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Two Arrested For Stealing Trailer After Stakeout, Police Chase
March 29, 2017
A police chase ended with two Montgomery men behind bars for stealing a tractor and trailer from an Atmore dealership.
Deputy Paul Hudson was staked out near Smith Tractor Company of Highway 31 just east of Atmore about 11:30 p.m. March 1 when he saw a vehicle drive slowly past the business, turn around and return.
Hudson watched as the two suspects used bolt cutters on a tractor/trailer combination package. The subjects then hitched the trailer to the truck and drove east on Highway 31 towards Canoe. Hudson, who was working the detail on his day off, chased the truck and stopped it on Highway 31 in Canoe. He called for backup, with other ECSO deputies and the Atmore Police Department responding.
Deputy Hudson arrested both men, 26-year-old Johnny Deon Whitt and 25-year-old Quentin Devontea Jackson, for first degree theft of property. Both were booked into the Escambia County (AL) Detention Center with bond set at $30,000 each.
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10 Responses to “Two Arrested For Stealing Trailer After Stakeout, Police Chase”
You can’t outrun the longarm of the HUD!!!!! Good work buddy!!! bp
What a shame! You guys can drive big rigs but instead decide to be thieves, dirty, rotten, lowdown thieves! Oh well, maybe the DOT will still let ya test for CDLs someday. 10 or 20 years down the road.
Good Job officer, glad you made a Nab.!!!! He’s working on his Day Off, how about that and not out bother folks that the good folks,but watching the bad folks.!
I would like to thank Deputy Hudson and the entire ECSO for their determination and support in bring these two down. This dealership has been a target recently. The ECSO and Atmore Police Department have worked very hard on all this. We do appreciate their service to this community.
Officer Hudson performed in a stellar fashion. Hopefully those in charge of these two children’s court appearance and sentencing will not ignore the efforts of this officer and release them with a slap on the wrist.
Good Job Paul!! thanks for your hard work and being a dedicated employee!! This Deputy was working on his day off, spending time away from his family to catch a thief!! It paid off! I’ll see that you get raise for your dedication!!!
Thank you for your service officer Hudson. You are a great officer.
Good job Paul!
Deputy Hudson for Sheriff!
Way to go Deputy Hudson.