FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. — Authorities used pepper spray and beanbag rounds after multiple attempted PIT maneuvers to stop a driver who engaged several law enforcement agencies in a high-speed chase from Chattanooga to Fort Oglethorpe on Friday, according to arrest reports.
Those reports say the driver, Van William Atkins, stole the Ford F 150 truck from his friend on July 3. The friend told Chattanooga Police that Atkins had been driving him in the truck, and when he stepped out of sight of the vehicle and came back, Atkins had taken off.
Officers tried to call Atkins, who claimed the friend had let him borrow the vehicle. Atkins told officers he would return the truck in 10 minutes, but never showed…