A high-speed chase starting in Cherokee County on Thursday night, wound up in northwest Georgia with the suspect being taken into custody by Rome Police Officers. Chief Deputy Josh Summerford informs WEIS Radio News that deputies had responded to a domestic violence call on County Road 16 and when they arrived the male subject, who was later identified as John Whitmire, fled the scene.
That pursuit followed Highway 411 eventually crossing into Floyd County, Georgia – where County Police managed to take Whitmire into custody. He was transported from the scene to the Floyd County Jail.