A convicted felon, who has an arrest record including multiple arrests for methamphetamine violations, led authorities on a brief chase on his motorcycle in Barnesville Wednesday morning before wrecking the bike and going to jail. ******************** NOTICE: This story and photo(s) are under copyright. They may not be republished or disseminated in any form or format – including social media – without explicit permission. ********************* John Williams, 46, was the subject of an active arrest warrant for sale of meth when he was spotted on a Viper motorcycle at about 10:45 a.m. He fled north on Atlanta Street, made the sharp turn onto Grove Street at a high rate of speed and lost control. The bike flipped and Williams was thrown about 25 feet into a ditch at Carreker Trailer Park. He was shaken but not seriously injured. Williams has done three stints in prison including one for possession of meth and one for sale of meth. The sale case ended with a conviction on Nov. 28, 2013. He was sentenced to seven years but was released after serving just over eight months. ”We keep sending him to prison and they keep letting him out,” one officer at the crash scene lamented. For more on this story, see the 4.30.19 print edition of The Herald Gazette.
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