A man with more than a pound of marijuana in his car led officers on a chase about 7 p.m. Wednesday that started in Coweta County and ended near the weigh station on Interstate 85 north of LaGrange.

A Coweta sheriff’s deputy had tried to stop the Chevrolet Tahoe for traveling 80 mph, but the car accelerated.

Hogansville police and state troopers joined the chase, and the car swerved toward a Hogansville officer. A state trooper put out stop sticks to deflate the tires, but the suspect spotted them and crossed the median.

The Tahoe went the wrong way in the northbound lanes for a short distance before an officer used a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle, which traveled down an embankment. The suspect tried to run, but was arrested.

A Coweta patrol car caught fire, but it was put out with a portable fire extinguisher.

Anthony Marquise Carter, 31, of Clayton County was charged with fleeing and attempting to elude, aggravated assault on a police officer and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.

Man beaten, knocked unconscious

A man was knocked unconscious after being jumped by two men outside Wendy’s at 303 Vernon St.

Police said the man was waiting for a woman to pick him up from the restaurant about 4:45 p.m. Wednesday. As she pulled in, two men jumped out of another vehicle, ran to the man and began beating him. The two hit him several times before fleeing.

When police arrived, the man was unresponsive. Once he came to, he refused medical help and told them he had fallen to the ground, causing the knots on his head.

Students fight over girlfriend

Two Hope Academy students turned an argument over a girlfriend into a full-fledged fight about 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Police said the two males began arguing over the woman. One swung at the other and missed, and the 18-year-old swung back, striking the first youth.

A teacher broke up the altercation. The first youth told police that it started over the 18-year-old’s ex-girlfriend that he was now dating. The 18-year-old allegedly was cursing at the juvenile before the fight started.

The 18-year-old was charged with disorderly conduct, and a juvenile complaint form for disorderly conduct was completed for the other teen.

Damage

Someone struck a vehicle while turning left onto David Drive near Walmart at 803 New Franklin Road and fled, causing an unknown amount of damage.

Thefts, burglaries

— A Cub Cadet lawnmower and an Echo weed trimmer were stolen from a residence in the 700 block of Callaway Avenue. The items were valued at $2,300.

— A Blackberry Tour 9630 cell phone valued at $500 was taken from under a computer in LaGrange Memorial Library at 115 Alford St.

— Two Cobra radar detectors valued at $214 were stolen from the automotive section at Walmart.

— A thief stole utility service for a vacant house at 134 Foch St. by manipulating the power meter of a vacant house at 132 Foch St.

House entered

A LaGrange man said someone broke into a house he owns in the 800 block of Bass Cross Road for the second time in the past two weeks.

Errant golf balls

A resident of the 100 block of Abbottsford Road told sheriff’s deputies that a neighbor had been hitting her house and garage with golf balls.

- It is the policy of LaGrange Daily News to print the names of people charged with felonies.