Man arrested after leading Catoosa County law enforcement on a high-speed chase with stolen car

A man from Tennessee is behind bars in Catoosa County, facing numerous charges after he led authorities on a high-speed chase in a car he stole from a gas station a day earlier, police say.

According to the Catoosa County Sheriff's Department: Terry Ray Davis, 47, of Scott Avenue in Etowah, Tenn., was arrested Dec. 27 on multiple counts of weaving, speeding, two counts of fleeing or attempting to elude police officers, reckless driving, DUI, public drunkenness, theft by receiving stolen property, obstruction of officers, striking a fixed object, driving on the wrong side of the road, and criminal trespassing. Davis remains in Catoosa County jail with bond set at $29,100. Davis first came under the watch of the Ringgold Police Department when he allegedly took off in a stolen car from the Mapco Mart at the corner of Nashville Street and Ga. Highway 151 (Alabama Highway) Monday night, Dec. 26. Other local agencies were notified to be on the lookout for a bright red Hyundai Genesis, and at approximately 7:45 p.m. Lt. Jake Hollis spotted the car along U.S. Highway 41 near Winkle Road, reports show. Hollis says the vehicle was driving erratically, weaving into the wrong lane of traffic on multiple occasions, and even running as high as 80 mph in a 45-mph zone at one point. Davis refused to pull the car over when Hollis tried to initiate traffic stops, and the chase wound up on and around Roach Hollow Road. "In the area of Mark Lane, the vehicle failed to maintain its lane as it rapidly slowed, appearing to have some type of mechanical problem," Hollis said. Hollis says Davis nearly struck some pedestrians who were walking near Roberson Lane, and ended up traveling onto a dirt road on a piece of private property, reports show. "The vehicle abruptly took off again traveling down a very rough dirt road striking several trees along the way," Hollis said. A few moments later, Hollis, other deputies, and a state trooper found the car abandoned along the road. Shortly thereafter, Davis was found heavily intoxicated at a residence on Roberson Lane. Detective Patrick Mason with Ringgold PD arrived to question Davis about the vehicle theft. After being arrested, Davis claimed he "borrowed" the vehicle from someone at the gas station who'd left it running unattended.

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