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Chase Suspect Admits He Was On Way To Burglary

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Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics

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by John Madewell  A candid confession happens after a high-speed chase in north Georgia on I-75 Northbound.The chase started yesterday afternoon in the Tunnel Hill area and ended in Ringgold with a foot chase.CLICK HERE to watch raw video of the chase, 6:00 news story aboveToday NewsChannel 9 learned about a matter-of-fact admission from the driver to police. The chase reached triple digit speeds.Driver Donald Carter, who's from Dublin, Georgia, had multiple burglary warrants from several southern states. Police say Carter told the arresting officer he was on his way to commit more burglaries in Chattanooga.Thursday afternoon was shaping up as a routine traffic stop until Carter sped away. Arresting officer Lt. Scott Reneau said speeds reached 120 mph.Carter had his reasons for running. He's on parole and also wanted in three southern states for burglary and larceny.Meanwhile, DeAngelo Bates, who is from Atlanta, rode in the passenger seat. Carter continued to weave through traffic, even throwing up gravel as he raced on the inside shoulder of I-75 in Catoosa County.Then it appeared to end just south of Battlefield Parkway. Lt. Reneau bumped the back end of the car and thought he had them stopped.But these two men weren't finished running. They  jumped a fence and into a subdivision and apartment complex.That's where they ran into more police.  Tunnel Hill Chief Roy Brunson appreciated the help from the Georgia State Patrol and several others, "Obviously, without the cooperation of these other agencies, you know Varnell Police Department coming down to assist and Ringgold and Catoosa and everybody. It made it possible for us  to cordon off an area.in just a few minutes," Brunson said.The candid confession followed. Lt. Reneau went back to the car, which was a rental. In the trunk, he found a large, black piece of luggage and a blue duffel bag,A pry bar, two large screw drivers, a pair of gloves, a bandanna, duct tape and flashlights were in the bags. And   Carter was very matter of fact about their next destination.Lt. Reneau said, "I asked him what the tools were. It looks like you're going to a burglary and he sit there and said, 'We were.' And I said why and he was like, 'It's what I do.'"A statement police in Alabama, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. He's a man in huge demand. Chief Brunson said, "Can't be everywhere at once, we kind of want him too. We got a few warrants for him ourselves."Bates has been charged with willful obstuction of law officers, possession of tools for burglary, criminal attempt to commit a felony and conspiracy to commit a felony. Carter faces those same charges, two traffic charges and fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer. Both men are held without bond.Lt. Reneau said news of the arrest spread quickly among law enforcement agencies. Greenville, SC police contacted Reneau and told him they suspect Carter has committed six burglaries in thier jurisdiction. That includes a burglary in the office of US Senator Jim DeMint.Greenville police are expected in Tunnel Hill on Monday to interview Carter. Chief Brunson said the other agencies have expressed intentions for extradition.

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