Man convicted in standoff where he used his kids as shields
WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Burke County jury this week convicted a violent felon who used his 1- and 2-year-old daughters as human shields in an armed standoff with Burke County sheriff’s deputies.
The jury found Kevin McCardell guilty of all counts from the November 2022 incident where he fired upon deputies while holding his girls hostage.
Judge John Flythe sentenced him to 270 years in confinement.
McCardell was on the run from an attempted murder charge in Maryland, where he choked and beat his wife, according to authorities.
They settled in a small Burke County unit in the 100 block of Southside Drive, where the abuse continued.
Finally on Nov. 16, 2022, he beat her in the face with a dirty diaper, according to authorities.
She managed to escape, then hid in the woods for several hours until a family member could pick her up.
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They went to the sheriff’s station – which ironically was within sight of the house – so she could get help.
Deputies went to the house, where they were met at the door by McCardell holding his daughters, pointing a pistol at the officers and firing a shot.
Luckily, he missed.
Over the next several hours, a standoff unfolded, with him again pointing a gun at deputies while using his kids as shields, according to authorities.
Ultimately, an officer shot McCardell in the leg, which he lost due to the injuries.
McCardell was found guilty of:
- Attempted murder.
- Five counts of aggravated assault on a peace officer.
- Three counts of aggravated assault family violence.
- Three counts of false imprisonment.
- Two counts of cruelty to children first degree.
- Terroristic threats.
- Simple battery family violence.
- Seven counts of possession of a firearm during a crime.
- Possession of a knife during a crime.
- Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
“The Burke County Sheriff’s Office did an irable job apprehending a dangerous violent felon, saving the two beautiful babies he put in danger, and ending the years-long cycle of abuse against their mother,” Williams said after the trial. “I am thankful that the victims and the officers are safe from this cowardly criminal.”
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