The East Point

man who led authorities on a manhunt after wrecking a stolen Bellsouth

van on Tyrone Road was denied bond last week by Fayette County Magistrate

Robert A. Ruppenthal.

Timothy Dwayne

Griggs, 30, is charged with theft by taking for the theft of the van and

obstruction of a police officer for refusing to identify himself to a

detective investigating the case, according to warrants filed for his

arrest.

Authorities

said Griggs carjacked the van at gunpoint at an Atlanta gas station Monday,

Oct. 28 and drove it to Fayette County. A tracking device on the vehicle

alerted authorities of its location and a Tyrone police officer initially

gave chase before the van got stuck in a wooded area, police said.

The suspect

fled on foot, leading to a manhunt involving the Fayette County Sheriff's

Department's special enforcement SWAT team, K-9 team and helicopter unit.

The Fayetteville Police Department's K-9 team also assisted in the search.

A portion of

Tyrone road was closed off while the search was conducted. Griggs was

apprehended while he leaned against a tree, distracted by the helicopter,

police said.

The Bellsouth

employee, who was left at the convenience store, was not seriously injured.