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Evidence leads to capture of South Carolina man for stealing motorcycle, driving it into lake

A man is facing charges more than a month after authorities in South Carolina say he stole a motorcycle, led cops on a chase and then drove off a boat ramp into a lake.

Evidence leads to capture of South Carolina man for stealing motorcycle, driving it into lake

A man is facing charges more than a month after authorities in South Carolina say he stole a motorcycle, led cops on a chase and then drove off a boat ramp into a lake.

AND THAT'S A LOOK AT SPORTS HAVE A GREAT START TO OUR MONDAY MORNING. NATS HELICOPTER RIGHT NOW ON WJCL 22 MORNING NEWS ... THE DESPERATE SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS ... FOLLOWING HURRICANE IAN. MORE THAN TWO- THOUSAND ... ALREADY RESCUED BY AIR. WHAT WE NOW KNOW ... ABOUT THE GROWING DEATH TOLL. GEORGIA ... IS ONE OF JUST THREE STATES ... ON HIGH ALERT FOR THE FLU THIS MORNING. WHERE YOU CAN GET YOUR FLU SHOT ... IN JUST HOURS. A SERIAL KILLER MANHUNT. AUTHORITIES BELIEVE A MAN BEHIND NEARLY HALF-A-DOZEN MURDERS ... IS ON THE LOOSE THIS MORNING. THE *ONLY CLUE INVESTIGATORS HAVE TO GO OFF OF. NATS :05 A DEADLY SOCCER STAMPEDE. WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE FIGHT THAT LED TO THESE *TERRIFYING - *MOMENTS ... LEAVING MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED AND 20 PEOPLE DEAD ... AND - *HUNDREDS HURT. THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING - - I'M EMMA HAMILTON. AND I'M OLIVIA WILE. METEOROLOGIST MELISSA HALL IS JOINING US NOW ... NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... MONDAY MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 70. NORTH WIND 7 TO 10 MPH. MONDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLOUDY, THEN GRADUALLY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 53. NORTH WIND AROUND 8 MPH. TUESDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 73. NORTH WIND 8 TO 10 MPH. TUESDAY NIGHT CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 52. NORTH WIND AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING CALM IN THE EVENING. WEDNESDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 78. WEDNESDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 55. THURSDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 81. THURSDAY NIGHT CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 60. FRIDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 83. FRIDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 61. SATURDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 77. SATURDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 56. SUNDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 73. AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING. BUTLER AVENUE AT HELICOPTER NATS RIGHT NOW ... THE DESPERATE SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS ... FOLLOWING HURRICANE IAN. WE JUST LEARNED OVERNIGHT ... MORE THAN 23- HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RESCUED BY AIR ... EVEN MORE ... HAVE BEEN SAVED BY BOAT. RIGHT NOW ... CREWS ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA ... ARE PERFORMING RESCUE AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS. HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW RIGHT NOW. AT LEAST 85 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED ... IN BOTH FLORIDA AND NORTH CAROLINA. MANY AREAS ... ARE STILL COMPLETELY CUTOFF FROM HELP ... BECAUSE OF BROKEN BRIDGES AND ROADWAYS. ENTIRE COMMUNITIES ... ARE DECIMATED. AND ... NEARLY ONE MILLION ... ARE *STILL LEFT WITHOUT POWER. PRESIDENT BIDEN PLANS TO VISIT THE AREA WEDNESDAY ... TO SURVEY THE DAMAGE. ALL NEW THIS MORNING ... A GROUP FROM SOUTH CAROLINA ... IS HEADED SOUTH ... TO FLORIDA ... TO HELP THOSE WHO HAVE LOST *EVERYTHING ... DURING HURRICANE IAN. AND AS KYLIE JONES REPORTS ... IT WAS A - *PERSONAL CONNECTION ... THAT HELPED INSPIRE THE EFFORT. SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ... LEFT IN SHAMBLES. WITH THE DEATH TOLL RISING ... HURRICANE IAN LEAVES PEOPLE SIFTING THROUGH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. A BRIGHT LIGHT IN THE PATH OF DEVSTATION THOUGH ... COMING FROM GREENVILLE. CLIP 3394/HELEN HERBERT/CO-ORGANIZER 11:46:51 "THIS IS JUST A REALLY SMALL THING THAT WE CAN DO, AND EVEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEXT TO NOTHING HAVE BEEN COMNG AND BRINGING DONATIONS." 11:46:58 A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN GREENVILLE WORKED TO FILL THIS TRUCK WITH DONATIONS SUNDAY. JIM NORTON SAYS IAN REALLY HIT HOME. CLIP 3393/JIM NORTON/CO-ORGANIZER 11:32:49 "MY PARENTS LIVE DOWN IN ROTUNDA AND THEY COMMUNICATED THAT THEIR HOUSE WAS OKAY, BUT THERE' A LOT OF DESTRUCITON. THE NEXT STREET OVER IS COMPLETELY LEVELED. I WAS GOING OT GO DOWN THERE. I FIGURED, IF I'M GOING TO GO DOWN, I'LL HELP EVERYBODY." 11:42:56 NORTON SAYS THEY COLLECTED WATER ... CANNED FOOD ... PET FOOD ... BATTERIES ... DIAPERS ... ANY OTHER SUPPLIES TO HELP VICTIMS OF THE STORM GET THROUGH THEIR DAY TO DAY LIVES WHILE THEY CLEAN UP THE MESS. CLIP 3394/HELEN HERBERT/CO-ORGANIZER 11:47:45 "WE JUST KEEP SEEING ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THESE DEVASTATING CONDITIONS RIGHT NOW, AND THE FACT THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO HELP, IS JUST REALLY A GREAT THING." 11:47:55 HAPPENING IN JUST HOURS ... THE U-S SUPREME COURT IS SET TO BEGIN A NEW TERM ... FEATURING A BLACK WOMAN ON THE BENCH ... FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON ... WILL BE INVOLVED IN TODAY'S DISCUSSIONS. THIS TERM ... THEY'RE SET TO TALK ABOUT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ... VOTING RIGHTS ... FREE SPEECH ... AND GAY RIGHTS. HAPPENING RIGHT NOW ... A FLU CASE SPIKE CONCERN IN GEORGIA. GEORGIA IS ONE OF JUST - *THREE *AREAS ... IN THE RED THIS MORNING ... NOT EVEN IN THE HEIGHT OF FLU SEASON. OUR NIKIYA CARRERO IS LIVE AT THE CHATHAM COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ... WITH THE BIG PUSH TO KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHY ... THAT STARTS TODAY. NIKAYA GOOD MORNING. YEAH EMMA ... RIGHT NOW YOU CAN SEE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CLOSED ... BUT IN JUST HOURS ... YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET YOUR FLU VACCINE RIGHT HERE. STARTING TODAY ... YOU CAN GET A VACCINE AT SEVERAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN OUR AREA ... CHATHAM ... EFFINGHAM ... LIBERTY ... LONG OR MCINTOSH COUNTIES. YOU CAN CALL ... OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE ... TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT. AND THERE'LL BE SEVERAL DRIVE- THROUGH FLU VACCINATION EVENTS HAPPENING LATER THIS MONTH. WEDNESDAY THE 19TH ... FROM NINE TO TWO ... AT THE CIVIC CENTER. THURSDAY THE 20TH ... FROM NINE TO FIVE ... AT THE MCINTOSH COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. AND WEDNESDAY THE 26TH ... FROM NINE TO TWO ... AT THE GEORGIA TECH SAVANNAH CAMPUS. YOU DO *NOT NEED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THOSE EVENTS. WE'LL ALSO HAVE THOSE DATES AND TIMES AGAIN FOR YOU ... ON OUR WEBSITE WJCL DOT COM ... LATER THIS MORNING. EMMA? ALRIGHT NIKIYA ... LOTS OF GOOD INFORMATION THERE. RIGHT NOW OFFICIALS ACROSS GEORGIA ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A RISE IN FLU CASES. YEAH EMMA ... ACCORDING TO THE C-D-C ... WE'RE ONE OF JUST THREE AREAS IN THE RED. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MAP ... WHERE YOU CAN SEE GEORGIA ... TEXAS ... AND WASHINGTON D-C ARE SEEING WHAT THEY CALL "HIGH" ACTIVITY LEVELS. THE LAST TIME GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA WERE IN THE RED ... WAS JANUARY. ALRIGHT ... NIKIYA CARRERO ... LIVE FROM THE CHATHAM COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ... WHERE YOU CAN GET YOUR FLU SHOT STARTING AT 9 O'CLOCK. THANKS SO MUCH. HAPPENING RIGHT NOW ... THE URGENT SEARCH FOR A POSSIBLE *SERIAL *KILLER IN CALIFORNIA. AUTHORITIES SAY *FIVE - *MEN ... WERE ALL AMBUSHED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ... AND THERE'S PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ALL CRIME SCENES ARE LINKED TO *ONE *KILLER. HERE'S A LOOK AT A PHOTO OF A PERSON OF INTEREST. IT'S THE *ONLY CLUE INVESTIGATORS HAVE TO GO OFF OF. WE'RE TOLD MOST OF THE VICTIMS ARE HISPANIC MEN ... BETWEEN THE AGES OF 21 AND 54. THERE'S AN 85- THOUSAND-DOLLAR REWARD FOR INFORMATION. NATS YELLING :05 ALL NEW THIS MORNING ... WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THESE *TERRIFYING ... DEADLY MOMENTS ON A SOCCER FIELD IN INDONESIA. MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE WERE KILLED ... IN A STAMPEDE. IT'S NOW BEING NAMED ... ONE OF THE *DEADLIEST SPORTS DISASTERS ... - *EVER. THIS ALL HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND ... AFTER TWO ARCH- RIVALS WENT HEAD- TO-HEAD. YOU CAN SEE THE PLAYERS ... STARTED PUSHING EACH OTHER ... AND *TONS OF PEOPLE RUSHED THE FIELD. AFTER THE FINAL WHISTLE ... AUTHORITIES SAY THE FANS ... MAD THEY LOST ... - *STORMED THE FIELD ... AND THAT POLICE HAD TO FIRE TEAR GAS ... TO PUSH THEM BACK. THEY SAY THE CHAOS TRIGGERED A DEADLY STAMPEDE. THIS IS A DARK DAY FOR ALL INVOLVED IN FOOTBALL AND A TRAGEDY BEYOND COMPREHENSION. AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED AND 27 PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED ARE HURT. ALL NEW THIS MORNING ... AN INTERNATIONAL PRISONER SWAP. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAYS - *SEVEN AMERICANS ... DETAINED IN VENEZUELA FOR YEARS ... ARE SET TO RETURN HOME. FIVE OF THE SIX AMERICAN OIL EXECUTIVES WERE ARRESTED MORE THAN FOUR YEARS AGO. WE'RE TOLD THEY'LL BE REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILIES SOON ... AFTER BEING *WRONGFULLY DETAINED. SEN. MARCO RUBIO/ (R) FLORIDA: "THAT HAS NOW PUT A PRICE TAG ON AMERICANS. EVERY TIME YOU DO ONE OF THESE DEALS, AND I WANTED THOSE PEOPLE RELEASED AS MUCH AS ANYBODY, BUT EVERY TIME YOU DO THIS, NOW, OTHERS KNOW, I CAN TAKE AMERICANS, I CAN HOLD THEM UNTIL I NEED SOMETHING AS A BARGAINING CHIP." FLORIDA REPUBLICAN SENATOR MARCO RUBIO ... IS BLASTING BIDEN'S DECISION TO SWAP THE PRISONERS. THE VENEZUELA
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Evidence leads to capture of South Carolina man for stealing motorcycle, driving it into lake

A man is facing charges more than a month after authorities in South Carolina say he stole a motorcycle, led cops on a chase and then drove off a boat ramp into a lake.

Above video: Your Monday headlinesA man is facing charges after authorities say he drove a stolen motorcycle into Lake Hartwell.On August 17, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office asked for the public's help identifying a person who led deputies on a pursuit in the Timberlake One area near Townville. At the time, authorities said the person was driving a motorcycle that matched the body style of a motorcycle that was reported stolen in the same area the same week.During the pursuit, authorities said the driver accelerated the motorcycle, drove down the Timberlake Boat Ramp and into the water. The driver was not found, but deputies did recover evidence.Through that evidence, authorities say Shawn Lee Foote II, 23, was identified as the suspect and warrants were signed for his arrest. TRENDING STORIESNational Hurricane Center tracking 2 tropical systems that could soon develop in the AtlanticGeorgia Southern issues warning to students following on-campus armed robberyFour people displaced following kitchen fire in SavannahAccording to the arrest warrants, Foote possessed a 2007 Suzuki Bandit 1250cc Motorcycle, knowing that the motorcycle was stolen. The motorcycle was reported stolen by the owner on August 15 to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office.Foote is facing several charges, including possession of a stolen vehicle and malicious damage to property. Foote remains in jail on a combined $50,000 surety bond. He will be required to wear an electronic monitoring device, as a condition of bond, should he be released, authorities said.

Above video: Your Monday headlines

A man is facing charges after authorities say he drove a stolen motorcycle into Lake Hartwell.

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On August 17, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office asked for the public's help identifying a person who led deputies on a pursuit in the Timberlake One area near Townville.

At the time, authorities said the person was driving a motorcycle that matched the body style of a motorcycle that was reported stolen in the same area the same week.

During the pursuit, authorities said the driver accelerated the motorcycle, drove down the Timberlake Boat Ramp and into the water.

The driver was not found, but deputies did recover evidence.

Through that evidence, authorities say Shawn Lee Foote II, 23, was identified as the suspect and warrants were signed for his arrest.

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Oconee County Sheriff's Office

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According to the arrest warrants, Foote possessed a 2007 Suzuki Bandit 1250cc Motorcycle, knowing that the motorcycle was stolen.

The motorcycle was reported stolen by the owner on August 15 to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office.

Foote is facing several charges, including possession of a stolen vehicle and malicious damage to property.

Foote remains in jail on a combined $50,000 surety bond.

He will be required to wear an electronic monitoring device, as a condition of bond, should he be released, authorities said.