Authorities Still Looking Into Gun at Church Case

Franklin County investigators continue to look into the case of a man who brought a gun to Tate’s Creek Baptist Church last Sunday that went off accidentally.

So far, no charges have been filed against the man who  is recovering from his injuries.

Thursday afternoon, Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas said investigators are still talking to the man, who has not been identified.

Thomas said the man was carrying the gun in his right front pocket last Sunday during church service when it fired.

“It was toward the end of the service and they were standing for the benediction,” Thomas said. “He had his hand in his pocket and the gun went off and struck him in the right knee.”

Thomas said the man was taken to Stephens County Hospital and is in a wheelchair as he recovers from his injury.

It is illegal to carry a gun into a church building in Georgia and Thomas said he is consulting with the district attorney on the case.

Thomas said earlier this week, the situation could have been much worse and it’s not clear why the man had a gun in church in  the first place.