UPDATE: Georgia man captured in manhunt, chases through Russell and Ellis Counties

Russell County Sheriff
John Fletcher

On the morning of October 22, at approximately 5:30 a.m., deputies from the Russell County Sheriff’s office located a stolen vehicle in Bunker Hill..

The vehicle was stolen from Georgia and had been taken from its owner at gunpoint. Officers attempted to take the suspect into the custody, who was later identified as 19-year-old Tyreek Bowers-Rivera from Macon, Georgia. The suspect fled in the stolen vehicle.

Deputies and Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers pursued the stolen vehicle west on Interstate 70.

Officers with the Russell Police Department deployed stop sticks in the area of the 184 mile marker on I-70. The suspect struck the sticks but continued westbound on Interstate. The suspect exited I-70 at the Gorham exit and wrecked.

Bowers-Rivera fled the accident scene on foot and entered the city of Gorham. Officers from Ellis County, Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks assisted with a manhunt in the city of Gorham. While in Gorham, Bowers-Rivera burglarized a residence and stole another vehicle.

Sheriff’s Deputies and KHP Troopers attempted to stop Bowers-Rivera as he left the residence in the second stolen vehicle. The suspect once again fled and another pursuit ensued. Bowers-Rivera again fled west on Interstate 70 and eventually wrecked and was taken into custody.

Bowers-Rivera is being held on local charges and has numerous warrants from Clayton  County, Georgia, for armed robbery, kidnapping, cruelty to children, aggravated assault, and theft.

Henry County, Georgia, also has warrants against Bowers-Rivera for armed robbery and theft. The Russell County Sheriff’s Office is currently working with other jurisdictions in Georgia and additional felony charges are expected.

The Russell County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank all assisting law enforcement agencies as well as Russell County EMS and the city of Gorham for helping in the apprehension of this individual. We would also like to thank the citizens of Gorham for their patience and assistance during these events.

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