SHELBY COUNTY, Al.
A 38-year-old Columbiana man today was charged with theft, resisting arrest and attempted murder after the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said he tried to run over a deputy during a Monday evening chase. Michael Landon Sheffield is being held on bonds totaling $515,500.
The incident happened after dispatchers received a report of a suspicious person on property on Alston Farm Road, just outside of Columbiana, shortly after 5 p.m. Monday.
Deputies arrived in the area and, with the help of a local resident, encountered the suspect in a vehicle.
Deputies attempted to stop the vehicle, but the suspect attempted to run over a deputy and the deputy fired his weapon.
The suspect continued a short distance before crashing his vehicle and fleeing on foot. The suspect was found in the woods nearby and apprehended without further incident.
A search of the suspect's vehicle revealed possible stolen property from the area.
The deputy was not injured and Sheffield refused medical treatment for minor injuries related to the crash.
The incident happened after dispatchers received a report of a suspicious person on property on Alston Farm Road, just outside of Columbiana, shortly after 5 p.m. Monday.
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Deputies attempted to stop the vehicle, but the suspect attempted to run over a deputy and the deputy fired his weapon.
The suspect continued a short distance before crashing his vehicle and fleeing on foot. The suspect was found in the woods nearby and apprehended without further incident.
A search of the suspect's vehicle revealed possible stolen property from the area.
The deputy was not injured and Sheffield refused medical treatment for minor injuries related to the crash.
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