Dugar v. State

314 Ga. 376

FINAL COPY S22A0707. DUGAR v. THE STATE. BOGGS, Chief Justice. In 2017, Rita Mary Dugar shot and killed Jon Trevor Townley at the home of Dugar’s ex-boyfriend, Juandrago Carter, in Covington. Dugar called 911 and was arrested at the scene. According to Dugar, she accidentally shot Townley while attempting to fire a warning shot during a melee involving Townley, Carter, and two other individuals, Shane Dobbs and Sarah Smith. At a 2021 bench trial, the court convicted Dugar of felony murder, aggravated assault, and a firearm-possession offense. She appeals, asserting four…