ATLANTA – A man who shot at a Georgia trooper with a Glock handgun modified for automatic fire will spend a decade in prison, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Montrez Ballard received the sentence after he was convicted of shooting multiple times at a Georgia State Patrol officer in July 2023, said Richard Moultrie, Jr., acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.
Prosecutors said Ballard fired the Glock 19 like a machine gun, squeezing off at least three shots after the trooper stopped him in a vehicle and Ballard fled on foot.
Ballard, 21, of Hampton, who was on probation for robbery, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.