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A Georgia man was arrested for driving on the wrong side of the road and speeding following a midnight police chase that ended early Thursday morning.

Lenoir City Police Officer George Eldridge was traveling south on U.S. Highway 321 at 11:52 p.m. March 29 when he observed a vehicle headed north in the wrong lane. He attempted a traffic stop on Town Creek Road, but the car increased speed.

Eldridge gave chase as the driver disregarded stop signs, nearly wrecked multiple times and reached speeds of 90 miles per hour. Officers finally took the driver, Samuel Lee Frazier, 40, of Chatsworth, Ga., into custody when he stopped at Two Rivers Church.

Officers noticed a strong odor of alcohol and saw Frazier had bloodshot, watery eyes and appeared lethargic. An open Bahama Mama Cocktail was located in the center console of Frazier’s vehicle.

Frazier told officers he “just wanted to get away” and that he had just been diagnosed with lung cancer. A search of the vehicle reveled a loaded handgun in the glovebox, three boxes of ammunition and four rifles. Frazier asked officers “did you see all the guns?” and added he “could have done a lot worse,” according to the report.

As officers waited for a truck to tow Frazier’s vehicle, he became unresponsive and EMS was dispatched to the scene. He eventually was cleared to be transported to jail. Once there, he consented to a field sobriety test and displayed signs of inebriation before stopping halfway through the test, indicating he “just didn’t care anymore.”

Frazier was charged with driving on roadways laned for traffic, driving under the influence, evading arrest, possession of a handgun while under the influence and violation of implied consent and held on $23,000 bond.

March 27

• Dwright Dwayne Bell, 30, Decatur, Ala., was charged with driving under the influence and vehicular assault and held on $28,000 bond.

• Kristopher Mark Daniel, 41, Knoxville, was charged with two counts of violation of probation and held without bond.

• Michael James Feistner, 54, Lenoir City, was charged with aggravated assault and aggravated burglary and released on $30,000 bond.

• Michael Eugene Johnson, 29, Maryville, was charged with capias-criminal court and released on $500 bond.

• Kayla Nicole Smallen, 33, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

• Brian Kevin Smith, 45, Lenoir City, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, simple possession/casual exchange and violation of probation and held on $12,500 bond.

March 28

• Garrison McKinley Brackins, 21, Harriman, was charged with violation of probation and released without bond.

• Kenneth Andrew Colbaugh, 39, Decatur, was charged with violation of probation and released on $10,000 bond.

• Jason Andrew Ellison, 36, Loudon, was charged with capias-general sessions and violation of probation and held on $3,000 bond.

• Barbara Sue Green, 52, Harriman, was charged with capias-municipal court and released on $1,000 bond.

• Ronnie Eugene Green II, 39, Athens, Ala., was charged with disorderly conduct and simple possession/casual exchange and held on $5,500 bond.

• Jacob Wesley Hicks, 53, Lenoir City, was charged with public intoxication and released on $1,000 bond.

• Amanda Rose Lowe, 38, Lenoir City, was charged with an attachment and released on $500 bond.

• Melissa Ann Parr, 45, Lenoir City, was charged with domestic assault and released on $1,000 bond.

• Ashley Dawn Sturgill, 32, Sweetwater, was charged with capias-general sessions and held on $1,000 bond.

• Aaron James Wolford, 43, Lenoir City, was charged with assault and released on $1,000 bond.

March 29

• Kyndle Rhi Allison, 22, Lenoir City, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and released on $6,000 bond.

• Melissa Kay Thomas, 45, Lenoir City, was charged with two counts of facilitation of a felony and released on $3,000 bond.

• Payton Riley Travillian, 18, Dalton, Ga., was charged with assisting another agency and released without bond.

• David Eugene Turner Jr., 38, Lenoir City, was charged with public intoxication and released on $1,000 bond.

• Jared Jerimiah Wallace, 25, Cleveland, was charged with capias-criminal court and released on $60,000 bond.

March 30

• Joshua Todd Daniels, 41, Lenoir City, was charged with contempt of court and released on $500 bond.

• Charles Lee Higgins, 18, Lenoir City, was charged with assault and released on $1,500 bond.

• Jason Oneal Keel, 43, Jasper, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $2,500 bond.

• Melissa Michelle McConkey, 41, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and released on $2,000 bond.

• Monica Rena Miller, 37, Athens, was charged with violation of probation and released on $1,000 bond.

• Jackie Lynn Turpin, 59, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

• Mariah Marie Whaley, 31, Jefferson City, was charged with violation of probation-general summons and released on $2,000 bond.

• Jamie Nicole Whitt, 51, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence, due care and expiration of certificates and plates and released on $1,500 bond.

March 31

• Troy Josh Burchfield, 22, Knoxville, was charged with theft of property and held without bond.

• Joseph Layton Corbin, 25, Cleveland, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

• Tony Edward Davis, 46, Cleveland, was charged with violation of community correction and held without bond.

• Samuel Levi Higgins, 31, Greenback, was charged with capias-general sessions and held without bond.

• Christopher Dewayne Johnson, 29, Loudon, was charged with three counts of forgery, theft of property and violation of parole and held without bond.

• Christopher Edward Keener, 30, Cleveland, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

• Bryan Matthew Maddox, 42, Cleveland, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

• Jerry Lee Pilkey, 45, Cleveland, was charged with burglary and violation of probation and held without bond.

• Joseph Daniel Spicer, 44, Vicksburg, Mich., was charged with driving under the influence and violation of implied consent and released on $5,000 bond.

• Michael Brock Vining Jr., 43, Georgetown, was charged with aggravated assault, aggravated burglary, two counts of assault, three counts of coercion of witness, two counts of false imprisonment and four counts of violation of an order of protection/restraining order and held without bond.

• Markelow Malik Walker, 26, Knoxville, was charged with capias-municipal court and released on $400 bond.

• Robert Lee White, 53, Loudon, was charged with violation of probation and released on $2,000 bond.

April 1

• Corey Dru Anderson, 43, Clinton, was charged with assisting another agency and released without bond.

• Ashley Michelle Cannon, 36, Lenoir City, was charged with contraband in penal institution and violation of probation and held on $20,000 bond.

• Anna Maria Carolina Curley, 62, Lenoir City, was charged with public intoxication and released on $1,000 bond.

• Shannon Dawn Devine, 49, Kingston, was charged with public intoxication and released on $283 bond.

• Miguel Anjel Gutierrez, 23, Sunbright, was charged with two counts of assault and vandalism and released on $3,000 bond.

• Ted Dustin Hamilton, 45, Lenoir City, was charged with public intoxication and simple possession/casual exchange and released on $2,000 bond.

• Douglas Edward Matthews, 40, Lenoir City, was charged with capias-general sessions and held on $6,000 bond.

• Alesha Michelle Peterson, 44, Knoxville, was charged with manufacturing, delivery, sale or possession of meth and held on $35,000 bond.

• Eric Andre Stegall Jr., 47, Lenoir City, was charged with capias-municipal court and released on $1,000 bond.

• Nathan Brandon Underwood, 45, Loudon, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

• Darrell Fay Westfall, 52, Lenoir City, was charged with manufacturing, delivery, sale or possession of meth and public intoxication and released on $11,000 bond.

• Joseph James Young, 46, Knoxville, was charged with driving under the influence and violation of implied consent and released on $1,000 bond.

• Scott Patton Young, 53, Knoxville, was charged with assisting other agency and released without bond.

April 2

• Rosalio Gonzalez Granados, 25, Lenoir City, was charged with burglary and violation of an order of protection/restraining order and held without bond.

• Cameron Sheldon Greco, 31, Lenoir City, was charged with public intoxication and released on $1,000 bond.

• Mauricio Abrahima Kanneh, 22, Oak Ridge, was charged with manufacture, sell, delivery, resale of a Schedule VI substance and held without bond.