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This article updates our previous coverage of this incident located at “Early Morning Home Invasion Leads to Tasing, Arrest“
Coweta County Sheriff’s Office Press Release
The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office issued the following press release regarding a August 5th, 2025, home invasion that occurred off Herring Rd.
On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at approximately 1:30 AM, Coweta County Patrol Deputies responded to the 50 block of Herring Road in reference to a burglary in progress. The homeowner reported that an unknown male had broken into their home. Deputies arrived on the scene and safely removed the homeowner, observing an open window with the screen pulled off. While clearing the home, Deputies found a closed bedroom door which, when they attempted to open it, was forced closed from the other side.
Deputies attempted to call the suspect out of the bedroom, but he did not comply. Deputies then broke the exterior window and observed the suspect holding a knife while holding the bedroom door closed. The suspect continued to disregard the Deputy’s commands, and a pepper ball projectile was deployed along with multiple Taser cartridges, resulting in the suspect falling and dropping the knife. The suspect was then taken into custody.
The suspect, 43-year-old Walter Ruffin of Moreland, Georgia, was charged with 1st Degree Home Invasion, 1st Degree Burglary, and Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officers and is being held at the Coweta County Detention Center with no bond.
Updated and additional information coming from authorities.
This afternoon’s release of additional information from the CCSO allows us to update some information from our coverage this morning, as well as fill in some gaps in the sequence of events from the incident.
Updates
- Suspect resides in Moreland. In our previous coverage this morning we’d stated the suspect resided in Douglasville, the last known location from a 2024 booking.
- We’ve included the August 5th booking photo below.
New Information
- We learned this afternoon that the suspect was armed with a knife during his attempts to block deputies from entering the bedroom he was in.
- CCSO released BWC from multiple deputies involved in the arrest of Ruffin.
Incident Summary Video
The following video uses all the information publicly available regarding the incident including dispatch audio and body worn camera videos to summarize the incident.