Chamblee Police Chief Michael Dieppa announces resignation after 3 years with department
By Katherine Langford
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A Georgia police officer facing a lawsuit for shooting and killing a family's beloved pet miniature donkey has asked the judge to drop the case, arguing that he is immune from prosecution.In a new motion to dismiss, Officer Trenton Ryan Garner and his attorney argued that he is protected by the legal doctrine known as qualified immunity, which shields officials, including police, from lawsuits for money as a result of things they do in the course of their job.Garner shot HeeHaw the donkey shortly after midnight on Aug. 30 while officers were helping search for a missing 12-year-old girl in Polk County.In a body-camera video obtained by CBS News Atlanta, the donkey is seen galloping toward the officers, who try to back away. After the shooting, Garner is heard telling dispatch: "Firearm discharged at a donkey. It was trying to attack us in the pasture and on the track." Cedartown Police Department Garner wrote in his incident repo