>From today's Atlanta Journal -- *Vehicular homicide suspect flees hospital* Police are searching for a woman who fled from a Gainesville hospital after being charged with causing a deadly crash.
Dawn Satterfield, 46, of Gainesville, is wanted on nine warrants, including driving under the influence of drugs, vehicular homicide and escape, Georgia State Patrol spokesman Lt. Paul Cosper said Tuesday. . . . She fled from the crash, but later returned to the scene . . . Paramedics transported Satterfield to the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville at 2:30 a.m. Sunday. “We put a hold on her through hospital security,” Cosper said. But when police returned to the hospital to check on Satterfield, she wasn’t there, Cosper said. “She walked away from the hospital,” Cosper said. Hospital officials said Satterfield left the hospital at 4:50 a.m. - before she even received medical treatment. “She just left. She left against medical advice,” hospital spokeswoman Cathy Bowers said. Hospitals officials said the troopers did not complete the paperwork needed to place a hold on the patient. . . . *Man accused of stealing police car caught* Police on Tuesday night arrested a man accused of stealing a Duluth police squad car, and also have blamed him for taking an assault rifle. Thomas James Stephens slipped from his handcuffs and broke out of the squad car just over a week ago, police said. He took the patrol car while the arresting officer wasn't looking, and drove it to Memorial Drive in DeKalb County where he abandoned it, police said. . . . Along with theft charges for the squad car, Woodruff said Stephens also is likely to be charged with possession of a firearm by a felony for taking an assault rifle from the car. "He stole an AR-15 out of the car," Woodruff said. "It was locked down by a very secure lock, but he had plenty of time to beat on it. Any lock will give in time." The weapon was recovered the same day it was stolen, Woodruff said. Stephens originally was arrested on Aug. 31 for driving while intoxicated, police said. *Officer charged with DUI resigns from force* A Gwinnett County officer resigned Wednesday -- four days after being arrested for DUI. James Stoudenmire, 27, resigned in lieu of being terminated, Gwinnett Police spokesman Cpl. David Schiralli said. . . . Police said Stoudenmire was off-duty Saturday morning when he was involved in a traffic crash on Pleasant Hill Road near Interstate 85 after leaving Wild Bill's. . . . Stoudenmire's fellow officers responded to the crash and determined he was intoxicated, police said. Stoudenmire was arrested and taken to the Gwinnett jail on charges of DUI and following too close. He has since been released on a $1,557 bond . . .
