Wanted suspect taken into custody following search near I-85

ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office announced that a wanted suspect from Atlanta was taken into custody Thursday following a search near I-85.

According to the sheriff’s office, deputies in Anderson stopped a gray Kia K5 along I-85 at mile marker 14. The passenger gave deputies his brother’s name instead of his own, who is currently wanted out of Texas. As deputies tried to take the suspect into custody to verify the information, he bolted and climbed over a barbed wire fence.

Deputies stated that they used a helicopter, drones and K-9s to help locate the suspect. Once in custody, deputies discovered his real name is Devin Daniels. The 29-year-old is wanted out of Atlanta for probation violation involving weapons charges, along with other warrants.

A Fugitive from Justice warrant is being obtained by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office and Daniels will be extradited back to Fulton County.

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