Wanted fugitive Leticia Erika Perry, 28, of Summerville was transported to Habersham County Detention Center on Friday night after being arrested in Floyd County.
Perry has been on the run since a May 24 incident where she allegedly threw drugs over the wall at Lee Arrendale State Prison, then tried to escape a Department of Corrections security officer by running him down with her car.
Perry escaped on foot after wrecking her car and had not been seen since leaving a bloody jacket and her identification behind at the scene.
Her alleged accomplice – Devonte Eddie Donald Jenkins, 26, of Dalton – was captured later on the day of the incident near the Cornelia-Baldwin border by a DOC K9 officer.
Late last week, U.S. Marshals helped in the investigation and knew of an address in Floyd County where Perry may be staying. They arrested her there without incident, Floyd County Sheriff’s Office PIO Corey Bowers said.
When she was discovered by the prison guard after triggering an alarm early that morning, Perry tried to escape by ramming the officer and then his car. But she wrecked the car on a concrete culvert and fled on foot. In the bag with Perry’s identification were suspected quantities of cocaine and marijuana. According to the sheriff’s report, Jenkins was dropped off to deliver an unknown quantity of drugs over the wall while Perry waited for him as the driver.
Perry was arrested on charges of aggravated assault, interference with government property, driving while suspended, possession of a controlled substance, possession with intent, hit and run and no seatbelt.