AUGUSTA, GA – Narcotics investigators were dispatched to the 1918 Ohio Avenue on Tuesday night to arrest Michael Chris Nestor, 30, on several felony warrants including possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of Ecstacy, methadone, Oxycontin and marijuana and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Nestor had an “extensive” rap sheet, mostly in the Atlanta area, and was under investigation in Richmond County for about a month, according to the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.

Investigators Phillip Hambrick, Jason Saal and Mike Swint approached Nestor while he was in his vehicle and advised him he was under arrest. Nestor then put his car in reverse and backed toward Saal, and investigators fired several shots at the vehicle.

Nestor backed out of the driveway and continued down the street for approximately 200 yards before he exited the vehicle, ran into a nearby yard and collapsed, according to Sheriff Ronnie Strength.

Nestor was shot in the left arm and in the neck.

Strength believes the officers acted accordingly.

“They are trained to stop [a] threat and that’s what was done,” he said.