MONROE COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) -- A Savannah man finds himself in jail in Monroe County, facing multiple charges after he fled from a traffic stop, dragging a deputy for about 30 feet, according to a press release from Sheriff Freeman.

The release states that the deputy stopped a Dodge Charger on I-75 South and the driver, identified as 37-year-old Samuel Brown of Savannah, attempted to flee. The deputy then tried to stop Brown who, after a brief struggle, managed to get the car into drive and take off, dragging the deputy down the street.

Several passing motorists stopped to help the deputy out of the interstate and, after a short time, deputies found the Charger crashed on Rumble Road.

A witness to the crash said that a man got out and ran away on foot and the witness pointed in the direction that Brown ran.

Deputies searched the wooded area and found Brown and arrested him on charges of assaulting a police officer, interference of government property, possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance and multiple traffic violations.

The deputy was taken to a hospital where he was treated for minor injuries and discharged.