Centre Man Arrested After Chase

03/27/2015

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  According to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver, on Thursday, March 26, 2015, a Centre man was arrested after failing to stop for deputies and attempting to flee.  Jeremy Wayne McGatha, 23, was later located at a residence on County Road 113.  McGatha told officers he fled because he did not have a driver’s license and he had probation violation warrants from Floyd County, Georgia.  McGatha was arrested on new traffic charges and transported to the Cherokee County Detention Center, where he awaits extradition to Georgia.