COBB COUNTY, Ga. – Law enforcement officials have released the names of the two suspects arrested following the deaths of two Cobb County deputies and an hours-long standoff in the Marietta area. Christopher Cook and Christopher Golden made their first appearances at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center on Friday. Cook faces theft by taking, which is why deputies were at the home. Golden faces charges in the deputies’ deaths: two counts of aggravated assault by a peace officer and two counts of murder. A bond hearing is set for Sept. 27. Officials from both the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office and the Cobb County Police Department will hold a joint press conference soon after the first appearances of the two suspects. ‘OUR HEARTS ARE DEFINITELY BROKEN” LAW LAW MOURNS KNOT OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
Deputies killed in Cobb County
Law enforcement arrested two Cooks and Golden after a standoff that lasted nearly four hours at Hampton Glen Court and Fenwick Drive near Marietta. Deputies were serving a warrant at the home around 7:45 p.m. Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens said deputies tried knocking on the door, rang the doorbell and no one answered. The deputies were returning to their car when a vehicle pulled up. That’s when Owens said shots were fired. Owens said deputies were able to radio the shooting to dispatchers. News broke just before 9pm that both MPs were pronounced dead from their injuries.
What we know about the two Cobb County deputies killed while serving a warrant
Two suspects are under arrest for what officials called an “ambush” of two Cobb County deputies trying to serve a warrant at a Marietta-area home. FOX 5’s Deidra Dukes breaks down the latest updates on the deputies’ deaths and arrests. Sheriff Owens says it wasn’t immediately clear if both suspects were in the vehicle or if one was already inside the home, but what he does know is how his deputies were killed. “My two deputies were ambushed and killed,” Owens said. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Visitor Center lowered flags to half-staff Friday morning. “Speaking straight from the heart, just pray for us because we need it,” Owens said. Officials have not identified the deputies at this time
