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ATHENS, Ga.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>An Athens resident with a violent criminal history who shot at two people attempting to repossess a vehicle and then led police on a high-speed chase was sentenced to 10 years in prison, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. District Judge C. Ashley Royal sentenced Ceddrick Demon Mercery aka Stunt, 30, of Athens, Georgia, last week to serve 10 years in prison.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mercery previously pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm by a convicted felon. There is no parole in the federal system, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cProsecuting repeat offenders responsible for the greatest gun violence in our communities is our office\u2019s highest priority,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cCareer criminals who carry guns are a threat to the safety of our neighborhoods,\u201d said Keri Farley, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCeddrick Mercery is a career violent offender who is now removed from the streets of Athens, and our community is safer for it,\u201d said Chief Jerry Saulters, Athens-Clarke County Police Department.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to court documents, two individuals seeking to lawfully repossess a Honda Accord located on Loblolly Road in Athens on Sept. 23, 2020, were nearly struck by the same vehicle as Mercery sped away from them driving the car. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Mercery then drove toward Freeman Drive, made a wide right turn, stopped, rolled down the window and fired three shots at the individuals, who took cover from the gunshots and were not struck. <\/span><\/p>\n

An Athens-Clarke County Police Department (ACCPD) officer spotted the Honda Accord being driven by Mercery on Commerce Road and attempted to pull him over. Mercery fled at a high rate of speed through a residential complex and then abandoned the car, running away. <\/span><\/p>\n

Officers found heroin and methamphetamine in the vehicle. <\/span><\/p>\n

The following day, a loaded .40 caliber pistol was discarded in front of an apartment building on College Avenue, along the route that Mercery had driven while fleeing apprehension. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ballistics tests confirmed this gun had been used in the shooting<\/span><\/p>\n

FBI and ACCPD tracked Mercery to an apartment complex on Berlin Street and took him into custody on Oct. 26. <\/span><\/p>\n

Before his arrest, Mercery was armed with a pistol and was pacing inside the apartment, voicing displeasure that the police were outside the apartment. Mercery was taken into custody without incident. <\/span><\/p>\n

Agents found a loaded Glock .40 caliber pistol with an extended magazine and a laser sight inside the apartment. Mercery\u2019s cell phone was also located inside the apartment; it had been broken and placed in a toilet. <\/span><\/p>\n

Mercery’s lengthy criminal history prohibits him from possessing a firearm, including prior felony convictions for hit and run, cocaine, and aggravated stalking.<\/span><\/p>\n

The case was investigated by the FBI Athens Middle Georgia Safe Streets Gang Task Force, Northeast Georgia Regional Drug Task Force and the Athens-Clarke County Police Department Gang Unit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Morrison prosecuted the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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