Man accused of firing at deputies taken into custody in Whitesburg
Brenton Dale Morrison (Carroll County Sheriff's Office)
CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. - A massive manhunt has ended in the arrest of a man accused of firing at deputies as he fled in Whitesburg on Thursday afternoon.
According to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Brenton Dale Morrison ran from a truck and into a wooded area in the area of Old Jones Road and Acorn Creek Road. As he was being chased, deputies say Morrison opened fire on them.
No injuries were reported.
Carroll County deputies were joined by the Georgia State Patrol and other agencies in the massive manhunt.
Deputies say they took Morrison into custody.
"We believe he is from the Alabama area, and he is also wanted by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, for kind of the same things, stolen property, I think he shot at a couple of homeowners over there back in July," said Ashley Hulsey, Carroll County communications director. "And so, he seems like a pretty bold person. I’m just glad we got him off the streets."
The sheriff’s office says it found other stolen property at a home Morrison has ties to.
It was not immediately clear what charges Morrison faces.