Vehicle pursuit leads to Georgia man charged with trafficking fentanyl

DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO), says that a Georgia man was arrested and charged with trafficking fentanyl on Monday.

According to DCSO, deputies tried to make a traffic stop on a white Chevrolet truck near AL Highway 75 and County Road 140 (Sulpher Springs Road) in Ider around 10 a.m.

After the Chevrolet truck tried to drive off, multiple deputies responded to assist and were able to get the vehicle stopped in the Sulpher Springs area on County Road 512.

DCSO says that the driver was identified as 47-year-old Charles Kevin Wooten, of Trenton, Georgia, who was arrested and charged with the following:

• Resisting Arrest
• Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
• Attempt to Elude
• Trafficking in any Illegal Drug
• Reckless Endangerment

According to deputies, Wooten was also on Parole in Georgia which has now been revoked.

The passenger in the vehicle, 33-year-old Shiann Sorrells, of Valley Head, was also arrested and charged with the following:

• Using False ID to Obstruct Justice
• 4 warrants for Failure to Appear

Both Wooten and Sorrells were transported and booked into the DeKalb County Detention Center.

DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden released the following statement regarding the incident:

I’m glad this pursuit ended without someone getting hurt and a drug dealer has been put behind bars. When someone is being reckless and showing no regard to others safety, there is no other place for them other than behind bars. A huge thanks to all that assisted in the apprehension of this fleeing drug dealer, DCSO Deputies, Investigators and Mentone PD. Working together goes a long way and puts the criminals away! God Bless!

DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden

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