Law enforcement authorities from Dodge and Laurens Counties and the Georgia State Patrol are searching for a lone armed robbery suspect.According to authorities, the suspect, Brent Lee, age 22, of Dodge County, allegedly went into The Prescription Shop at the corner of Industrial Boulevard and Bellevue Avenue in Dublin and robbed the pharmacy at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21.
The suspect then fled in an alleged stolen Ford full size van with North Carolina plates and headed for Dodge County. He came into Dodge County on Georgia 117 (Dublin Highway). Dodge County deputies were parked near the Dodge/Laurens County line working on another case when the van sped by. They gave chase. The van turned right onto Taylor Mill Road, near Plainfield. The van continued onto the dirt part of Taylor Mill Road before turning left into a cotton field. The van traveled approximately a quarter of a mile around the edge of the field before the suspect stopped, got out of the van and fled on foot.
Officers from the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department, Eastman Police Department, Laurens County Sheriff’s Department, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the Georgia State Patrol and other law enforcement agencies have been searching for the suspect since approximately 10:30 a.m. the same morning.
As of press time on Tuesday, the suspect had not been captured. Citizens are warned not to approach Lee if they spot him. He may be armed and dangerous. They should immediately call Dodge/Wilcox 911.