LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — A north Georgia man is in custody after leading deputies on a high-speed chase hours after being accused of shooting someone in a nearby county.
The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office says they were called to a home where a man had been shot. He was taken to the hospital where he was treated and released.
The suspect was identified as 44-year-old William Randall Crawford.
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A short time later, Georgia State Patrol and deputies with the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office spotted Crawford and his truck
Dash camera video shared with Channel 2 Action News shows Crawford speeding down Hwy. 136 toward Dawson County.
In the video, deputies can be seen performing a PIT maneuver on Crawford’s truck. Before it’s even come to a full stop, Crawford puts his hands out of the rolled-down window in surrender.
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He was arrested and taken to the Lumpkin County Jail.
Pickens County deputies charged him with fleeing and attempting to elude, drug possession and traffic offenses. It’s unclear what other charges he will face in Lumpkin County.
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