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Willie Qualls captured in Mendenhall after multi-agency manhunt

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Willie Gene Qualls (courtesy of SCSO)

Willie Qualls has been captured after an ongoing manhunt from multiple agencies.

According to law enforcement, officers were at the residence of Willie Gene Qualls to recover a 4-wheeler when they noticed other items around the home that looked suspicious.

(photo courtesy of an alert VDN reader)

After obtaining a search warrant, a large number of items that have previously been reported stolen were recovered.

(photo courtesy of an alert VDN reader)

Simpson County Sheriff’s Office deputies pursued Magee along US Highway 49 in a stolen vehicle earlier on Tuesday. Qualls allegedly ran the vehicle into the woods and then fled on foot.

Qualls was captured near JJ’s shell station in Mendenhall on Wednesday around 8 a.m., according to the Simpson County Sheriff’s Office.

 

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