Suspect Booked After a March High-Speed Chase

Kevin Gibson

A man involved in a three-county high-speed vehicle chase was booked into the Bartow County Jail Monday morning. 30-year-old Kevin Gibson of Theodore Alabama allegedly stole a Chevy tracker mini SUV at a RaceTrac in Bartow County from a woman delivering newspapers on March 28^th. The BCSO caught up to him on I-75 northbound, which led him to begin a high-speed chase of more than 100 miles per hour through Bartow, Gordon, and Whitfield counties.

Georgia State Patrol ended the chase with a PIT maneuver in Dalton, causing the SUV to go across the interstate and strike a guardrail before rolling over and coming to rest. Kevin Gibson was taken to in Dalton for treatment of minor injuries.

Bartow County charges include aggravated assault, hijacking a motor vehicle, and robbery.