Banks County Bloodhound Team Finds Suspect Involved In Vehicle Chase

PRESS RELEASE – Banks County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Pressley and K9 Becka responded to a call to assist Franklin County in locating a female suspect who had fled the passenger seat of a vehicle that was involved in a chase.

After arriving on the scene, Dep. Pressley collected a scent article from clothes that the suspect had dropped on the shoulder of I-85.

Pressley presented the scent to K9 Becka, a scent discriminate Bloodhound, and deployed. K9 Becka trailed into the woods, running parallel to the interstate for about 200 yards.

The trail crossed a small creek before leading back to the shoulder of I-85.

The suspect was found hiding on the shoulder laying in the tall weeds.

Pressley could still see the blue lights at the scene from where the suspect was hiding. The trail was just under a half mile and took 15 minutes to locate the suspect.

“Pressley and K9 Becka did a great job of utilizing their advanced K9 trailing skills to find the suspect fast in a mix of hard surface and wooded environments,” stated Scent Evidence K9 CEO, Paul Coley.

Scent Evidence K9 is honored to have worked and trained with the Banks County Sheriff’s Office K9 Teams! Dep.

Pressley received his Master Handler Certificate in November for his excellent results in K9 search deployments. Great Trail Dep. Pressley and K9 Becca and thanks to the BCSO for their commitment to creating a safer community.

Emma Dunn