Deputy stabbed; suspect shot and killed in Richmond County

RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. - A sheriff's deputy from Augusta is expected to make a full recovery after he was stabbed multiple times by a suspect.

Richmond County Sheriff’s Deputy Stephan Psillos shot and killed the knife-wielding man.

Investigators said 25-year-old Jack Fields, Jr. resisted arrest before pulling a knife from his coat pocket.

The deputy was injured in the shoulder and scalp.