Authorities nab suspect who sparked manhunt near Clarks Hill Lake

APPLING, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Authorities have arrested one of two men who were subject of a manhunt last week in Columbia County.

Willie James Johnson and Tywan Rogers were wanted on suspicion of an armed robbery last Thursday night on Riverside Drive in the River Chase subdivision, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. A manhunt for them continued into Friday in the area of Washington Road and Merriweather Trail.

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said today that Johnson had been found in North Carolina and taken into custody. Rogers remains wanted.

Anyone with information is urged to call 911 or contact Investigator Marc Cappa at 706-541-4024 or 706-541-1044