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Four charged for fleeing, crashing in Cumming
Officials: marijuana and stolen firearm found in car
Manuel WEB
Quantell Manuel. - photo by For the Forsyth County News

CUMMING -- Four men were charged for leading Forsyth County deputies on a car chase Saturday night and fleeing after crashing in Cumming, in the aftermath of which drugs were reportedly found in the vehicle.

Jamal Davenport, 20, of Dawson County, and Hall County residents Quantell Manuel, 17, and Sedrick Johnson, 20, are currently being held without bond at the Forsyth County Jail, according to Deputy Doug Rainwater, a spokesman for the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.

A 16-year-old was also arrested but later released to his parents.

Around 9:32 p.m. May 6, a deputy initiated a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle traveling on Ga. 400 southbound in the area of Bald Ridge Marina Road/Exit 15, Rainwater said.

While Davenport, who was the alleged driver, initially complied with the deputy and pulled over, he reportedly then drove away with his three passengers.

“The deputy made contact with the driver, but as the deputy was walking back to his car, [Davenport] took off,” Rainwater said. “We pursued vehicle into the city of Cumming, where he crashed, and the vehicle’s four occupants fled on foot.

“Three men were arrested and one had warrants for his arrest, but we knew who he was because he left his ID in the car.”

Davenport and Manuel were detained “right off the bat” with the juvenile found soon after, Rainwater said.

Johnson was located and detained later that night.

In the car, deputies reportedly found marijuana and a firearm that had been reported stolen from Hall County “a while back,” Rainwater said.

While the amount of marijuana was not immediately known, Rainwater said it was enough to warrant charges for sale of a schedule III substance.

Each suspect was charged with theft by receiving stolen property, possession of marijuana, sale of a schedule III substance and obstruction of law enforcement.

Davenport was also charged with attempting to elude.

The juvenile will be required to appear in juvenile court.