BLUE RIDGE, GA – Law Enforcement from three counties were involved in a chase today which ultimately ended with a suspect in custody. Shortly after 11:00 A.M., Towns County and Union County put out an APB (All Points Bulletin) for a stolen vehicle.

A detainee from Colwell Detention Center had been assigned work duty in Towns County, and had stolen a county employee’s vehicle from the courthouse. The suspect then fled the scene in the stolen vehicle.

With the APB out, law enforcement in Union County spotted the suspect, still in the vehicle, heading west toward Fannin County. Officers pursued and were joined by Fannin County law enforcement as the suspect crossed county lines.

The chase ended around noon, approximately half a mile south of West Fannin Elementary School on Highway 5, when the suspect lost control of the vehicle and crashed onto the shoulder of the road. Officers were able to apprehend him without further incident.

The suspect is now back in custody and being held at Colwell Detention Center.

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