Update published Monday, Mar. 10:
Authorities have now identified the man who allegedly hit multiple deputies with his vehicle and then led law enforcement on a chase in Blairsville on Friday.
On Monday, Union County Sheriff Sean Dyer identified the suspect as Bryce Nicholas Burgett of Blairsville. As of Monday afternoon, Burgett remained in the Union County Jail without bond on a list of charges including aggravated assault, fleeing, DUI and hit-and-run.
Burgett is accused of hitting the deputies as well as two other vehicles while fleeing the Union County Sheriff's Office headquarters. He then led sheriff's deputies and the Georgia State Patrol on a chase on Ga. 515 that ended when a patrol trooper used a PIT maneuver on his vehicle.
Original story published Saturday, Mar. 8:
A man was arrested Friday after allegedly hitting Union County sheriff's deputies with his vehicle and then leading authorities on a chase.
A social media post Friday evening by the Union County Sheriff's Office said the incident started just before 3:00 p.m. when the man came to the sheriff's office's headquarters in Blairsville and began yelling in the parking lot.
"Deputies approached the male to figure out what was going on. The male then jumped into his vehicle and struck two deputies as he attempted to leave the Sheriff's Office parking lot," the post by the sheriff's office said.
The sheriff's office added that the two deputies who were hit suffered minor injuries. The man also reportedly hit two vehicles while leaving the parking lot.
He then began driving on Ga. 515 Eastbound, with deputies pursuing him. Georgia State Patrol troopers joined the chase, ultimately ending it by performing a PIT maneuver on the suspect on Ga. 515 near Earnest Street in Blairsville.
The suspect suffered minor injuries. His name has not been released as of Saturday morning. The incident remains under investigation.
