Posted 11/30/22


Two fugitives accused of stealing an SUV in Tennessee were arrested after an early morning car chase in Dothan, Alabama.

Dothan Police were informed of a Be-On-The-Look-Out alert put out by the Maury County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee about two suspects accused of stealing a Dodge Durango.

The suspects, Chris Edward Mathews of Columbia, and Tracy Leanne Rhudy of Williamsport, were both said to be possibly traveling through the Dothan area.

Tuesday morning, an officer recognized the SUV, and after attempting to perform a traffic stop, the car began to drive away, and a chase ensued. After driving a short distance the SUV came to a stop near a home, and the suspects got out of the vehicle and tried to run away on foot. They were caught by police.

Mathews and Rhudy were both arrested and drugs were found on both of them.

Mathews has been charged with receiving a stolen vehicle, Methamphetamine possession, arrest of a fugitive from justice, and attempting to elude.

Rhudy has been charged with receiving a stolen vehicle, cocaine possession, arrest of a fugitive from justice, and attempting to elude.