On January 9, 2017, at approximately 9:00 am, a resident from
the 100 block of Juniper Street reported their white Dodge Ram had been stolen
from their home. The owner of the
vehicle had started the truck and was letting it warm up while they returned
inside the home. When the owner of the
vehicle went back outside he found it stolen.
A short time later, a Cherokee County Sheriffs K-9 Officer
observed the vehicle entering the River Green Subdivision located on Hwy
20. The K-9 Officer and Canton Officers
located the unoccupied vehicle in a driveway of the General’s Place section of
River Green. At that point, they
observed a white male near the vehicles location run into the wood line behind
some homes.
Officers chased the suspect into the woods when he circled
back and a citizen saw him in a backyard near where he entered the woods and
notified a nearby Officer. Officer’s quickly
located him behind a home and arrested him without incident. He was taken to the Cherokee County Adult Detention
Center.
Chief of Police Mark J. Mitchell stated, "I would like
to thank the Cherokee Sheriff's Office for their alert action, very timely
assistance and dedicated support that played a very vital role in the
apprehension of this individual. In
addition, we appreciate several of the River Green residents for getting
involved by calling 911 to let us know they spotted the suspect which helped us
pinpoint the suspect's location before he was taken into custody."
The suspect was identified as:
Joshua
D. Reese
26
yrs. Old
From
Canton GA
Offenses:
Theft
By Taking (Auto) O.C.G.A. 16-8-12 (Felony)
Obstructing
or Hindering Law Enforcement Officer 16-10-24 (MISD)
Mr.
Reese also had an outstanding warrant for “Failure to Appear” on a traffic
offense.
