A Newton County deputy was shot at Saturday morning while assisting the U.S. Marshall's in apprehending a man wanted out of Ohio. Around 1:10 a.m., deputies arrived at a home on Bramblebush Trail in southern Newton County in search of 46-year-old Rodney Swanigan Jr, who was wanted in connection with a Franklin County, Ohio shooting. Swanigan reportedly exited the home and raised a firearm at a deputy who fired his weapon at Swanigan.
Deputy ends up in shootout