Manhunt ends in Lee with suspect’s capture

29 year old Joseph Stetter faces more than a dozen charges

LEESBURG, GA – A joint manhunt by the Georgia State Patrol and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office for a high-speed chase suspect ends in a crash and the suspect’s subsequent arrest.

Lee County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Lewis Harris says 29 year old Joseph Stetter is in custody tonight, held on 16 traffic related charges.

The Georgia State Patrol lists the counts that include hit and run, fleeing and attempting to elude and a dozen others.

Stetter crashed his vehicle and took off in some nearby woods off Highway 82, he was later taken into custody.