UPDATE: Man who ran from traffic stop on I-16 now in custody

Twiggs Academy canceled recess and tightened security during the search.

UPDATE (4/22/25 – 8:45 p.m.): The man who ran from a traffic stop on I-16 Tuesday is now in custody, according to an update Tuesday night from the Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office.

“The subject has been CAPTURED, thank you to everyone who called in,” the update stated.

Deputies have not identified the man.

ORIGINAL STORY (4/2/25- 4:07 p.m.):

JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A manhunt in Twiggs County led to a school lockdown Tuesday after a man fled on foot during a traffic stop on Interstate 16, according to the Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office.

Just before 12:30 p.m., deputies attempted a traffic stop on I-16. A man with dreadlocks, who was wearing a red shirt and blue jeans, ran from the vehicle toward the back of Academy Sports and in the direction of Hamlin Floyd Road, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

The sheriff’s office urged anyone who sees the man to call 911 immediately.

Twiggs Academy announced in a social media post just after 1 p.m. that it was under lockdown “with heavy patrol in the area due to someone fleeing a traffic stop on the interstate nearby.” The school said lockdown procedures included keeping all doors closed and locked and canceling recess.

Just after 2:30,, the school posted that student pickup would only take place at the front entrance, “which is patrolled.”

As of 4 p.m., the Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office has not provided additional updates.