Stephen Neil Weigand

Deadly force

Officers were told to be on the lookout for an intoxicated driver in a tan Lincoln Town Car leaving the Tabs Bar and Grill around 1:05 a.m. A Clayton County officer spotted the town car on Tara Boulevard and stopped it. During the stop, the officer was notified that there were several victims of a hit-and-run from the same bar. While the officer was attempting to place handcuffs on Stephen Neil Weigand, the man hit the officer in the face with the handcuffs and pushed the officer, before getting back into his car and leaving. Lovejoy Police Officers were called as backup and began chasing the car. They chased the man south into Griffin, Spalding County where the suspect attempted to turn onto Birdie Road, where he faced two more officers blocking the car from turning, and he was forced to stop. Weigand allegedly opened the driver's door, exited his car and pointed a handgun at officers. The two Lovejoy officers shot and killed him.