A safety checkpoint in Hart County turned into a late-night pursuit and arrest on September 3.
Deputies with the Hart County Sheriff’s Office were conducting the checkpoint on Lavonia Highway just before midnight when a burgundy 2020 Ford Fusion approached and then sped away, said Sheriff Chris Carroll.
The driver, identified as 33-year-old Kelsey Octavious Rucker of Hartwell, led deputies on a chase down Lavonia Highway toward Lavonia before turning onto Shoal Creek Road and Bessie Road. Rucker eventually ran out of roadway, abandoned the vehicle, and tried to escape on foot.
After a short foot chase and Taser deployment, deputies safely took him into custody, Carroll said.
Rucker was booked into the Hart County Jail on numerous charges, including felony fleeing, reckless driving, obstruction of officers, DUI, possession of ecstasy, and driving while license suspended. He also faces charges for criminal attempt to possess marijuana, possession of drug-related objects, no insurance, and several traffic violations.
