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Assault suspect shot by deputy faces more charges
Officials say Gainesville man swung machete at deputies
Justin Matthew Bennett
Justin Matthew Bennett
A machete-wielding man shot by Hall County deputies faces additional assault charges, sheriff’s officials said Tuesday. Deputies tried to subdue Justin Bennett, 27, with a stun gun before shooting him Sunday morning, said Sgt. Mark Mitchell, sheriff’s office spokesman. Bennett had already injured three people when deputies arrived in the 2000 block of Sailors Avenue around 7:10 a.m., according to the sheriff’s office.