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Police: Suspects in Gillsville manhunt captured

GILLSVILLE - Banks County Sheriff's Deputies announced Thursday afternoon that they have captured all suspects in a pursuit after a car crash Thursday morning.
 
Sgt. Carissa MacFaddin confirmed the arrests, but has not released any further information.
 
A previous story about the chase is below.
 
 
GILLSVILLE - The Banks County Sheriff's Office is looking for two men who fled after their vehicle crashed during a pursuit by deputies Thursday morning.
 
Banks County Sheriff's Sgt. Carissa McFaddin said the suspects' vehicle wrecked at the intersection of Carson Segars Road and Gillsville Highway.
 
While two of the four people in the vehicle were custody, McFaddin said two others remained on the run.
 
She identified them as Roger Stockton and Kelly Waldrip, both described as white men.  McFaddin said Stockton was wearing black shorts.  She said he is heavily tattooed and is not wearing a shirt.
 
Waldrip was wearing a red and camouflaged baseball hat, blue jeans and a grey shirt.
 
"We are asking that any resident in this area of 323 (Gillsville Highway), Hickory Flat Road or Carson Segars Road sees anyone or anything suspicious to please contact us," McFaddin said. Sims Harris Road was also added to that search area.

She said anyone who comes into contact with either Stockton or Waldrip should call 911.
 
McFaddin did not immediatly release information on why deputies were chasing the vehicle.
 
AccessWDUN's Rob Moore contributed to this story.
 
 
 

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