UPDATED at 8:28 AM Man Hunt Underway in Ashford
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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Jun 20 2018 7:21 AM
HOUSTON COUNTY: Around 5:30 AM...this morning just before dawn, Houston County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a disturbance in the 600 block of Old Hwy 84 just West of Ashford. When units arrived they encountered a white male wearing nothing but a pair of shorts.
After talking with the home owner they arrested the male subject for burglary. He was then placed in the back of a Sheriff’s vehicle. Deputies were gathering statements from the homeowner when the heard a loud crash.
The male subject had kicked out the rear window of the sheriff’s vehicle and took off. The male subject ran through a corn field and into the wood line. Deputies gave chase and requested a K-9 unit respond. The K-9 tracked the subject East back towards Ashford.
At 06:00 the next shift was coming on and they also went to the scene. The subject is described as a white male slender built wearing only shorts.
UPDATED @ 8:28 AM..
The search has been called off for now. If anyone in the Ashford area sees a white male wearing shorts and handcuffs, you are asked to call the Houston County Sheriff's Office at 334-677-4808.
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