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Car-prowl suspect arrested after back-yard chase prompts school lockdown

DAYTON–A 26-year-old Dayton man is in jail after leading Columbia County Sheriff's Office deputies on a circuitous chase through residential back yards Wednesday, September 7. The incident's proximity to the Dayton Schools campus prompted school officials to implement a "soft lockdown" while the subject was at large.

Michael J. Testerman, 36539 HWY 12, Dayton, was taken into custody by deputies wh...