Police are looking for a man who escaped police custody Friday afternoon while in handcuffs.
Columbus officers responded to an automobile accident about 1 p.m. at the intersection of North and West Lehmberg roads near the Highway 82 East overpass.
Mac Brandan Jonte’ Shields, 21, was involved in the accident but was uninjured.
While processing the scene, officers recovered a stolen firearm in the car with Shields and arrested him, Police Chief Joseph Daughtry said in a press release.
“While placing him in our police car for transport, he pushed away officers and ran east into the woods on the other side of Lehmberg Road,” Daughtry said in the release.
Public Information Officer Joe Dillon told The Dispatch, “(Shields) ran so fast he ran out of his shoes.”
Police set up a perimeter in the area but did not locate the suspect, Daughtry said.
Shields, a Black male with a thin build standing roughly 5-foot-7, is facing felony charges of possession of a stolen firearm and felony escape.
As of press time, Shields had not been located, and Daughtry said anyone hiding or aiding Shields will be charged with hindering prosecution.
Anyone with information can contact Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers at (800) 530-7151 or use the P3 app. All tips are anonymous and Crime Stoppers may offer a cash reward.
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