JONES COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) - A murder suspect from North Carolina has been captured in Jones County.

In a post on Facebook, Jones County Sheriff Butch Reece says they were called Monday morning about a stolen vehicle that may be headed to Jones County from Baldwin County. The car was reported stolen from North Carolina. Investigators learned the suspected driver was Taquan Darden. Officials say Darden was wanted out of North Carolina for armed robbery and murder. Deputies in Jones County started patrolling both the Highway 49 and Highway 22 areas and eventually spotted the car on Highway 49. As deputies tried to stop Darden, he tried to pull into a driveway. Deputies were able to pull in behind him and arrest him.

Darden is being held in the Jones County jail and is awaiting extradition to North Carolina.

WGXA News is working to learn more about the crime officials say Darden committed in North Carolina.