Law enforcement personnel from Greene County, Morgan County, and the city of Greensboro arrested two men and a woman on July 10 after a lengthy chase and foot pursuit.
Chrishawn Tyrone Johnson, 31, of Raeford, N.C., faces a laundry list of charges, including: obstruction, felony fleeing and attempting to elude, aggravated assault on a peace officer, trafficking ecstasy, possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance, giving a false name and date of birth, possession of pills not in original container, window tint violation, driving while license suspended, expired registration, reckless driving, several counts of failure to obey traffic control devices, failure to maintain lane, driving on the wrong side of the road, speeding (100 mph in a 55-mph zone, super speeder) and passing in a no-passing zone.
A GCIC check revealed that Johnson has outstanding arrest warrants from Virginia Beach, Virginia; King George, Virginia; Hanover, Virginia; and Morgan County, Georgia.
Toni Jamilla Cook, 39, and Daquan Unique Davis, 33, of Lawrenceville, have both been charged with trafficking in a controlled substance, possession of Schedule II Narcotics, possession of pills not in the original container, and obstruction of law enforcement.
Davis has outstanding arrest warrants from Cumberland, North Carolina, as well as Gwinnett and Walton counties in Georgia. All warrants had nationwide extradition orders.
According to reports, Deputy Leo Sierra conducted a traffic stop on a black Mercedes-Benz occupied by a driver and two passengers at the intersection of Lake Oconee Parkway and the westbound off-ramp of I-20 for a window tint violation at around 4:30 p.m.
When Sierra asked the driver, later identified as Johnson, for his license, he said that he did not have it on his person. He was instructed to exit the vehicle, but the driver then questioned the reason for the traffic stop and why Sierra was asking him to step out of the car.
Sierra said he explained the applicable Georgia laws, but the driver said that he had an amputated leg and needed to connect his prosthetic before exiting the vehicle.
At this time, Deputy Ryan Hall arrived.
According to the report, Hall made several attempts to open the driver’s door, but Johnson repeatedly locked them.
Sierra said he observed Johnson turn toward the female passenger in the back seat, later identified as Cook, and whisper something. Cook then grabbed her purse and attempted to get out, but Sierra pushed the door closed.
Lt. Patrick Paquette arrived and told Johnson to get out of the car.
Instead, Johnson shifted the vehicle into drive and started driving north on South Main Street toward Greensboro.
According to the report, the vehicle dragged Hall, who was still attempting to open the driver’s door, as it accelerated.
The deputies pursued, and Johnson momentarily stopped at the Golden Pantry station, where Cook got out.
He then continued north on South Main Street before taking a right onto East First Street and a right onto South East Street, failing to obey a traffic control device at the intersection.
Johnson continued to race across Greensboro streets and nearly had a head-on collision with a Greensboro Police officer while heading east on 6th Street. Paquette attempted to stop the fleeing vehicle with his patrol unit, but the front of his patrol unit struck the right rear of the Mercedes, causing it to spin around and continue fleeing.
Johnson accelerated to speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour in a posted 55-mile-per-hour zone as he headed toward the City of Siloam, and deputies saw unknown items tossed out of the passenger side window.
Johnson eventually made a left turn onto the I-20 East 138 off-ramp, where he began traveling on the wrong side of the road into oncoming traffic, according to the report.
Johnson continued eastbound into oncoming traffic at speeds exceeding 110 miles per hour before getting off at exit 130.
According to the report, Paquette issued an order to make every reasonable attempt to stop the fleeing vehicle, so Sierra attempted a precision intervention by striking the rear passenger-side corner of the Mercedes.
“As I attempted to decelerate, my vehicle lost traction and slid into the front passenger door of the suspect’s car,” Sierra wrote in his report. “In an attempt to continue fleeing, the suspect turned right, causing my patrol unit to collide with Deputy Skillman’s vehicle.” Johnson crossed Lake Oconee Parkway and got back on the I-20, traveling westbound toward Morgan County in the eastbound lanes.
Morgan deputies blocked the interstate, and Johnson finally spun out, coming to a stop near mile marker 118. Johnson fled the scene on foot despite his prosthetic leg, as did Davis.
Sierra deployed K9 Griff, and K9 teams from the Walton County Sheriff’s Office also responded.
With the assistance of the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, Walton County K9 unit, Georgia State Patrol troopers, and Georgia State Patrol Air Unit, Johnson was found in the woods.
According to the report, Johnson appeared to have ingested an unknown quantity of narcotics and did not respond to deputies.
Davis was later apprehended by Morgan County Deputy Philip Knowles, who had to restrain him to take him into custody physically.
Cook was also taken into custody. Additional charges may be forthcoming pending further investigation.
Johnson is being treated at a local hospital for self-inflicted injuries sustained during the foot pursuit, and Davis was released Wednesday.