Cherokee County deputies recovered two vehicles stolen from Georgia during the last week. According to Sheriff Jeff Shaver, the first pursuit began just before midnight last Thursday when Deputy Dakota Deberry observed a 2020 Jeep Cherokee traveling at a very high rate of speed on County Road 157 in the Forney community.
The driver of the stolen vehicle, Jonathan C. Vaughn, 31 of Cedartown, Georgia, led deputies up U.S. Highway 411 into Georgia and eventually back into Cherokee County on U.S. Highway 278, where the driver came to a stop. Vaughn was taken into custody and charged with first degree receiving stolen property, attempting to elude, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of brass knuckles and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. The passenger of the stolen vehicle, Patricia D. Morris, 26 of Rockmart, Georgia, was also arrested for unlawful possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. The Jeep was stolen from Murray County, Georgia.
Cherokee County deputies recovered two vehicles stolen from Georgia during the last week. According to Sheriff Jeff Shaver, the first pursuit began just before midnight last Thursday when Deputy Dakota Deberry observed a 2020 Jeep Cherokee traveling at a very high rate of speed on County Road 157 in the Forney community.
The driver of the stolen vehicle, Jonathan C. Vaughn, 31 of Cedartown, Georgia, led deputies up U.S. Highway 411 into Georgia and eventually back into Cherokee County on U.S. Highway 278, where the driver came to a stop. Vaughn was taken into custody and charged with first degree receiving stolen property, attempting to elude, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of brass knuckles and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. The passenger of the stolen vehicle, Patricia D. Morris, 26 of Rockmart, Georgia, was also arrested for unlawful possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. The Jeep was stolen from Murray County, Georgia.
