Georgian wanted by OIS arrested

TOCCOA – A Georgia man wanted in connection with a police-involved shooting during a traffic stop is in custody.

Release:

UPDATE: Montavious Cantrell Winkfield is in custody.

ORIGINAL VERSION :

At the request of the Toccoa Police Department, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Toccoa, Georgia. Montavious Cantrell Winkfield, 37, of Toccoa, is wanted in connection with the incident. No officers were injured in the incident.

Preliminary information indicates that on Monday, July 1, 2024, at approximately 2:10 p.m., Toccoa PD officers stopped a vehicle near Diagonal Street in Toccoa, Georgia. Winkfield exited the vehicle and began shooting at the officers. One officer fired a gun at him and he fled. Winkfield remains at large.

The Toccoa Police Department has issued warrants for Winkfield's arrest on two counts of aggravated assault on law enforcement officers. Law enforcement is working to locate and take him into custody.

Anyone with information about this incident or Winkfield’s whereabouts is asked to call the Toccoa Police Department’s Tip Line at 706-282-3236. You can also submit information by calling 1-800-597-TIPS(8477), online at or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

This investigation is ongoing. Once the investigation is complete, the case will be forwarded to the Mountain Judicial District Attorney's Office for review and prosecution.