Manhunt Ends in Capture of Fugitive

February 17, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

A fugitive who led local officers on a pursuit before crashing his car on Puckett’s Point Road and fleeing the scene on foot with his son has been captured.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said 34 year old George Forrest Brown was found in a lake home on Happy Trails Lane off Puckett’s Point Road Sunday night. His son Chase Brown, believed to be 10 years old, was with him.

According to Sheriff Ray, Brown had broken into the residence after discovering the owners were not at home. As officers were conducting a door to door search in the Ponder Road and Puckett’s Point Road area, a deputy and THP trooper spotted a window broken out in the home where Brown was hiding.

Officers made entry but Brown hemmed himself in a bedroom with his son and refused to come out making verbal threats toward the officers. But he eventually gave himself up without incident and was taken into custody. He had on him a large knife.

Brown was taken by deputies to the emergency room of the hospital to be checked out before being transported to the jail for booking. Brown’s son was taken to the hospital by DeKalb EMS for examination.

Brown is wanted in Hillsdale, Michigan for a pursuit there last week in which he fired shots at Michigan officers

Brown and his son disappeared into the woods off Puckett’s Point Road after the crash.  A tracking dog from the Smith County Sheriff’s Department K-9 unit was used to assist officers in the search. Sheriff Ray said the dog picked up a scent and came upon some items in the woods which officers believe Brown discarded. The dog lost the scent near the lake.

Sheriff Ray had requested the Tennessee Highway Patrol send a helicopter but an aerial search could not be done due to the weather.

The car that Brown was driving and crashed is a light blue Mercury Marquis with a Michigan tag that does not belong to this car. The vehicle identification (VIN) number is registered to another individual in Indiana.

Reverse 911 calls were placed to residents in the area of Puckett’s Point Road and Ponder Road warning them to keep the doors to their homes and automobiles locked and to report any sighting or suspicious activity.

According to Sheriff Ray, the story began to unfold at 12:23 p.m. when a resident on Shoreline Drive off Coconut Ridge Road reported that a man (Brown), acting suspiciously, had come to his door saying he got his car stuck on a walking trail at Shoreline Drive and needed help getting out. While deputies were enroute the caller assisted the man in pulling his car out of the mud and back onto the road. The caller said the man had a bowie knife on him at that time. Although a knife was found at the crash site, officers didn’t know for sure if it was the same one the suspect had on him earlier.

When the deputies spotted Brown’s car near the intersection of Coconut Ridge Road and Savannah Drive, they noticed that it was swerving on the road at 20-30 miles per hour. After pulling the car over, Brown drove off before officers could confront him. They initiated a pursuit from Coconut Ridge Road to Allen Street and then to the end of Big Hurricane Road when Brown turned his car around the tried to ram it into the deputies cars. Brown then led officers on a pursuit from Big Hurricane Road onto Cookeville Highway and then Ponder Road where he crashed his car through an iron gate at the end of the road. Brown again turned around and tried to ram his car into the deputies cruisers before leading them down Ponder Road back to Cookeville Highway. Troopers from the Tennessee Highway Patrol were waiting at the scenic overlook on Highway 56 after dispatch reported that the suspect was spotted heading in their direction.

Instead, Brown turned onto Puckett’s Point Road and county officers continued to follow until Brown’s car went off the road at around 1:10 p.m.. Brown and his son then abandoned the car and fled on foot into the woods. The state troopers who had been at the scenic overlook arrived to investigate the crash and to assist county officers at the scene.

Sheriff Ray said he wants to thank all those who participated in the search and capture of Brown including the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

February 17, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS Lady Tigers will meet York Institute for third place Monday night, February 18 at 6 p.m. in the consolation game of the girls District Basketball Tournament at Tennessee Tech.

DeKalb County swept the regular season series against the Lady Dragons winning 66 to 52 on November 30 in Smithville and 51 to 34 at Jamestown on January 18.

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“We have played very good against them both times at home and at Jamestown but all bets are now off for the regular season matchups when it comes to post season because in one game anything can happen. They are very good and we need a great effort. Hopefully we will be able to get in an offensive flow and score more points than them. We want that three seed going into the region where we will have to go to Bledsoe County. We don’t want to be the fourth seed and have to go to Cumberland County because they have been in the top ten all year. They are very good. We would like to steer away from that matchup in the first round but we have to beat York Institute first. Hopefully our team will come out Monday night with a purpose and play at a high level,” said Coach Fish.

WJLE will have LIVE coverage with the Voice of the Lady Tigers John Pryor starting at 6 p.m. from Tennessee Tech’s Hooper Eblen Center.

Listen for Tiger Talk prior to the game at around 5:45 p.m. featuring Lady Tiger Coach Danny Fish and Lady Tiger player Lydia Brown.

The region tournament for the Lady Tigers begins Friday with the time and opponent to be announced Wednesday.

Macon County and Upperman, the number 1 & 2 seeds respectively will play for the girls tournament championship Monday night, February 18 at 7:30 p.m. following the consolation game at Tech.

Meanwhile Livingston Academy and Upperman will battle for the boys District Tournament Championship Tuesday night, February 19 at 7:30 p.m. In the consolation game, York Institute will face Watertown for third place at 6 p.m. Tuesday night at Tennessee Tech.

February 17, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb Middle School Saints Soccer Schedule

Pre-Season:
February 23: North Play Day: TBA- AWAY
March 1: Central Magnet (JV) 5:30 pm-AWAY
March 8: Warren County (JV) 6:00 pm- HOME

Regular Season:
March 12: Thurman Francis: (JV) 5:00 pm- AWAY
March 15: White County (JV) 6:00 pm- HOME
March 19: Cumberland County (JV) 6:00 pm- HOME
March 22: Algood (JV) 5:30 pm- AWAY

April 2: Macon County (JV) 6:00 pm- HOME
April 5-7: Red Raider Invitational: TBA- Manchester
April 8: JV Playday: 5:40 pm, 6:20 p.m., 7:40 p.m. Prescott Middle
April 11: Prescott (JV) 5:30 pm-AWAY
April 16: Avery Trace (JV) 6:00 pm-HOME
April 18: Upperman (JV) 6:00 pm-AWAY
April 23: Overton County (JV) 6:30 pm-HOME
April 25: Smith County: (JV) 6:00 p.m.-AWAY

Post Season (only top six teams)
April 29: First Round: TBA
April 30: Semi-Finals: TBA
May 2: Championship: TBA Cookeville Complex

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