Man arrested after fleeing Courts Building, charged with evading arrest, criminal impersonation
Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter / Police cruisers guard a parking garage exit at West Seventh Street. Officers were searching for a man who fled from the Courts Building in Chattanooga. Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter / Police cruisers guard a parking garage exit at West Seventh Street. Officers were searching for a man who fled from the Courts Building in Chattanooga.
A man who fled from a Hamilton County courtroom Tuesday morning is facing charges of evading arrest and criminal impersonation, in addition to the six charges he was already facing.
Dillon Barrett, 26, appeared in Chancellor Pamela Fleenor’s courtroom and allegedly claimed to be someone else and appearing for his brother, according to a press release from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter / Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputies discuss their search outside Republic Centre on Chestnut Street. The were looking for Dillon Barrett, who fled from the Courts Building in Chattanooga.Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter / A Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputy stands guard outside Republic Centre on Chestnut Street. Deputies were searching for a man who fled from the Courts Building in Chattanooga.Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter / Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputies speak with each other on Chestnut Street. The deputies were searching for a man who fled from the Courts Building in Chattanooga.Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter / A Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputy enters a parking garage on Chestnut Street in search of a man who fled from the Courts Building in Chattanooga.Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter / Police cruisers guard a parking garage at Broad and West Seventh streets. Officers was searching for a man who fled from the Courts Building in Chattanooga.Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter / Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputies stand outside Republic Centre on Chestnut Street. The deputies were searching for a man who fled from the Courts Building in Chattanooga.
Barrett then allegedly answered a phone call and fled the Courts Building on Georgia Avenue, heading toward the parking garage at the corner of Chestnut and Seventh streets. Officers pursued Barrett on foot and arrested him shortly after, the press release said.
Barrett was facing six pending charges before Tuesday’s arrest, including two counts of stalking, two counts of coercing a witness and two counts of harassment, according to court records. Tuesday’s pursuit resulted in additional charges of evading arrest and criminal impersonation.
