Newton County deputies searched Friday for two people who ran off after being stopped in connection with the theft of an all-terrain vehicle. The manhunt was in the area of the Call community, which is north of Orange along Highway 87.
KJAS in Jasper reported deputies were alerted by a resident who was woken about 2 Friday morning by people attempting to take an ATV. The resident chased the thieves away.
A short time later, deputies in the area saw a truck and trailer hauling an ATV. Deputies chased the truck and stopped it on FM 1004 in the Call community. They arrested one man and two others ran into the woods.
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