Towns County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a suspect wanted in an attempted homicide case out of Spartanburg, South Carolina, after a traffic stop on Highway 76 near The Ridges subdivision in northeast Georgia. Two young children were in the vehicle at the time and were safely removed and placed in protective care before the suspect was taken into custody.
Agencies that assisted
The arrest was a multi‑state effort involving more than a dozen law‑enforcement and emergency‑services agencies credited by the Towns County Sheriff’s Office. These include the Hiawassee Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, Dillard Police Department, Rabun County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Forest Service, Union County Sheriff’s Office (SC), Clay County Sheriff’s Office (NC), White County Sheriff’s Office (GA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and Towns County EMS and 911.
Context and safety
The stop was described as a felony traffic stop connected to the Spartanburg attempted‑homicide investigation, with authorities emphasizing that the two children in the car were unharmed and quickly placed in protective care. The case illustrates how interstate warrants and alerts can trigger coordinated law‑enforcement responses in border‑region counties like Towns, Georgia.
