Crime & Safety
Man Arrested After Leading Canton Police On Foot Chase
Police initially responded to a 911 call of a man allegedly looking into vehicles parked in Riverstone Plaza.
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A north Georgia resident has been charged with drug possession after he allegedly led police on a short foot chase near the Riverstone area Wednesday morning.
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An officer with the Canton Police Department responded to a 911 call around 10 a.m. Aug. 19 of a suspicious man allegedly peeking inside vehicles parked at Riverstone Plaza, which is located at 1451 Riverstone Parkway, the agency said Wednesday.
The officer made contact with the man, started to interview him and allegedly found methamphetamine in his pants pocket.
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“The suspect then fled on foot into the wood line behind the shopping center,” Canton police said.
The man, 38-year-old Christopher Dewayne Price, was found several minutes later and arrested without incident. Price was discovered with the help of the Georgia State Patrol and the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office, Canton police added.
Sheriff’s office spokesperson Lt. Jay Baker said Price has been charged with two counts of misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer and one count of possession of methamphetamine.
He remains in custody at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center, Baker added.
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Photo: Christopher Dewayne Price. Credit: Cherokee Sheriff’s Office
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