Description of suspect in manhunt released

GAINESVILLE - Hall County authorities Wednesday morning released more information about the manhunt they conducted Tuesday night west of Gainesville following what was initially reported as the attempted abduction of a young girl.

Col. Jeff Strickland of the Hall County Sheriff's Office says that just before 8:00, deputies responded to the 3100 block of Duckett Mill Road off Dawsonville Highway, to a report of suspicious person that was possibly armed.

"Upon arrival, deputies learned that a 9-year-old female was visiting family members on Duckett Mill Road," Col Strickland said. "The child reported that while riding her bike on a private driveway between her grandmotherâ

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