UPDATE: Man who ran from game warden in Jones County has Griffin address
David Maroney ran from Georgia DNR officers Wednesday, according to the Jones County Sheriff's Office. Residents are urged to call law enforcement if he’s spotted.
UPDATE (6/5): The man who ran from a Georgia game warden Wednesday morning was fishing near Juliette Dam on the Ocmulgee River and was wanted on multiple warrants, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Game warden Wes Freeman told 41NBC he was checking on a man and woman fishing on the Jones County side of the river when the man take off. Freeman said both people had fishing licenses but said they didn’t have other forms of ID. After running the man’s name through the Georgia Crime Information Center, Freeman said he learned David Maroney had “four or five” outstanding warrants. Freeman said he’s not aware of the charges.
Freeman said when he returned to the riverbank, the woman was walking with the couple’s fishing gear and the man had run away. Freeman said Maroney has an address in Griffin, while the woman’s address is in Alabama.
Maroney is still on the run as of Thursday afternoon.
ORIGINAL STORY:
JONES COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man wanted in multiple jurisdictions ran from Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officers Wednesday morning, leading to a search in Jones County, according to the Jones County Sheriff’s Office.
In a community alert posted on Facebook Wednesday afternoon, Sheriff Butch Reece said David Maroney ran from DNR authorities earlier in the day. Officers deployed a tracking dog but were unable to locate him.
Maroney was last seen wearing blue jeans and an orange shirt, according to the sheriff’s office.
“If anyone is sighted in this area matching this description do not approach and call the Jones County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 986-3489,” Reece said.
The sheriff’s office has not provided further details.
41NBC has reached out to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for more information. We will update this story as we learn more.
