Edgefield County, South Carolina (WRDW/WAGT) – The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office arrested 49-year-old Ronald J. Miller after a daylong pursuit.
Jody Rowland, of the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, said sheriffs received a call shortly after 8 a.m. on Christmas morning near Martintown Road and U.S. Route 25 in North Augusta.
After a traffic stop demanded a driver’s license, officers said the driver pulled a 9mm handgun on the officer and drove away.
They say a five to six-mile chase ensued, with the driver eventually abandoning the vehicle on Sweetwater Road and Sylvan Street.
A follow-up was then conducted on foot, and the driver was identified as 49-year-old Ronald J. Miller on Shortcut Road and Coronet Drive.
According to Sheriff Rowland, Miller previously had a warrant in the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office charged with burglary, grand theft, and intent to damage property.
He then asked the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, with the help of North Augusta Public Safety, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, and the South Carolina Department of Law Enforcement (SLED), to He said he helped fix the mirrors to one border. ) by helicopter.
Sheriff Rowland said Miller was eventually caught on foot in the area around 4:30 p.m.
Ronald Miller is now charged with failing to stop at a green light, assault and battery with intent to kill, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, illegal possession of a handgun, resisting arrest, possession of meth with intent to distribute It has been.
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