DADE COUNTY, Ga. — A Fort Payne, Alabama man has now learned his fate after a high-stakes confrontation that could have ended in tragedy in Dade County.
Investigators say 36-year-old Ethan Wayne Rogers put a stolen car in drive and barreled toward a law enforcement officer at the One 9 Fuel Station in Wildwood on January 3, 2022, nearly crushing the 40-year veteran in a tight space between vehicles.
Rogers’ life-threatening actions forced the officer’s son, Investigator Joshua Hairston, to open fire, striking Rogers in the abdomen and stopping the car…