Footprints lead to bizarre crawl space arrest at Marietta home

The Brief

  • Deputies arrested Jason Black after tracking footprints to a crawl space inside a Marietta home.
  • Body camera video shows a tense search amid concerns the suspect may have had access to weapons.
  • Black now faces an obstruction charge in addition to existing warrants and violations.

MARIETTA, Ga. A man wanted for violating a protection order is behind bars after Cobb County deputies found him hiding in a crawl space at a Marietta home. The sheriff’s office said deputies followed footprints to a hole in the garage ceiling, which led them to Jason Black.

What we know:

The sheriff’s office released body camera video of the arrest.

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