Georgia Cop Killer Had Bombs, Possible Drug Paraphernalia in His Motor Home

https://pjmedia.com ^ | April 28, 2025 | Chris Queen

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The law enforcement community in Georgia is mourning the loss of a young deputy in Columbia County, west of Augusta. What was supposed to be a routine traffic stop turned into tragedy when the driver of a motor home opened fire on two sheriff’s deputies, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition.

On Saturday night, Deputies Brandon Sikes, Gavin White, and another deputy stopped a motor home on Interstate 20. Fox 5 reports that the two deputies stopped the RV to serve the driver, James Blake Montgomery, with a temporary protective order related to a domestic violence case involving his wife.

Authorities say that Montgomery was “cooperative” and “non-threatening” during the stop, but as the deputies walked back to their patrol cars, he opened fire with a 9mm pistol that he had retrofitted into an automatic weapon. He killed Sikes, shot White in the face, and returned to the motor home.

This led to a standoff with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, the Georgia State Patrol, U.S. Marshals, and two bomb squads. Montgomery barricaded himself in the RV for hours as authorities inspected the motor home.

“The responding officers used drones to scope out the scene,” Fox 5 reports. “That's when they thought they spotted bomb materials inside the vehicle. They later determined those items were pipe bombs and other paraphernalia — including one that was rigged with a remote switch. There were also a number of guns, ‘numerous magazines,’ and boxes of additional ammo.”

Montgomery attempted to drive away at one point, but he hit a cable barrier in the median. Officers found him dead inside the RV.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; breakingbad; crime; georgia; police

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RIP hero.