A handcuffed suspect fled from the back of a Habersham County patrol vehicle, deputies say. Now, he’s in jail charged with escape.
23-year-old Emmanuel Young of Lawrenceville was arrested following an alleged domestic violence incident on April 20. A woman at the residence where the alleged assault occurred told deputies Young hit her in the face and refused to let her leave.
During the field investigation, Young was handcuffed and placed in the back of a patrol car. As one of the deputies was walking toward the accuser, Young “came running across the road with handcuffs on,” the incident report states. Deputies deployed a taser to subdue him.
The man who lived at the residence where the alleged altercation took place disputed the woman’s accusations against Young. Both he and the accuser refused to complete witness statements at the scene, the report states.
Deputies booked Young at the Habersham County Detention Center on multiple charges including escape and false imprisonment, both felonies. They also charged him with misdemeanor battery and obstruction of an officer.
Habersham County Magistrate Judge Amy Thomas set Young’s bond at $11,720. As of April 26, Young remained in jail.
