Crime & Safety
Buford Man Injures, Threatens Police During Arrest
The suspect faces charges of terroristic threats, disorderly conduct and obstructing an officer after injuring a Gwinnett Police officer, and making threats.
A Buford man was jailed on several charges after cursing and threatening Gwinnett County police officers, and injuring one, during a recent arrest, according to police records.
On Monday (May 13) about 4:16 a.m., Gwinnett Police responded to a "person drunk" call at a Buford Dam Road address, according to the incident report. Police then reported seeing a man running down the middle of Buford Dam Road and "screaming."
Police said the man, identified as Quincy Jaques Cantrell of a Shoal Creek Road address, would fall to the ground and get back up, screaming, "Help me, help me."
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When the officer identified himself, the suspect responded, "Get the ---- away from me," and began running again.
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