Man ran into metro Atlanta lake to get away from traffic stop. Now, authorities searching the water

A manhunt is underway after a suspect ran from a traffic stop in Rockdale County early Sunday morning, officials said.

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According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, game wardens were asked to assist the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office in the search for a suspect.

Officials said the suspect ran from a traffic stop around 2:30 a.m. According to the DNR, deputies chased the suspect until he went into the lake in the Salem Lake community. That’s where officers lost sight of him.

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The game wardens responded a short time later, and are currently utilizing side scan sonar to search the lake.

A Channel 2 Action News photographer was at the scene where multiple agencies could be seen helping with the investigation.

Channel 2 Action News reached out to Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office for more information and is waiting to hear back.

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