Georgia police arrest man wanted for child porn, sexual assault following high-speed pursuit

A man wanted for child pornography and sexual assault was arrested in Georgia after leading police on a high-speed chase, according to officials.

Ronald D. Sever of South Carolina was driving Thursday at more than 90 miles per hour on Interstate 59 attempting to flee from law enforcement, the Dade County Sheriff's Office wrote on Facebook. He was driving away from officers in Alabama and crossed state lines into Georgia, where additional law enforcement was waiting for him.

The Trenton Police Department assisted in the pursuit and placed spike strips near along the highway, but the strips did not stop Sever.

He then exited the interstate where Dade County deputies were waiting for him. He intentionally rammed his vehicle into police cars as he kept driving.

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Sever continued driving and turned into a gas station parking lot while still attempting to evade law enforcement. Patrol cars then surrounded his vehicle in the parking, and he was taken into custody.

Deputies discovered that Sever had an active felony warrant with full extradition out of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The warrant was for a probation violation, and the original charges were in connection with producing child pornography, failing to follow Virginia's sex offender laws and sexually assaulting two girls.

The Dade County Sheriff's Office charged Sever with felony fleeing/attempting to elude, aggravated assault on a police officer, speeding, reckless driving, failure to obey a stop sign and driving while his license is suspended.

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He is also being held on the warrant out of Virginia Beach and the Fort Payne Police Department in Alabama will also have charges or warrants.

"We work with our neighboring Alabama and Tennessee law enforcement almost daily, and we are very fortunate to have such a great working relationship with each of those agencies," Dade County Sheriff Ray Cross wrote in a statement shared on Facebook. "We constantly work together to get drugs, dangerous offenders, and thieves out of our communities, and we will not stop until every last one of them is in jail!"

2023 Oscars complete winners list

"Everything Everywhere All at Once" won best picture at the 2023 Oscars held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

Harrison Ford presented the final award of the night.

Brendan Fraser took home the best actor award for his performance in "The Whale." Fraser teared up while accepting his award and explained that he was grateful to be thrown the "creative lifeline" that was "The Whale."

Michelle Yeoh won best actress for "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

"Dreams do come true," she said while accepting her award before adding, "Ladies, don't let anyone ever tell you, you are past your prime."

Jamie Lee Curtis won her first ever Oscar for her role in "Everything Everywhere All at Once." She thanked her family and the supporters of her "genre movies" as she teared up on-stage.

"I just won an Oscar," she said.

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Best picture: 

Best actor: Brendan Fraser, "The Whale."

Best actress: Michelle Yeoh, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"

Best supporting actor: Ke Huy Quan, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"

Best supporting actress: Jamie Lee Curtis, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"

Best animated feature: "Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio"

International feature film: "All Quiet on the Western Front" (Germany)

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Documentary feature: "Navalny"

Live action short: "An Irish Goodbye"

Cinematography: James Friend, "All Quiet on the Western Front"

Makeup and hairstyling: "The Whale"

Costume design: "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"

Documentary short: "The Elephant Whisperers"

Animated short: "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse"

Production design: "All Quiet on the Western Front"

Music (original score): Volker Bertelmann, "All Quiet on the Western Front"

Visual Effects: "Avatar: The Way of Water"

Original screenplay: "Everything Everywhere All at Once"

Adapted screenplay: "Women Talking"

Sound: "Top Gun: Maverick"

The Associated Press contributed to this report.