High-speed chase in Coweta County leads to drug arrest
Video: High-speed chase leads to drug charges
Deputies say at times the chase exceeded 120 miles an hour down Interstate 85. They say bags of white powder that hit the deputies' patrol car windshield are believed to be meth. FOX 5's Doug Evans has the story.
COWETA COUNTY, Ga. - A Meriwether County man is facing serious drug charges after leading Coweta County deputies on a high speed chase on Interstate 85.
What we know:
The body camera that the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office released to FOX 5 shows a deputy speaking with a driver who they’d pulled over for an improper tag. The deputy said there was a strong odor of pot coming from the car. Deputies say they would later identify the driver as Rickey Bell, Jr., 32 of Gay, Georgia.
The deputy says instead of turning off the car, Bell put it in drive and took off.
Why you should care:
Deputies say at times the chase exceeded 120 miles an hour down Interstate 85. They say Bell exited at Fairburn. They say those bags of white powder that hit the deputy's patrol car windshield are believed to be meth.
They say after a PIT maneuver, Bell tried to make a run for it. But the pursuing deputy was right there with a taser which they say incapacitated him. The deputy took him into custody.
Deputies say in his car they found fentanyl, meth, marijuana and about $5,000 in cash.
They say they have charged Bell with intent to distribute as well as fleeing and attempting to allude, as well as a license plate violation.
The Source: FOX 5's Doug Evans spoke with the Coweta County Sheriff's Office and viewed dash cam from the incident.