8-11-15
Mitchell Teague Age 31 Cleveland
(Cleveland)- A White County man was apprehended Monday after, what authorities say was a two stage chase. White County Chief Deputy Bob Ingram said the initial pursuit started late Monday afternoon on Highway 255 just before the bad weather hit, around 5 pm. When the rain and high winds began officers backed off their chase.
Following the storms passage, officers in the area spotted the vehicle again and attempted to make a stop, the chase that ensued crossed the county into Lumpkin County and then back into White, where the suspect was stopped on Sandy Flats Road. Ingram said it was a 30 mile chase through the two counties.
The suspect, according to Chief Ingram, was identified as 31-year old Mitchell Teague, a white male of Dogwood Lane in Cleveland. He was driving a 2007 Ford Fusion, which belonged to someone else.
During his arrest officers found Teague in possession of a knife and some drugs and he faces numerous traffic charges along with weapon and drug charges. Teague was booked into the White County Detention Center.
