UPDATE: Suspect in custody after chase in Carroll County

UPDATE: A suspect is now in custody after a chase Friday near Cedar Grove.

The man was spotted by a resident on Terry Road and taken into custody by a deputy, according to Director of Public Safety Walter Smothers.

Smothers says the man is apparently from Puryear in Henry County.

EARLIER STORY:

CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. — Authorities are searching for a suspect near Cedar Grove after a car chase Friday morning that ended in a crash.

The incident began with a car chase around 8 a.m. in Huntingdon, according to Director of Public Safety Walter Smothers.

Smothers says the unidentified suspect was driving a car that had been reported stolen in Kentucky.

The chase exceeded 100 miles per hour at times and ended on Highway 70 near Flippin Lane when the driver crashed, according to Smothers.

The suspect then ran from the officers.

Authorities are still searching for the suspect in an area near where the crash occurred. They do not have a description of the suspect at this time.

Smothers urges residents in the area to remove their keys from their vehicles until the suspect is found.

A helicopter and K-9s are also on scene to help with the search.

Stay with WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News as more information becomes available.