Unexpectedly, Evans sped away from the scene, kicking off a vehicle pursuit. Evans' Jeep had no doors on it, and his prosthetic leg was hanging out the side of the vehicle as he fled.
Other deputies responded to the chase and unsuccessfully tried to use a PIT maneuver to stop the fleeing vehicle. The pursuit finally ended when Evans at a grocery store parking lot.
At that point, Evans exited his vehicle and drew a weapon on a deputy. The sergeant who made the initial stop opened fire, and Evans was fatally shot.
In his review of the incident, Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney T. Wright Barksdale determined that the shooting was justified and that he would not charge the deputy or send the case to a grand jury.
