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Cagle Mtn. Criminal's Grandmother Says "Turn Yourself In"

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Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2013 · News & Politics

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We're hearing from a relative of the man who is on the run in Sequatchie County.Sheriff's deputies say Johnathon Farley was going more than 80 miles per hour southbound on Highway 111 Thursday.  When an officer tried to pull him over, he turned around and started driving into oncoming traffic. That's when police say, he drove up along an embankment, eventually hitting a tree. All of this, while his 2-year-old son was in his lapFarley is no stranger to the law. His list of prior charges includes a few DUIs, evading arrest, and assault. Farley's grandmother now wants to set the record straight about her grandson. He's not a bad person at all. He's just like so many people that have a problem. Some's drugs, and his is drinking, said Charlotte Farley, Johnathan's grandmother.And Sheriff Ronnie Hitchcock says that could have been Johnathan's vice Thursday night. That's because they found two bottles of whiskey in his smashed blazer after he ran it into a tree. It all happened around 2:30.A couple hours later, Joey Lee says he was working on his car when Farley approached him. I turned around and he was walking through the woods over there and he asked if I could give him a ride. He said he'd give me money, and I said sorry man I can't. He just acted real suspicious.Lee says Farley took off into the woods again, and that's when deputies pulled up. He ran over to them to let them know Farley wasn't far away.Our cameras were rolling as deputies combed the woods, looking for the criminal. They sent out search dogs, but ultimately, came up empty handed. But Sheriff Hitchcock is confident that Farley won't get far. If he sees the newscast and wants to be a man and turn himself in we will be glad to handle it that way but either way it's going to be handled.And his grandmother is also asking him to come clean. Johnathon you need to go turn yourself in because this is just making it worse, said Charlotte.Joey Lee says when he saw Farley, he was wearing a green toboggan hat, camouflage pants, and a gray long-sleeved shirt. Sheriff Hitchcock is advising anyone in the area not to pick up any hitchhikers. Depend on us to keep you updated on the search.By Natalie Jenereski

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