By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.
Man jailed after brief chase
Charged with marijuana possession and fleeing police
THURMAN BACON 1
Thurman Jermaine Bacon
A Statesboro man was arrested Thursday afternoon after leading police on a nearly 20-minute chase through parts of rural Bulloch County. Thurman Jermaine Bacon, 34, fled from members of the Bulloch County Drug Suppression Team in a 1998 Ford Expedition, only to be stopped and tagged with charges of obstruction, fleeing and attempting to elude, and possession of marijuana, Bulloch County Sheriff Lynn Anderson said in a news release issued Friday. Anderson said a member of the Drug Suppression Team attempted a routine traffic stop on Nevils Groveland Road at approximately 5:30 p.m. At that point, Bacon "failed to yield and a pursuit ensued.
Sign up for the Herald's free e-newsletter