Woodbine Man Arrested After Camden County Shooting, GBI Says

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested a 69-year-old Woodbine man after a shooting Tuesday night in Camden County. Tommy Lee Brown faces charges of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and misdemeanor simple battery under the Family Violence Act.

The Camden County 911 Center received a shots-fired call at about 10:55 p.m. October 27 from the first block of Ben Butler Lane in Woodbine, according to the GBI.

Camden County Sheriff’s Office deputies went to the scene and found a man with an apparent gunshot wound. He was later identified as Brown. Preliminary information indicates Brown was involved in a domestic dispute at the residence, the GBI said.

Brown went to a local hospital for treatment and was later discharged. The GBI said no one else was hurt.

The Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to investigate the shooting. Brown was booked into the Camden County Jail the same day.

How to share information

Anyone with information can contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Kingsland at (912) 729-6198 or the Camden County Sheriff’s Office at (912) 510-5100.

Anonymous tips can go to 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), through the GBI’s online tip form at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or through the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

When the investigation ends, the GBI will give the case file to the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review. Brown is charged but has not been convicted.