While deputies were on patrol, they heard a suspicious noise. Turns out, a man with an axe was trying to break into the Houston Avenue Family Dollar.
MACON, Ga. — A man wielding an axe attempted to break into the Family Dollar in the 2500 block of Houston Avenue early Tuesday morning, according to a press release from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.
They say deputies were on patrol when they heard a suspicious noise coming from the rear of the store.
When deputies arrived, they saw a man — later identified as 57-year-old Elvis Lester Hill — attempting to break into the business’ rear door with an axe, the press release said.
Deputies attempted to contact the man, but as soon as they approached, Hill fled on foot towards a nearby wooded area.
They say Hill would eventually be arrested after a short foot chase. He was taken to …