BANKS COUNTY SEARCHES FOR KIDNAPPING SUSPECT

From WLHR Radio Lavonia

Banks and Hall counties authorities continue to search for a man suspected of kidnapping and aggravated assault.

Banks County Sheriff Carlton Speed said deputies continued their search for Matthew Theodore Samples last night – at one point focusing their efforts in the area of Highway 441 and Thompson St. Speed said Samples may have left the area, and that authorities will continue to search for him until he’s found.

Matthew Theordore Samples is described a white male, with dark hair, brown eyes., about 5′ 9” tall and weighs about 160lbs.

Speed says that Samples is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached if spotted. Anyone with information on Samples’ whereabouts is asked to call the Banks County Sheriff’s office at 706-677-2248 or your local 911.