By Joe Johnson
An arrest has been made in connection with a drive-by shooting that occurred over the weekend in eastside Athens.
Santonieyo Cooper, 19. of Dowdy Road was arrested Sunday afternoon by the Georgia State Patrol during a manhunt by several law enforcement agencies in Madison County.
The shooting happened at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the 500 block of Nellie B Avenue.
The incident began as a dispute between two males that escalated to threats and then violence.
One of the males was a 19-year-old who targeted the other male’s home with gunfire from a vehicle.
No one was injured, according to police.
Local police later notified the Madison County Sheriff’s Office that the suspect was possibly in Comer.
During a search of the area, the GSP stopped the suspect’s car on Highway 172 and arrested him for traffic violations.
Authorities identified Cooper as the suspect.
The shooting continued to be investigated on Wednesday by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, which asked for anyone with information about the incident to contact Detective Johnson at Paul.Johnson@accgov.com or 762-400-7060.