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Security Guard Killed After Breaking Up Fight Outside Acworth Bar

Police say he stepped in to protect a woman before the attacker returned with a gun.

Overview

  • Acworth police identified the victim as 28-year-old Jordan Alexander Jones, a security guard who intervened in a reported assault outside Saddle Bar.
  • Investigators say Jones defused the fight, then Daniel Di Vonne Parsons, 25, allegedly retrieved a firearm and shot him in the back in the parking lot.
  • Officers responded around 2:46 a.m., provided aid, and Jones later died at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital.
  • Parsons was arrested on counts of murder, aggravated assault and aggravated battery and is being held without bond in the Cobb County jail.
  • Friends, former teams and the pro arena football community issued tributes, with the Michigan Arsenal noting Jones had been slated for its training camp as his family plans funeral arrangements.