were eventually taken into custody. Owens said deputies knocked on the door and rang the doorbell but no one answered. As the deputies were returning to their patrol car, a vehicle pulled up and someone from inside the vehicle opened fire on them. (Cobb County Sheriff’s Office) The Cobb Sheriff’s Foundation is accepting donations to support the families of fallen deputies. Law enforcement agencies from across the state extended their condolences to the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Owens said Republican Gov. Brian Kemp personally called him to offer state resources.
