A Richmond County deputy is recovering and two men have been charged in an Augusta armed robbery early Thursday that led to a shootout with a third man, now hospitalized, wanted on 11 arrest warrants.

Deputy Victor Rodriguez is in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery, Richmond County Sheriff Eugene Brantley said in a Thursday press conference at the sheriff's office on Walton Way.

Ashton Wimberly, 17, and Donte White, 27, are in custody over the robbery. White also has active robbery warrants in Kentucky.

Dalyn Elder, 20, whom authorities said was not involved in the robbery, has been listed in critical condition at Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center.

Deputies answering a 911 dispatch for an armed robbery arrived at 12:44 a.m. Thursday at the BP gas station at 3011 Was

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