LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — A man died early Friday morning after being taken into custody by Lumpkin County deputies following a report of suspicious activity in a local parking lot, according to the sheriff’s office.
The incident began around May 16 when a call came in about a suspicious person in the Publix parking lot. Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded, but the man reportedly began driving erratically and fled toward the north end of the county.
Deputies later caught up with the driver, identified as Jacob Karl Wilkerson, 36, of Buford. Authorities said they were able to take him into custody shortly after the incident began…