A man armed with a 12-gauge shotgun allegedly pounded on a hotel room door in Acworth, claimed to be an FBI agent, and then fired a round through the door, according to Cobb County court records. James Ticer is now facing multiple felony charges, including aggravated assault with intent to murder, and is being held without bond.
According to WSB-TV, court records describe Ticer banging the shotgun against the door of a room at the Quality Inn on Cowan Road, ordering the male guest to leave and declaring himself a federal agent. Court records cited by the station say Ticer explicitly threatened to “blow your [expletive] head off” while aiming the shotgun through the door, then demanded to be let inside.
The Quality Inn sits at 5035 Cowan Road in Acworth, just off Interstate 75 near Lake Acworth, according to Visit Acworth.
Surveillance Footage Captures Shotgun Confrontation
Court records show the confrontation was captured on the hotel’s surveillance system, documenting both the initial door-banging encounter and what happened next. The same footage reportedly recorded Ticer aiming the shotgun directly at the guest after he eventually exited the room, per the station’s report…