Updated: November 13, 2017

DEPUTIES FROM THE PERRY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WERE SENT ON A WILD CHASE AFTER A TRAFFIC STOP IN LOBELVILLE FRIDAY .  ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, DEPUTIES INITIATED A STOP OF A WHITE FORD F150 THAT HAD A DAMAGED TAG.  ONCE STOPPED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, CHRISTOPHER SHANE FLOYD OF LOBELVILLE, WAS WANTED OUT OF MAURY COUNTY AND HIS PASSENGER, TIMOTHY ANDREW SMITH, ALSO OF LOBELVILLE, HAD WARRANTS LOCALLY HIMSELF.  BOTH SUBJECTS PROCEEDED TO LOCK THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE AND SPED OFF.  THE CHASE TOOK EIGHT ON AND OFF DUTY DEPUTIES THROUGH 21 MILES AND TWO ATTEMPTS TO BLOCK OFF THE ROAD BEFORE ENDING IN A PRIVATE HUNTING PRESERVE.  BOTH MEN FLED ON FOOT.  FLOYD WAS FOUND HIDING UNDER A RIVER BAND AND RAN INTO THE RIVER BEFORE BEING APPREHENDED.  FLOYD FACES CHARGES OF FELONY EVADING ARREST, FELONY RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, FELONY VANDALISM, RESISTING ARREST AND AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL TRESPASSING.   SMITH WHO WAS NOT FOUND AND IS STILL AT LARGE, FACES SIMILAR CHARGES.  ANYONE WHO HAS SEEN SMITH OR KNOWS OF HIS WHEREABOUTS IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT PERRY COUNTY DISPATCH AT 931-589-3911.