COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Police say a man will serve five years in prison for punching a Marietta police officer.
A jury convicted Gary Dewayne Mullis, 65, on one count of obstruction early May.
Prosecutors say evidence showed that Mullis was asking people for money at the RaceTrac gas station at 749 South Marietta Parkway on Oct. 1, 2012.
Officer B. Vaughn testified that he approached Mullis simply to speak to him and possibly cite him for criminal trespassing.
He said Mullis disobeyed commands not to put his hands in his pockets. Mullis then punched the officer in the face and a scuffle ensued.
Mullis also pulled off the officer's radio and an ammunition magazine. Jurors acquitted him on charges of attempted removal of a weapon.
“Cobb County is not going to tolerate your behavior,” Judge Marsha Lake told Mullis who has five prior felony convictions.
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