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the intersection of U.S. Highway 1 and Five Points Road. Williams began to accelerate to a high rate of speed upon initiation of the stop, as the vehicle continued along the highway into Emanuel County.

The pursuit continued through the city of Oak Park before ending on Ohoopee Bend Road in Treutlen County, approximately 18 miles from where Deputy Barr first initiated the stop, when the runaway driver lost control and left the roadway, striking a large tree stump which wrecked and disabled the vehicle.

Upon wrecking the vehicle, Williams fled on foot through a pasture and into a wooded creek area. Deputy Barr pursued Williams on foot and was able to catch up to him. Once having caught up to Williams, law enforcement issued several commands to stop fleeing law enforcement, which were ignored, causing deputies to resort to less than lethal use of force by deploying his taser.

The taser successfully stopped Williams from fleeing, and Deputy Barr gave him verbal commands to place his hands behind his back. Deputy Barr attempted to place Williams in restraints, but Williams began to physically resist the deputy. Thus, for the safety of Barr and Williams, a second taser deployment was applied to gain control of the suspect.

Once the second taser deployment was completed, Williams began to physically resist the Deputy again, and was able to break free. He began running again, until the Deputy deployed his taser a third time, successfully stopping Williams. Yet, while the Deputy attempted again to place Williams in restraints, he began attacking the deputy. During the attack, Williams stated, “I’m not going back to jail.” The Deputy was unable to utilize the taser again because of the attack, and the physical confrontation continued until another Toombs County Deputy arrived and assisted with restraining the suspect.

Deputies had EMS respond to the scene to evaluate Williams due to the wreck and taser deployment. Williams refused to be evaluated at the hospital, but was eventually cleared by EMS personnel. While EMS was evaluating Williams, the deputies conducted a search of the F-150 and discovered a semiautomatic pistol loaded with live ammunition. It was later determined this firearm was stolen from a residence in Jefferson County. Additionally, the Deputies discovered that Williams had outstanding warrants from Laurens and Washington Counties.

The owner of the F-150 was determined to be Williams’ mother, who said that Williams had stolen her truck from her residence in Washington County.

Williams was indicted on charges of fleeing/attempting to elude a police officer, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and theft by receiving stolen property. He will now enter a formal plea to the court to determine his next steps in the judicial process.

Other Indictments The Grand Jury also indicted Saviyah Javioun Brantley on charges of burglary in the first degree and aggravated assault. Brantley is accused of attempting to break into an apartment on Randolph Drive on November 2, 2023, and strangling the resident during this effort.

Other indictments returned by the Grand Jury include:

• Richard Lee Simon – aggravated assault • Amber Elizabeth Da –

vis – theft by deception • Joseph Michael Dinuzzo – child molestation (4 counts) • Devin Ramon Wil liams – failure to register as a sex offender • George Frank lin Heck III – financial transaction card fraud (6 counts) • Berry Lee Jacobs – violation of sex offender restrictions • Steven Charles Hutcheson – aggravated assault These individuals will now enter a formal plea to the court to determine the next steps for each case.