Crime & Safety
Gwinnett SWAT Officer Has More Surgery Related to Standoff in Suwanee
Jason Teague was injured in the April hostage ordeal in Suwanee that involved Gwinnett firefighters.
The Gwinnett County SWAT officer who fired the fatal shots in the April hostage ordeal in Suwanee has undergone a second surgery related to the incident.
In a news release Thursday (June 13), police said Sgt. Jason Teague underwent a bone graft to further repair damage to his left forearm.
Bone was taken from his hip and grafted onto the damaged area of the radius bone, which was shattered by gunfire from hostage taker Lauren Brown, the release said.
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Further surgeries should not be necessary. Doctors estimate that Teague still has four to five months of recovery and rehabilitation before he will be able to return to active duty.
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