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.
Man jailed after brief chase
Charged with marijuana possession and fleeing police


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