Over the Memorial Day weekend, Georgia State Patrol troopers were engaged in two high-speed chases across DeKalb County, resulting in one apprehension and a search for another suspect still underway.
The first chase began on Sunday morning, around 9:48 a.m., after Landis Bernard Stewart-Moore was detected traveling at 88 mph in a 65 mph zone on Interstate 20 West near Candler Road, he refused to stop, and the pursuit escalated onto local streets through Decatur, although troopers tried to block his Honda Civic, Stewart-Moore maneuvered past and eventually fled on foot following a collision with two parked cars; he was eventually caught with the help of K-9 units and faces several charges, Fox 5 Atlanta detailed the incident including charges such as felony fleeing and possession of marijuana.
Meanwhile, according to WSB-TV, Georgia State Patrol stated that Stewart-Moore's encounter with the law resulted in damages to property, when the chase ended after Stewart-Moore rammed his vehicle into a street sign, tree, before hitting two parked vehicles on Feld Avenue, after which he attempted to escape on foot before his capture.
The second chase took place later that day at 4:48 p.m., initiating when a driver in a silver Hyundai Sonata also chose not to comply with a routine traffic stop on Interstate 85 South, that pursuit moved through multiple counties and involved an attempted PIT maneuver by troopers, which was unsuccessful, the suspect ultimately exited the vehicle and managed to elude apprehension; this individual has not yet been identified and remains at large, Fox 5 Atlanta noted that no civilian vehicles or pedestrians were harmed during this event.
Authorities continue their investigation into these separate chases. The driver of the second case is still a person of interest as the manhunt persists, with police urging anyone with information to come forward to assist in bringing the final suspect into custody.
