Published: January 18, 2019

THE TRIAL FOR A LIMESTONE COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTED MURDER, KIDNAPPING, CAR JACKING, CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND OTHERS CHARGES WILL BE TRIED IN THE COMING WEEKS.  MEDIA SOURCES REPORT, CASEY COLE WHITE, 35, OF ATHENS, WAS ARRESTED ON THE CHARGES FOLLOWING A DEC. 2, 2015, CRIME SPREE AND CHASE FROM GILES COUNTY, TENNESSEE, SOUTH TO LIMESTONE COUNTY.  THE INCIDENT STARTED AT THE WELCOME CENTER ON INTERSTATE 65 AFTER WHICH THE GILES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT RECEIVED MULTIPLE CALLS ABOUT SHOTS BEING FIRED AT THE CENTER.  WHITE IS ACCUSED OF APPROACHING A FEMALE FROM CARLISLE, KENTUCKY AND ATTEMPTED ENTRY INTO HER VEHICLE.  AFTER BEING UNSUCCESSFUL, HE ALLEGEDLY FIRED NUMEROUS ROUNDS INTO THE CAR STRIKING THE VICTIM MULTIPLE TIMES.  WHITE THEN JUMPED INTO A SEMI-TRUCK HOLDING THE GUN AND ATTEMPTED TO GET THE DRIVER TO DRIVE HIM SOMEWHERE.  THE DRIVER RETREATED TO THE TRUCK'S SLEEPER COMPARTMENT.  WHITE LEFT THE SCENE AND INVESTIGATORS WERE NOTIFIED THAT HE HAD CARJACKED A LINCOLN M-K-Z AT A PILOT STATION AND DITCHED A BLACK FORD EXPLORER STOLEN EARLIER IN THE DAY IN LIMESTONE COUNTY.  WHITE SURRENDERED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AFTER A LENGTHY STAND OFF.  HE IS DUE IN COURT ON FEBRUARY 4TH.