Hawk 1, the

Fayette County Sheriff's Department's helicopter unit, paid off big Thursday

afternoon in the apprehension of a man driving a suspected stolen vehicle

who led deputies on a chase into Atlanta.

The pursuit

began on Ga. Highway 279 north in Fayette County when a deputy tried to

pull over the car for not having a tag, said Maj. Bruce Jordan of the

Fayette County Sheriff's Department. The chase then went to Flat Shoals

Road, Ga. Highway 85 and then Interstate 75.

The pursuit

then hit I-285 and that's when Hawk 1 got on the scene. That's also when

the sheriff's patrol cars were out of Fayette County's radio range.

As the chase

continued northbound on Moreland Avenue, the suspect "bootlegged"

on the pursuing vehicles, spinning out to head back southbound in an attempt

to dodge the pursuing vehicles.

But as the

suspect turned around, Hawk 1 notified the second wave of deputies so

they could plan to intercept the vehicle, Jordan said.

Deputies were

able to use the "pit" maneuver to strike the suspect's vehicle

to disable it, Jordan said.

The suspect,

identified as Jamal Nash, 21, faces charges of fleeing and attempting

to elude a police officer and possible stolen vehicle charges, Jordan

said.

"It didn't

have a tag on it and he couldn't tell us where he got it from," Jordan

said.

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