An Alabama man will face gun charges after he tried to elude authorities in Fulton County.

Fulton County deputies on Wednesday were dispatched to the area of the 4300 N block of SR 25 for a report of suspicious vehicle. The complainant further advised they heard several gunshots and provided a vehicle description as the vehicle left southbound on SR 25.

K-9 Deputy James Dulin observed the suspect’s vehicle north of Rochester and attempted to stop it. The driver of the vehicle, later identified as Keon Driver, 20, of  Sylacauga, Alabama, refused to stop and led the deputy on a short chase.  Driver turned into the parking lot of the Mill Creek Church, exited the vehicle with what appeared to be a handgun and fled on foot. With the assistance of Deputy Dulin’s K-9 partner, other Fulton County deputies, and the Rochester Police Department, Driver was taken into custody without further incident.

A handgun was later recovered in the area in which Driver ran. The handgun was a Glock 19 which had been modified with a “Glock Switch.” The Glock Switch converts the handgun into a fully automatic weapon.

Driver was lodged in the Fulton County Jail and charged with possession of a machine gun without a license (Level 5), operating a machine gun without a license (Level 4), resisting law enforcement with a motor vehicle (Level 6), resisting law enforcement without a vehicle (A Misdemeanor), and criminal recklessness (A Misdemeanor). He is currently being held on bond.

“This incident is an example of the extreme dangers our deputies face yet continue to be pursuant in their duty to protect. This is two nights in a row a violent individual in our community attempted to evade law enforcement and both individuals were taken into custody without incident. I commend our deputies in their service to our citizens and county,” stated Sheriff Travis Heishman.