North Carolina residents on Saturday received a Blue Alert for a man wanted in Georgia for assaulting a police officer.
According to the Georgia State Bureau of Investigation, authorities are searching for 26-year-old Timothy Craig Ramsey, who agents say assaulted a police captain in McCaysville Friday night.
Georgia SBI said Ramsey was last seen wearing a bright green chemical-resistant type suit in the area of 1st Street in McCaysville. Authorities sent the alert to phones in North Carolina as they suspect Ramsey could be in the Cherokee County area.
Ramsey is described as a white man, 5-feet-11-inches tall and weighing 185 pounds with long brown hair and blue eyes. Ramsey was last seen wearing the suit and a motorcycle helmet.
Ramsey is considered armed and dangerous and authorities have asked residents to call 911 if they see him.
What is a Blue Alert?
A Blue Alert is used to notify the media and the public when a law
enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed. The alert will
include details of any suspect or vehicle to help law enforcement and
the public quickly identify and catch a suspect.
The Blue Alert concept is similar to the Amber Alert used for missing, endangered children or the Silver Alert used for older adults.
North Carolina is one of 36 states to use the Blue Alert in this way.
The
Blue Alert started in Florida, where the first law, known as the “LEO
Alert” was passed in 2008. It has been law in North Carolina since 2016,
but it appears that Nix’s shooting was the first time it was widely
used in the Tar Heel State.
Click this link here to learn more on the various alerts used in North Carolina.
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