Escaped inmate taken into custody after knocking on doors
By Alvieann Chandler, Chase Houle, WXIA Staff
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NEWTON COUNTY, Georgia (WXIA) — The escaped Rockdale County inmate who fled from Grady Hospital earlier this week and stole two vehicles was taken into custody in Newton County on Wednesday morning, according to deputies.
The three-day manhunt spanned multiple metro Atlanta areas, including Henry County, Newton County, Rockdale County, and Fulton County.
In a press conference on Wednesday, the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office said the inmate, Timothy Shane, was taken to Grady Hospital on Sunday evening after an attempted suicide. The following day, Shane fled from the hospital and stole two vehicles in the process, deputies said.
Deputies said he crashed the first vehicle, an SUV he stole near the hospital, into another vehicle at Peachtree Street and Ralph McGill Boulevard in Atlanta. Officials said no one was hurt in that incident. However, the owner of the stolen vehicle informed law enforcement that a handgun was missing from the stolen vehicle, leading deputies to consider Shane to be armed and dangerous, according to Rockdale County officials.
That night, Rockdale County officials said he was later seen on video footage stealing a silver Pontiac Grand Prix near the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which was later seen in Henry County, at the Publix on Highway 155.
Later, officials said they learned Shane was picked up by an Uber driver in the Publix parking lot and dropped off at a house he had connections with in Rockdale County.
Officials said they obtained a search warrant for the house and went to execute it, but Shane was not located.
According to officials, he then contacted a rideshare that picked him up on Old Monticello Way in Newton County. This is when Rockdale County contacted the Convington Police Department for assistance.
It was later reported that multiple residents began calling 911, reporting a suspicious man in the area in Newton County. K-9 Units were deployed to track in that area, and they were able to later confirm that the suspicious man was Shane, according to Rockdale County officials.
Deputies said Shane was captured in the 9000 block of Morris Drive in Newton County on Wednesday morning after receiving notification that he was seen knocking on doors.
The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office said it is initiating an internal investigation into how Shane was able to get away from law enforcement.
According to Rockdale County officials, the deputy who was with Shane at the hospital when he escaped has been placed on administrative leave.
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