Published: December 30, 2008 09:42 am      

Disturbance leads to arrest

Man booked by Athens Police being held on parole violation in connection to robbery charge

A disturbance at the Village Apartments Saturday morning started a chain of events that led to the arrest of an Athens man on a warrant from the Bureau of Pardons and Paroles.

Samuel DeWayne Colbert, 22, was being held in the Henderson County Jail without bond Monday on a parole violation charge. He was also served Athens Municipal Court warrants for three Class C misdemeanor traffic offenses and one warrant from Kaufman Municipal Court.

According to Athens Police Department reports, dispatch received a call around 7:14 a.m. Saturday stating that a man was kicking at the door of one of the apartments.

Officer Billy Troy Harrod went to the apartment, where Keith Washington, a friend of Colbert’s ex-girlfriend, said he had broken in his front door but had not entered the residence.

Officers Harrod and Chad Walker and Sgt. Eddie Smith began combing the area for Colbert. At 8:11 a.m., officers saw a gray vehicle that fit the description of Colbert’s on East Tyler Street and signaled for him to pull over. Colbert complied, but when officers approached, he exited the vehicle and tried to run. Colbert only made it a few steps before he was apprehended.

“Because he only got a few steps, the officer didn’t charge him with attempting to flee,” Lt. Bill Gurley said.

Colbert had been on parole since December 2007 after being jailed on 2003 robbery charge, according to Department of Public Safety records.