Newnan man held daughter hostage during standoff, sheriff's office says
Coweta County man arrested after hostage standoff
Coweta County deputies and a SWAT team arrested Jeremy Lin Head on Highway 154 after his 14-year-old daughter escaped. Negotiators helped the teen exit through a side door while the suspect slept inside the home.
COWETA COUNTY, Ga. - A 14-year-old girl escaped from a Newnan home after authorities say her father assaulted her and held her against her will during a domestic dispute Tuesday.
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What we know:
Coweta County deputies were called to a home in the 2700 block of Highway 154 around 4:23 p.m. after receiving a report of a domestic dispute.
When deputies arrived, witnesses told investigators that Jeremy Head had physically assaulted his 14-year-old daughter and was holding her inside the home, according to the Coweta County Sheriff's Office.
SWAT teams respond
Deputies secured the area and attempted to contact the people inside the home. The Coweta County SWAT and drone teams were activated, and Georgia State Patrol SWAT was called to assist.
Hostage negotiators worked for roughly four hours to de-escalate the standoff.
Around 8:30 p.m., after Head fell asleep, hostage negotiators guided the 14-year-old girl to escape through a side door of the house.
Once she was safely away from the residence, SWAT members entered the home and took Head into custody without further incident.
Charges filed
What's next:
Head was booked into the Coweta County Jail on charges of false imprisonment, family violence battery, cruelty to children, two counts of terroristic threats and acts, possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime and obstruction.
Authorities did not provide additional information about the girl's condition or specify what type of weapon was allegedly involved.
Previously named Most Wanted
The backstory:
This incident is far from Head's first run-in with local authorities. A check of Coweta County Jail records uncovered 12 sets of mugshots for Head dating back years.
In an earlier case, Coweta County authorities identified him as one of the county's most wanted fugitives after he allegedly spent more than a year avoiding arrest.
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When the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force and local agencies previously tracked Head to a Carroll County home during his time as one of Coweta County's most wanted fugitives, he barricaded himself inside and refused to surrender. Officers forced their way in, and when Head attempted to flee, a sheriff's office K-9 bit him in the thigh to help take him into custody. Head had to be treated in the back of an ambulance before being booked into jail.
At the time, Head was wanted for a probation violation connected to a 2018 assault on a family member. Investigators said he fired a shotgun three times without striking the victim before beating the person with the weapon.
Head also previously faced charges stemming from a 2018 crash that killed a 26-year-old Newnan mother. He was indicted on a charge of driving with a suspended license and later pleaded guilty.