Crime & Safety
Suspect Taken Into Custody without Incident Following Two-hour Search
Sheriff Jud Smith said the suspect fled on foot when a deputy attempted to pull over the vehicle he was driving.
A suspect in a Tuesday morning burglary in Winder eluded law enforcement and tracking dogs for more than two hours before being taken into custody without incident.
Sheriff Jud Smith said a deputy attempted to pull the suspect's vehicle over at Ga. Highway 316 and Ga. Highway 211 on Tuesday afternoon and when the vehicle stopped, the man fled. The suspect, Robert Lewis Mayweather Jr., was wanted in connection with the burglary. Deputies also found drugs and drug paraphernalia in the suspect's vehicle.
The was assisted by the , the and the Oconee County Sheriff's Office.
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