Update: Authorities arrest man wanted for murder in Northwest Georgia

McMinn County Deputies chased suspect in Englewood Sunday

Scott County, TN ( WDEF) – A massive manhunt for a murder suspect out of Georgia comes to an end in northeast Tennessee.

35 year old Brandon Neil Wiseman was taken into custody Monday night (12/27/21) in Scott County.

The Murray County Sheriffs Office announced that news on its Facebook Page.

Sheriff Jimmy Davenport personally thanked all local, state, and federal agencies that assisted in his apprehension.

Wiseman was wanted for a deadly shooting that happened in Chatsworth, Georgia yesterday. Below is the original story.

ENGLEWOOD, Tenn. (AP) – Sheriff’s deputies in eastern Tennessee are searching for a man wanted for murder in northwest Georgia. McMinn County sheriff’s deputies say they spotted and briefly chased Brandon Neil Wiseman on Sunday in Englewood.

Wiseman is wanted for murder in a fatal shooting that took place near Chatsworth, Georgia, on Sunday.

McMinn County deputies say Englewood police spotted the 35-year-old Wiseman and his sister, Jessica Jenkins, at an Englewood business. The two sped away from Englewood officers and McMinn deputies in a brown Nissan Pathfinder. Jenkins got out the vehicle and was taken into custody.

Wiseman escaped. Officials say Wiseman is considered armed and dangerous.