Police say a man was charged with two counts of burglary Thursday morning after he fled from officers and was eventually caught by a K-9.
Officers caught Johnny Lee Ellis, 23, exiting a house he was burglarizing, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman.
Ellis, of Yamacraw Village, was arrested when he tried to flee by climbing a chain link fence on the 600 block of Bolton Lane about 11 a.m. Thursday, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman. He was treated for a dog bite after K-9 Faust pulled him from the fence by his ankle.
Miller said Ellis, a convicted felon on parole, was charged with burglary for the incident and an outstanding burglary warrant from the Central Precinct in July. He has been charged with parole violations in February and again in May of this year.
Downtown Precinct patrol officers had surrounded the house on the 600 block of East Gwinnet Street, where two televisions and a chainsaw had been removed. Ellis exited the house, saw a uniformed officer and fled on foot, Miller said.