A sergeant in Jackson County is now facing charges after a shooting that critically injured a teenage suspect.
The Sheriff’s Office says the sergeant was part of a police chase led with a 17-year-old who took his mother’s car without permission. The teen stopped the car in Hixton, where Sergeant Stan Edington shot into the car 22 times. The suspect sustained a spinal cord injury, which could lead to permanent paralysis. Edington is now facing a charge of second-degree reckless injury, which comes with a maximum sentence of twelve years and 25-thousand-dollar fine.
