Prisoner escapes from White County patrol car

Press Release

CLEVELAND, Ga. — On Sat. (Dec. 7) at around 2 a.m., White County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to 726 Luther Palmer Rd. to follow up on an assault report that had occurred earlier in the evening. While at the scene deputies arrested Brandon Lee Webster age 25.

While Webster was in the backseat of the patrol unit, he was able to roll the rear window down and escape from deputies through the open window. After an extensive search by deputies along with assistance from the K9 unit from Alto and a Georgia State Patrol aviation unit, Webster was located and taken into custody.

He is charged with aggravated assault, false imprisonment, sexual battery, escape, interference with government property, and possession of methamphetamine. This case is ongoing and additional charges are possible.

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