Putnam County Sheriff’s Office seeking information to aid in the capture of a man who violently resisted and evaded arrest late Thursday evening.
Joshua Daved George is a homeless man who has an active arrest warrant out of Jackson County. As Sheriff’s Deputies attempted to arrest George, he fled on foot. When a deputy caught up with George who began resisting and violently assaulting the deputy and ultimately fleeing for a second time.
George has a lengthy criminal history including multiple charges of Battery on Law Enforcement, and resisting and evading arrest. He is known to hang around the Jackson Street area around Kroger and the Firehouse Subs.
George is wanted for Aggravated Assault, resisting arrest, and evading arrest. The Sheriff’s Office is asking for local homeowners and businesses with cameras on their property in the area to check their footage.
