MONROE COUNTY, Ga. — Update, 5:45 p.m.
The Butts County Sheriff's Office said warrants were obtained for felony aggravated assault with a motor vehicle, after Shepherd nearly ran over the sheriff with his car.
A Facebook post from the sheriff's office said Shepherd and Dixon were found driving a 2003 Acura MDX. Law enforcement tried to arrest both of them in Macon, but Shepherd nearly ran over Butts County Sheriff Gary Long.
A chase followed, the post said. Their car has been found, but now deputies are tracking Shepherd and Dixon in the woods in Monroe County.
The post said both suspects are considered armed and dangerous. If you have any information, you should call 911 immediately.
Original Story, 3:40 p.m.
Monroe County deputies are helping to find an escaped Butts County inmate Sunday.
According to a Facebook post from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, deputies are looking for 32-year-old Anthony Shepherd.
He walked off from work detail at Butts County Animal Control on Bibb Station Road around 10 a.m., the post said.
The sheriff's office said he was last seen on Rivoli Road near Donny's Propane. He crashed the car he was driving in that area.
Shepherd is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing around 190 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. The post said he was last seen wearing a khaki shirt and shorts.
The sheriff's office said he may be with Terri Marie Dixon. She's described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing around 140 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.
Multiple law enforcement agencies are working together to find Shepherd.
He was being held at the Butts County Sheriff's Office while awaiting trail for drug charges.
If you see or know the whereabouts of Shepherd or Dixon, call 911 or your local law enforcement immediately.
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