Macon County

Update: Macon County High Speed Chase Ends with Standoff in Montgomery

Update: The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) says the driver has been identified as 29 year old, Joshua Wesley Sweatman, of Georgia. The chase happened at approximately  9:07 p.m. on Tuesday. The car he was driving was a Chevrolet Cruz, the chase ended when Sweatman crashed the Chevrolet Cruz into a guardrail and a light pole at the intersection of…

Macon County Escaped Inmate Caught

Nakelon Vason/Source: Macon County Sheriff’s Office The search for an escaped inmate in Macon County is over. Sheriff Andre Brunson said 22-year-old Nakelon Vason, who escaped from the Macon County Jail, was captured Thursday evening. Sheriff Brunson said just before 8:00PM, he received a credible tip through the Macon County E-911 Communications Center. Approximately 20 minutes later, authorities located Vason…

UPDATE: Road in Tuskegee Reopens After Being Closed For Major Gas Leak

  Tuskegee Police have reopened the stretch of Highway 80 West between Webb Avenue and Josephine Street after crews repaired a gas leak. The road was closed for about three hours while crews made the repairs. Categories: Montgomery Metro, News Tags: gas leak, Josephine Street, Macon County, tuskegee, Tuskegee Police Department, Webb Avenue