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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A man who fired at three state troopers and shot a K-9 in Coweta County has been sentenced to 135 years in prison, prosecutors said Friday.

On the afternoon of Dec. 18, 2024, a Georgia State Patrol trooper pulled over Ira Troy Williams for a traffic violation on I-85 South, according to the Coweta County District Attorney's Office.

Williams exited his car at the trooper's direction, but then got back inside and sped away, leading the trooper on a chase down the interstate.

The trooper conducted three PIT maneuvers, but was unable to stop Williams. After the third maneuver, Williams shot at the trooper's car.

The trooper's K-9, Amor, was hit twice in his right legs.

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Two other troopers eventually caught up to Williams. He fired multiple shots at all three troopers and continued speeding down I-85.

Williams exited the interstate and drove south on US29/GA14. He turned onto a dirt road just south of downtown Grantville, stopped near train tracks, exited his vehicle and fired at least four more shots at the three troopers as he escaped.

No troopers were injured. The K-9 is now  doing well and continues to serve the Georgia State Patrol,  prosecutors said.

Ira Troy Williams (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)

As deputies searched Williams' vehicle, which was registered to his daughter, they found two handguns, ammunition and more than nine grams of cocaine.

Two days later, troopers found Williams in an alley off Moreland Street in Grantville, sleeping in an old pickup truck with an AR-style handgun on his chest.

Investigators confirmed cartridge cases from the gun were found in the car Williams was driving during the chase, and at the scene of the Grantville shooting.

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Williams, now 53, pleaded guilty Thursday to:

Three counts of criminal attempt to commit malice murder

Three counts of aggravated a
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