Repo Attempt Sparks 100-MPH Chase (VIDEO)

A routine vehicle repossession attempt in DeKalb County, Georgia, quickly turned into a high-speed pursuit involving multiple law-enforcement agencies after a bail agent requested police assistance.

According to WSB-TV Channel 2, the incident began around 6:37 p.m. September 29 near Flat Shoals Parkway. A bail agent attempting to repossess a vehicle in a nearby parking lot contacted police and reported that someone inside the vehicle had active warrants out of Tennessee. Officers later located the vehicle outside a Kroger and attempted to conduct a traffic stop. The driver refused to stop, and the situation escalated from there.

The pursuit traveled through several jurisdictions, including DeKalb and Henry counties, Atlanta and eventually Douglas County. Atlanta police joined the pursuit after the vehicle entered I-20 westbound, with speeds reportedly reaching approximately 100 mph.

Dash-camera footage obtained by Channel 2 shows Atlanta officers repeatedly evaluating traffic conditions and looking for an opportunity to safely end the pursuit. Officers were heard discussing whether there was enough room to perform a PIT maneuver without putting other motorists at unnecessary risk.

Atlanta Police Sgt. Andrew Fincher and Officer Jazmine Rivera, members of the department’s Auto Crimes Enforcement Unit, were among the officers involved. Fincher told Channel 2 that the objective was not simply to pursue the vehicle at high speed, but to bring the situation to an end while protecting the public.

The first PIT attempt spun the Chevrolet Malibu around, but the driver recovered and continued fleeing. Officers reported that the driver was weaving through traffic and brake-checking pursuing vehicles.

Eventually, Fincher spotted another opening.

With traffic moving and the opportunity presenting itself, he performed another PIT maneuver, striking the rear of the Malibu and spinning it to a stop in Douglas County. Officers surrounded the vehicle and arrested both occupants. No injuries or civilian property damage were reported during the DeKalb County portion of the pursuit.

Police identified the occupants as Rickora Walker and Joshua Brownlee. Nashville authorities said Walker was wanted in connection with several Tennessee cases, including an attempted second-degree murder indictment stemming from a November 2025 shooting outside the A.A. Birch Building courthouse in downtown Nashville.

Brownlee was also wanted on a Tennessee theft-of-services warrant. Investigators said he and Walker had allegedly used hotel rewards accounts belonging to other people to obtain hotel rooms in Tennessee. Police said the hotel reported losses of approximately $935.77.

For the recovery industry, however, the most notable detail may be how the incident began.

The original call was not a traffic stop, criminal investigation or random encounter. It began with a bail agent attempting to recover a vehicle and asking law enforcement for assistance after discovering that the people associated with the vehicle were wanted.

What started as a vehicle recovery quickly became a 100-mph pursuit across multiple metro Atlanta jurisdictions.

It is another reminder that what may look like a routine recovery from the outside can change in a matter of seconds when the people involved have outstanding warrants or other criminal issues.

And, in this case, the repo attempt was only the beginning.