Iraq Veteran With PTSD and TBI Granted Bond to Get Treatment

Nearly a year after shooting Athens cop, Iraq War combat vet granted bond to receive PTSD treatment
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By JOE JOHNSON
Tuesday, June 16, 2015

A decorated Iraq War combat vet who shot and wounded an Athens-Clarke County police officer nearly a year ago was recently granted bond so he could obtain treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

James Michael Marcantonio, 29, shot the officer last August when grabbing the officer’s gun during a struggle. The gun went off while still in the holster, wounding the officer in the area of the hip and thigh.

Marcantonio’s attorney claimed his client’s actions may have been influenced by PTSD. Marcantonio, an ex-Marine lance corporal, was involved in numerous firefights during his deployment in Iraq. He suffered a severe brain injury when an armored vehicle he was in was struck by an artillery shell, defense attorney Edward Tolley stated in court documents.
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