Suspicious man leads to chase

A bandana-wearing man running to a jewelry store caught the attention of an employee and Braselton police, according to an incident report.

The owner of Gold and Diamond Buyers on Ga. Hwy. 211 said a man wearing a bandana over his face was running to the store on Wednesday, Nov. 17. The owner got scared and locked the door.

The suspect then ran back across the state highway to a parkand- ride at the intersection of Ga. Hwy. 124, where he got into a white 1996 Cadillac Deville.

A Braselton officer spotted the vehicle in the park-and-ride and tried to contact the two men in the Cadillac, which then started to drive out of a parking space.

The officer told the driver to stop, but the vehicle continued to pull out, according to an incident report. The officer ran back to his vehicle, activated his blue lights and followed the Cadillac as it drove to I-85. It eventually stopped on mile marker 122 on the interstate.

The two men in the vehicle were taken into custody without incident, according to Braselton police. A passenger was cited for not wearing his seatbelt.

The driver, Gregg Delane Dees Jr., 26, of Atlanta, was taken to the Gwinnett County Detention Center.

He was charged with suspicious person, fleeing police, failure to obey traffic control device, failure to yield at an intersection, failure to maintain lane, driving in the emergency lane, speeding, reckless driving, failure to signal when turning or changing lanes, removing or affixing license with intent to conceal, following too close, driver not exercising due care and obstruction.