Man in Custody for Deadly Shooting Monday in Burke County
Joshua Glendell Hammock Charged in Burke County Murder
The Burke County Sheriff’s Office says a man was shot and killed at a home in the 1200 block of Tom Bargeron Road in Sardis Monday night.
Deputies were sent to the home around 9:15 pm to a report of a shooting. They found the body of 41-year-old Jason Fort in the doorway of the home. He had been shot and least one time and died at the scene.
A preliminary investigation revealed that Fort was allegedly shot by 37-year-old Joshua Glendell Hammock of Girard during a confrontation.
Hammock was taken into custody and charged with Murder and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime. More information will be released as it becomes available.
Hammock is being held without bond in the Burke County Detention Center.
Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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