On Monday Law Enforcement in DeKalb County had a busy day, from a chase that resulted in the subject striking a guardrail and crashing to a brief stand-off.

Valley Head Police officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on US Hwy 11.  DeKalb County Investigators spotted the vehicle, with the subject throwing items out of the window, as he was heading into Fort Payne.  DeKalb County Deputies and Investigators followed as the subject entered onto I-59 heading south.  The vehicle continued, passing the Collinsville exit for several more miles, before striking a guardrail and the subject losing control of the vehicle.  Carter Dale Franklin Jr (36 of Anniston) was charged with Attempt to Elude, Reckless Endangerment, Resisting Arrest and DUI (Controlled Substance).  We would like to thank Fort Payne Police Department and Collinsville Police Department for their help.

On Monday night, Deputies with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, officers with Sylvania Police Department, Henagar Police Department, Fyffe Police Department and Rainsville Police Department responded to a residence on Industrial Drive in Sylvania with a subject with altered mental status.  A male subject called 911 stating he was going to harm himself, the public and Law Enforcement.  A perimeter was set and members of the DeKalb County Special Response Team were called to the scene.  After a brief stand-off, the subject was coaxed out of the residence and taken to a local hospital on a pickup order issued by Probate Judge Ronnie Osborn.