After a manhunt involving K9 units, a drone, and tips from the public, Peachtree City Police captured a suspect who had fled a traffic stop on New Year’s Day, and put him and his passenger under arrest with felony charges.
A patrol officer was conducting routine traffic enforcement on Highway 74 and Kedron Drive in Peachtree City at about 6 p.m. He spotted a car with a used dealership tag. According to Public Information Officer Lt. Chris Hyatt, “We’ve found this is common and popular for the criminal element to use. He noticed that the vehicle had a brake light out, so he initiated a traffic defective equipment violation.”
The officer’s suspicion was raised even higher when he detected a strong odor of marijuana from the vehicle. He had the male driver, Tyrese Jehvon Bullard, 25, of Jonesboro, and the female passenger, Sharice Michelle Ingram, 25, of Atlanta exit the vehicle with their baby, as is standard protocol. By then, the PTC officer had called for backup…