An East Point, Georgia, man was arrested following a brief pursuit on Highway 365 Friday night, September 22.
A Habersham County Sheriff’s Office HEAT Unit spotted a Nissan Xterra that was the subject of a Hall County lookout for reckless driving.
“The deputy attempted to stop the vehicle while it was traveling north on GA 365 between GA 385 and Iron Ore Road when the driver of that vehicle failed to stop,” says Habersham County Public Information Officer Rob Moore.
According to the arrest warrant, the suspect, 37-year-old Dominque Issac Bowers, was traveling 95 mph in a 65 mph speed zone. When he refused to stop, the deputy pursued him.
The approximate 2-mile chase ended just south of Double Bridge Road when the deputy conducted a PIT maneuver on the Nissan and took Bowers into custody.
Deputies charged Bowers with fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, tampering with evidence, and speeding. They also charged him with violating the hands-free law, failure to maintain lane, failure to signal a lane change or turn, following too closely, no proof of insurance, and reckless driving.
Moore says Bowers “tossed something out the window” of the vehicle during the pursuit, leading to the tampering with evidence charge. A judge set his bond at $14,650. Bowers remained in jail on Monday afternoon, September 25.
“There was no damage to any county property as a result of the pursuit or PIT maneuver,” says Moore.
