The Madison County Sheriff's Office and the Georgia State Patrol say additional charges are pending against a 21 year-old man arrested after a high-speed police chase: the police pursuit of Ryan Pittman began in Athens and continued into Madison County, then doubled back into Athens, where Pittman wrecked his car on North Avenue.
Police in Gainesville charge a homeless man in an attempted kidnaping case: they say 35 year-old Tuan Nguyen grabbed a 5 year-old girl while the child was riding with her mother in a taxi. Police say the taxi driver pulled the girl away from Nguyen, who was arrested a short time later and booked into the Hall County jail. He had a first court appearance Monday.
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office investigates the death of a man whose body was found in a car in Oakwood. The man was reportedly shot to death.