Overview
- The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says a daughter called 911 reporting her parents were fighting on Highway 79 before the call disconnected.
- A deputy located the vehicle and activated lights, and the driver, identified as Albert Dale Searcy, opened the door and jumped from the moving car.
- Passenger Heather Searcy crawled into the driver’s seat and brought the car to a stop as their three children rode inside, according to investigators.
- Deputies observed injuries on Heather consistent with an altercation, and she told them Albert struck their daughter and took the phone after the 911 call.
- EMS medically cleared all five family members; Searcy, photographed with facial road rash, was booked on charges including domestic violence, child abuse, fleeing, false imprisonment, witness tampering, resisting without violence, and driving with a suspended or revoked license, with no court appearance reported as of Nov. 12.