A Covington man who fled from a traffic stop in Greene County last year is now in the Greene County jail after being arrested in Newton County on a charge of making a terroristic threat at the Covington Walmart on July 9.
D’ivion Terrell Tullis, 19, now faces charges of obstruction or hindering law enforcement officers, possession of a firearm during commission of a crime, tampering with evidence, theft by receiving stolen property, and trafficking cocaine in Greene County.
According to reports, Deputy Leo Sierra pulled over a Jeep Cherokee Aug. 28, 2024, for impeding the flow of traffic on I-20 near milepost 138.
As it turned out, the driver, 33-year-old Alexander Printup, also of Covington, had an active warrant from Gwinnett County with full extradition.
When Sierra attempted to place Alexander under arrest, he became combative and pulled away, resulting in a physical altercation.
According to the report, Alexander may have attempted to grab Sierra’s taser, but during the struggle, Tullis fled the traffic stop into the woods south of the location. Sierra was able to get Alexander under control briefly, but he, too, fled toward the woods when he got the chance.
According to the report, Sierra was able to get close enough for a dry stun of Alexander with his taser, which caused Alexander to fall to the ground and surrender.
A few minutes later, assisting units arrived at the scene, but a decision was made not to deploy Sierra’s K-9 partner Griff to pursue Tullis due to not having enough units available. A search of the vehicle revealed a 9mm handgun and a resealed bag of Doritos containing approximately 10 ounces of cocaine.
Deputies also found five cellphones.
A GCIC inquiry of the handgun revealed that it had been reported stolen from Gwinnett County.
Alexander was transported to the Morgan County Jail, which was serving as the Greene County jail at that time. He was charged with tampering with evidence, theft by receiving stolen property, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, trafficking cocaine, and obstruction of a law enforcement officer.
Warrants were issued at that time for Tullis’s arrest on similar charges.