Posted by Staff Reports | Sep 2, 2026 | Alabama News, Cherokee News, Floyd News, Top Local News | 0 | A Georgia man wanted on multiple warrants was arrested after authorities say he fled from deputies and jumped into the water at a Weiss Lake campground in Alabama. Deputies responded this week to a campground in the Wildwood Cove area near County Road 182 while attempting to serve an outstanding warrant from the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia. Authorities located 33-year-old Eric Carl Virta of Cartersville, Georgia. When deputies attempted to take him into custody, Virta allegedly ran from them and entered the water. According to authorities, Virta crossed the water and made his way into the Kirk’s Grove/Mud Creek area. Deputies then moved to the area and began searching for the suspect. The search lasted more than an hour before Virta was found hiding in a swampy area near Mud Creek. Deputies took Virta into custody without further incident. No injuries were reported. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Marine Patrol assisted by transporting Virta and the responding deputies back across the water by boat. Virta was wanted in Floyd County, Georgia, on a probation violation involving charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and terroristic threats and acts. He also faces charges in Cherokee County, Georgia, for fugitive from justice and attempting to elude. Authorities credited ALEA, the…
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