TWO MORE ARRESTED FOR DEPUTY’S ASSAULT

  

Authorities have arrested two more people accused of assaulting an off-duty Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputy while allegedly trying to rob him.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of 17-year-old Michael Gene Jones and 19-year-old Israel Treqwaun Hunter.

The two were sought after the sheriff's deputy was beaten Dec. 10 as he and his wife stopped at a gas station during a hunting trip. Investigators say the deputy and his wife fired their weapons at the fleeing suspects.

A juvenile suspect, whose name hasn’t been released, was arrested Dec. 16.

Investigators say all three suspects are charged with aggravated robbery.