PRESS RELEASE
SUBJECT ARRESTED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE
CRISP COUNTY- June 24, 2019
Pervis Burden, 35-year-old male, resident of Dooly County was arrested on June 23, 2019, at approximately 7:10 p.m. Burden faces charges of Possession of Cocaine, Possession of THC, Possession of a Firearm during Commission of Crime, Possession of Open Alcohol Container, Attempting to Elude, and numerous traffic violation charges.
Sunday, June 23, 2019, Crisp County E-911 received a tip on a Silver, Corvette in the parking lot of Joe’s that was conducting drug transactions. After the vehicle tag did not match the make and model of the vehicle, Deputy Kelley attempted to initiate a traffic stop. Burden failed to stop. The car continued at speeds above the posted limit on various city roads. He lost control of the car while going over the railroad tracks at 10th Ave and Joe Wright, and went airborne. He then struck a street sign and continued traveling recklessly. Burden exited the vehicle and fled on foot in the area of Oak Avenue West. Burden was placed under arrest without further incident with the assistance of the Cordele Police Department; he was then transported to Crisp Regional Hospital for evaluation for the collision.