Austin’s Daily Commentary – High Speed Chase in Columbia County Leaves Suspect Dead

Austin: An investigation in Columbia County continues over a suspect who was killed during a high-speed chase yesterday. It all started around 04:15 when the sheriff's office received information according to the Jail Report that a car being operated by 41-year-old suspect Sean Threatt of Milledgeville, was running. He had several active felony warrants against him from Columbia County, Grovetown, the city of Harlem excuse me, the city of Waynesboro, and the Georgia Department of Paroles. So, this guy was gonna be going to jail, no doubt about it, when he was pulled over. The pursuit began at Appling Harlem Road, the Jail Report tells us, in West Forest Street and went through North Fairview Drive and eventually went south on Sawdust Road.

During this chase, a deputy coming from the other direction was struck by the fleeing vehicle, again, causing both to crash. The suspect, Sean Threat, transported to the doctor's hospital where he died from his injuries there. Deputy Gutierrez from the Columbia County Sheriff's Department received minor injuries from the accident taken to the hospital for evaluation. Threatt was arrested last month for domestic violence situation in Evans, And then on January 16, from a January 16 incident, we'll just leave it at that. Bottom line, this guy had multiple warrants out on him.

He was refusing to cooperate with the authorities, and the question is why chase him? Folks, you engage in a chase for a short period of time, try to get a very bad person to pull over. Hopefully, they will cooperate with the authorities. That's common sense. This chase did not last long enough from what I've been told for it to be considered a major threat to the public safety.

It probably would have been broken off had it gone much further, but there's no indication that Columbia County did anything wrong in this situation. Tough situation, no doubt about it. The suspect, Sean Threatt, dead again. More details this afternoon, but the Columbia County Sheriff's Department, a long-standing agency, ladies and gentlemen, excuse me, a long-standing great reputation for an agency when it comes to these high-speed chases. No reason to doubt them now.

No information on the table that showed there was an abuse in this case. More this afternoon. And that's the comment. I'm Austin Rhodes. 95.1 FM News Talk, WGAC.