A Frederick County sheriff’s deputy shot and injured a man Friday night after he allegedly assaulted law enforcement officials trying to enforce a protective warrant, authorities said.
Jacob Christian Wilford, 22, of Knoxville, Maryland, is expected to survive and face criminal charges, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies served Wilford a domestic violence-related protective warrant on Friday evening, the sheriff’s office said. It barred Wilford from a property in the 300 block of East Mountain Road in Knoxville.
About 11:15 p.m., someone called police and reported Wilford was at that property, officials said.
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Wilford was found hiding behind a shed at the property. When deputies ordered Wilford to come out, he threw a projectile at deputies, officials said.
One deputy fired and hit Wilford in the arm, officials said. Other deputies gave first aid, then Frederick County Emergency Medical Services took him to a hospital in Baltimore, officials said.
One deputy had a body camera activated but officials said they didn’t plan to release footage at this time.
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The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said charges were pending and an investigation was ongoing early Saturday morning.
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