A Columbus man has been arrested in connection with two carjacking incidents

in Fayetteville: one that occurred in May and another from November,

police said.

Mark Ringer, 38, was arrested after a Georgia Department of Transportation

police officer located the car stolen in May on her Lojack tracking system,

police said. Ringer has been charged with two felony counts of theft

Department.

The DOT police officer who spotted Ringer in the stolen vehicle gave

chase and arrested a passenger who fled the vehicle on foot while it

was still moving, police said.

Atlanta Police Department officers maintained the pursuit of the vehicle

on Interstate 285, and Ringer attempted to strike two police cars during

the chase, police said. The pursuit ended after Ringer struck another

car on the interstate.

Stemming from the pursuit, Ringer was charged with two counts of aggravated

assault, two counts of obstruction of a police officer, aggressive driving,

attempting to elude a police officer and driving with a suspended license.