Theft suspect leads Atlanta police on a foot chase across the interstate
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Atlanta, GA - Body camera footage released by Atlanta police shows officers running across I-75 to arrest a theft suspect.
Edward McPherson faces charges of obstruction, reckless driving, pedestrian in roadway, entering an automobile, and theft by taking.
On Tuesday at about 6 p.m., officers were called to a home in the 1100 block of Oakcrest Dr., where the victim said a man took off with his landscaping equipment. Footage of the incident showed the suspect car’s license plate number, and police used cameras to track the car to Metropolitan Parkway SW and Connell Avenue SW.
Officers found the vehicle, but the suspect had since run across several lanes of traffic on the interstate, prompting police to follow him. Officers armed with what appeared to be stun guns arrested the man after he fell over a low concrete wall.
The man, later identified as McPherson, was taken to Fulton County Jail, police say.