HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. – A Douglasville man was arrested last week after a high-speed chase on Interstate 20 led authorities to uncover a stolen firearm, drugs, and a missing child in his vehicle, according to the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office.
On April 22, around 3 p.m., members of the Joint Crime Suppression Operational Task Force—a collaborative unit between the Douglas and Haralson County sheriff’s offices—were conducting patrols along I-20 when they spotted a maroon sedan traveling at 92 mph in a 70 mph zone. The vehicle reportedly reached speeds of 101 mph while cutting off other drivers and following vehicles too closely.
Deputies Chad Sheriff and Jarrett Chandler initiated a traffic stop and identified the driver as 23-year-old Kyzeri Saconni Hardy of Douglasville. When Hardy stepped out of the vehicle, deputies reportedly smelled marijuana. Although Hardy refused consent to search the car, K-9 Sita alerted on both sides of the sedan during a free air sniff, prompting a search.
The search revealed:
A stolen firearm, reported by Atlanta Police.
About 6.9 ounces of suspected marijuana.
Two stolen driver’s licenses linked to recent vehicle break-ins in Douglas County.
A 12-year-old passenger who had been reported as a runaway and was in the custody of the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) out of Atlanta.
Fulton County DFCS was notified, and the juvenile was later transferred to Haralson County DFCS for coordination.
Hardy was arrested and charged with multiple felonies, including:
Theft by receiving stolen property (firearm)
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony
Possession of marijuana
Identity theft
Sheriff Stacy Williams praised the partnership between the Douglas and Haralson County sheriff’s offices, which formed the task force to target drug, gun, and human trafficking along the I-20 corridor.
The sheriff’s office has not disclosed any information about the 12-year-old found in the vehicle, and the relationship between the young teen and Hardy remains unknown.
