Oconee Sheriff's Office on the Lookout for Shoplifting Suspect

The area around on Epps Bridge Parkway remains under patrol by deputies following an incident Wednesday morning where authorities say a man stole a television from the store around 10:45 a.m. and fled on foot.

The man dropped the TV near when he saw a deputy and ran into the nearby woods, reported Chief Deputy Lee Weems.

The suspect is described as a 6' tall, skinny, white male with long, stringy, dark hair wearing a Johnny Cash T-shirt and dark pants, he said.

Deputies pursued the suspect along with a K-9 unit, but stopped around 1 p.m when the rainfall became too heavy for the K-9 to track, Weems said.  However, patrol units remain on the scene and are on the lookout for the man who is believed to be hiding in the woods behind McDonalds, he said.

If the public has any additional information or anyone spots the suspect, please notify the Oconee County Sheriff's Office at (706)-769-3945,  (706)-769-5665, or dial 911.