Jimmy D. MortonAfter a multi-county pursuit, authorities in Dade County, Ga., have a Whitwell, Tenn., man in custody who was wanted in Marion County in connection with the kidnapping of a woman involved in his felony court case.
Dade County Sheriff Ray Cross said in a Facebook post on the capture that the chase began around 10 p.m. Thursday when 27-year-old Jimmy D. Morton was spotted in a reportedly stolen car by Marion County authorities.
Officers in Marion County then chased Morton onto Interstate 24 and then on to Interstate 59 headed toward Trenton, Cross said.
There, Georgia State Patrol and Trenton Police Department officers joined the case.
“While in the pursuit, the suspect called Dade County 911 and advised he was armed and would kill the officers and then himself,” Cross said.