NCST Editor The Incident
At 11:43 PM on Thursday, September 19th, 2024, E911 dispatched deputies to a family dispute occurring at 24 Hawthorne Dr after receiving a 911 call reporting an individual named Ronald Bradley West, 42, was attacking the female caller and her husband. CCFR units were also dispatched for a psych patient as West was acting in a manner consistent with someone possibly having mental health issues.
Radio traffic indicates that the supervisor on duty was aware of the subject from previous interactions, instructing two additional units to respond with the deputy initially dispatched.
Dispatch relayed to responding officers that the caller stated that they were able to separate from West, that weapons had not been involved at that point, and that alcohol was involved in the incident.
Multiple deputies arrived at the residence at 11:49 PM and began securing the scene and investigating the incident.
According to a press release by the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office regarding the incident, after the deputies arrived West barricaded himself in a bedroom within the residence. As deputies attempted to speak with West through the door, he threatened to shoot them.
When deputies opened the door to make entry, they were confronted by West who, with a weapon in hand, advanced on them. In response, deputies shot West multiple times.
Deputies immediately informed dispatch of shots fired and asked for EMS to respond for a male with multiple gunshot wounds. They then detained West and began providing life-saving measures as EMS was responding.
Coweta County Fire Rescue units that had been staging in the area of the scene arrived quickly and requested life flight be notified. Air Life 4, based out of the Newnan Coweta Airport accepted the call and responded to a landing zone at Madras Middle School. West was quickly stabilized and transported to the Landing Zone where he was flown to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta.
While CCFR units were treating West, deputies began setting up a crime scene around the residence, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was contacted and requested to perform an independent investigation into the use of force.
The investigation is now being conducted by the GBI and they will release their findings at a future date.
Booking and Charges
Booking reports show that Ronald Bradley West, 41, was booked into the Coweta County Jail at 6:23 AM on September 20th, 2024, and charged with the following.
- Aggravated Battery Against a Law Enforcement Officer when Engaged… (F)
The charge is described in GA Code § 16-5-24 (2023).
He is currently being held without Bond as he awaits his First Appearance before the Magistrate Judge.
- (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated battery when he or she maliciously causes bodily harm to another by depriving him or her of a member of his or her body, by rendering a member of his or her body useless, or by seriously disfiguring his or her body or a member thereof.
- (b) Except as provided in subsections (c) through (i) of this Code section, a person convicted of the offense of aggravated battery shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than 20 years.
- (c)
- (1) A person who knowingly commits the offense of aggravated battery upon a public safety officer while the public safety officer is engaged in, or on account of the performance of, his or her official duties shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than 20 years; provided, however, that for persons who are at least 17 years of age, a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of three years shall be imposed and no portion of the mandatory minimum sentence shall be suspended, stayed, probated, deferred, or otherwise withheld by the sentencing court; provided, however, that in the court’s discretion, the court may depart from such mandatory minimum sentence when the prosecuting attorney and defendant have agreed to a sentence that is below such mandatory minimum.
- (2) A person convicted under this subsection shall be punished, in addition to any term of imprisonment imposed, by a fine as provided by law which shall be at least $2,000.00. With respect to $2,000.00 of the fine imposed, after distributing the surcharges and deductions required by Chapter 21 of Title 15, Code Sections 36-15-9 and 42-8-34, and Title 47, it shall be earmarked for the Georgia State Indemnification Fund for purposes of payment of indemnification for death or disability as provided for in Part 1 of Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 45
Incident Timeline
Time (Date)
Agency
Notation
11:43 PM (9/19)
E911
E911 Dispatches CCSO deputies to 24 Hawthorne Dr for a Family Dispute.
11:43 PM (9/19)
E911
E911 Dispatches CCFR units to 24 Hawthorne Dr for a psych patient. Units will stage in the area awaiting the scene to be confirmed safe by deputies.
CCSO
[Supervisor]
The supervisor on duty, citing prior issues with the suspect, sends additional deputies to the scene.
11:45 PM (9/19)
E911
Dispatch relays to units that the caller stated they’d been able to separate from West, that no weapons had been involved at that point, and that alcohol was a factor.
11:49 PM (9/19)
CCSO
At least two deputies report arriving at the 24 Hawthorne Dr. residence.
11:55 PM (9/19)
E911
CCSO
Dispatch requests a status check from units on scene, they respond they are ok.
Dispatch then asks if it’s clear for EMS, to which a deputy responds “Negative”.
11:55 PM (9/19)
CCSO
A deputy on the scene informs units ” Units he’s locked himself in the bedroom, we’re trying to gain access now”
11:56 PM (9/19)
CCSO
That same deputy then states, ” 911 give us the air for a minute till we make contact with this guy, he’s threatening to shoot us “
E911
Dispatch clears all traffic from the channel expect for traffic from the Hawthorne Dr. scene.
11:58:29 PM (9/19)
CCSO
The deputy states ” Shots Fired, Shots Fired ” over the radio.
Dispatch confirms receipt of the transmission.
11:59 PM (9/19)
CCSO
The deputy request EMS respond to the scene. He also confirms the suspect is detained, requesting more units respond to the particular location within the scene.
E911
CCFR
Dispatch notifies EMS who has been staging to respond to the scene and that the suspect has been shot twice.
At the request of the EMS unit, dispatch begins contacting Life Flight operations for a response.
12:00 AM (9/20)
CCSO
Additional deputies arrive on the scene. While deputies provide West with life-saving treatment until EMS arrives, other deputies begin securing a crime scene and attending to the other individuals from the residence.
12:04 AM (9/20)
CCFR
EMS arrives on the scene, confirms ” Go Flight” and requests another CCFR unit be dispatched to Madras Middle School to set up a landing zone.
They begin stabilizing the patient for transport to the landing zone.
12:15 AM (9/20)
E911
Dispatch confirms to the CCSO Supervisor that GBI has been contacted and will be en route.
12:24 AM (9/20)
CCFR
AirLife 4
AirLife 4 lands at the landing zone and meets with EMS units that have transported West from the scene.
12:40 AM (9/20)
CCFR
AirLife 4
AirLife 4 lifts off from the landing zone en route to Grady Memorial Hospital.
Prior Criminal History & Residence History
Open records show that units from the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office and Coweta County Fire Rescue show they’ve responded to 4 previous incidents at this residence in 2024, with all of them indicating the same Family Dispute / Psych Patient issues as this call.
January 2024 Incident and Arrest
Around 9:30 PM on January 25th, 2024, CCSO units were dispatched to Miller’s Ale House on Fischer Marketplace Ln after receiving a call regarding an intoxicated customer who had failed to pay his tab and was getting in his vehicle to leave the scene.
The caller, an employee at the establishment stated that the male had left his license, stating he’d return to pay his tab. The license displayed the name Ronald West and a residence of 24 Hawthorne Dr, and that he’d now left the location. They also provided the license plate of the Honda CRV that West was driving.
While a unit responded to the business, other units attempted to locate the vehicle in the area. Just after 10 PM, E911 received a call from Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom down the road from Miller’s Ale House on Firchers Crossing Dr stating they had a customer who was refusing to pay and attempting to leave. The description they provided of the male and his vehicle matched that of West. Deputies quickly arrived, finding West in his 2010 Honda CRV.
When deputies attempted to make contact with West, he drove away, starting a pursuit that led down Highway 34 going west towards Thomas Crossroads.
West was Yeeted as he attempted to turn right onto Highway 154 at Thomas Crossroads. He was arrested and after being medically cleared at the hospital he was booked into the Coweta County Jail on the following charges.
- Fleeing / Attempting to Elude Police Officer (F)
- DUI – Driving under the Influence Alcohol (M)
April 2019 Incident
According to State Court Documents, West was arrested for the following charges in April 2019. West was stopped by the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office after E911 received 4 calls regarding his vehicle swerving on I85.
- Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Per Se (M)
- Drugs Not in Original Container (M)
- Improper Turn (M)
On December 11th, 2019, West entered the following pleas on the charges and was sentenced as described.
Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Per Se (M)
Guilty
1 Day of Jail, 12 Months of Probation, 5 Days of Community Service, $1,284.00 Fine. Not to consume Alcohol or Drugs during the term of probation and must submit to random drug and alcohol screenings.
Drugs Not in Original Container (M)
Nolle Prossed
The State Nolle Prossed, or dropped, the charge.
Improper Turn (M)
Nolo Contendere
12 Months Probation to run consecutive, $117.00 fine.
January 2019 Incident
According to State Court Documents, West was arrested for the following charge in January 2019 after allegedly striking his father and causing injury.
- Battery, Family Violence (M)
Records indicate that the case was Nolle Prossed on July 23, 2020
