Deputies with the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office have arrested two men involved in a shooting at an occupied vehicle back in December.
Joshua Tate, 21, of 775 Land Road, Apt. 58, is in custody at the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center on two charges of aggravated assault manifesting in extreme indifference to life. Deputies arrested him in Columbus Saturday for the alleged shooting. On Sunday, they arrested Cody Tenney, 28, of 76 Atkins Road in Steens, and charged him with accessory after the fact and misdemeanor failure to appear.
The shooting occurred December 24, 2016, after a narcotics deal gone wrong, according to documents from Lowndes County Justice Court. Tenney and Tate allegedly met up with two other people at the Dollar General on Highway 12, one of whom stole money from Tate. The two victims then got in their truck and drove off.
Tenney then drove Tate to the intersection of Wolf Road and Nelson Road where they caught up with the first truck. Tate leaned out the window and shot at the victims’ windshield, according to documents. Tenney then drove away.
Neither person in the other vehicle was injured. The victim who allegedly stole Tate’s money has not been charged with anything, officials confirmed.
Tate’s bond was set at $20,000. Tenney’s bond was set at $5,412 for both the accessory and failure to appear charges. Both are still in custody.
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