Published: January 9, 2019

THE LIMESTONE GRAND JURY RECENTLY HANDED DOWN INDICTMENTS, FORMALLY CHARGING THREE IN CONNECTION WITH AN ATTEMPTED MURDER IN ATHENS THAT OCCURRED IN JUNE.  ACCORDING TO MEDIA SOURCES, THE SHOOTING OCCURED ON JUNE 6TH IN THE 23000 BLOCK OF FOUNDERS CIRCLE WHERE OFFICER FOUND A MALE SUBJECT WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND TO HIS CHEST UPON ARRIVAL.  MICHAEL STANLEY PUTMAN, 28, OF PULASKI, SAMANTHA LEIGH DAVIS, 24 AND STANLEY EUGENE BIRDSONG, 33, OF ELKTON, ALL HAVE BEEN FORMALLY CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE BUGLARY, FIRST DEGREE KIDNAPPING AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.  MULTIPLES AGENCY WORKED TO FIND THE SUSPECTS AND INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE DAVIS CALLED BIRDSONG AND PUTMAN, WHO WERE IN TENNESSEE, TO GO WITH HER TO THE RESIDENCE TO TO GET MULTIPLE DRUGS AND MONEY FROM THE VICTIM.