Deputies Hunt Theft Suspect

UPDATE:  Two suspects are now in custody after the Oconee County Sheriff's Office responded to a tip that they may have been involved with the theft of a motorcycle from Walton County, authorities reported.

The hunt for the pair began around noon when a man notified the Sheriff's Office that he had seen a stolen motorcycle in the back of a truck, Sheriff Scott Berry said.   The man confronted the suspects, who allegedly pushed the motorcycle out of the truck and drove off in the area of Hebron Church Road and Dove Creek Road, he said.

Deputies found the truck and a male suspect in the nearby woods and placed him into custody, Berry said, adding that a K-9 unit assisted in the search for the female suspect.  The woman was found at an area house around 2:30 pm., he said.

Both suspects face charges of theft and possession of methamphetamine, he said.  Names were not immediately available, but Berry said he did not believe the two were from Oconee County.

Investigators were checking on a second unidentified motorcyle found in the truck, he said.

Earlier version:

The search is on for a female suspect wanted in connection with a theft incident Wednesday morning in Oconee County.

said deputies were looking for the woman in the woods near Hebron Church Road and Dove Creek Road around noon. A K-9 unit was assisting in the search.

One male suspect is already in custody, Berry said.

No other details were yet available.