A Gordon County Grand Jury has indicted Christopher Lee Dixon on numerous charges connected to a shooting and arson incident that occurred Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, near Resaca.
Dixon faces charges including Malice Murder, Felony Murder, four counts of Aggravated Assault, four counts of Aggravated Battery, Criminal Damage to Property in the First Degree, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Terroristic Threats, False Imprisonment, Simple Battery, three counts of Cruelty to Children in the Third Degree, two counts of Possession of a Firearm during Commission of a Felony, five counts of Obstruction of an Officer, and an additional count of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
According to investigators, around 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 4, deputy sheriffs responded to a home on James Street near Resaca after reports of a disturbance involving a shooting. When deputies arrived, the residence was engulfed in flames. Fire crews battled the blaze for several hours before discovering the body of 80-year-old Ronald Bramblett inside the destroyed home.
Authorities say Dixon fled the scene on foot. The following morning, Feb. 5, he was spotted in the area armed with a firearm. Deputies established a perimeter, and Dixon was eventually located hiding beneath a mobile home about 300 yards from the crime scene. The Georgia State Patrol SWAT Team responded, and Dixon was shot before being taken into custody.
He was transported by ambulance to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, then booked into the Gordon County Jail on Saturday, Feb. 8. His bond was set at $2 million, and he remains in custody.
