7:30
Authorities called the search off around 6:30 p.m.
According to Cpl Charles Bagsby with Mobile Police and Lori Myles with Mobile County Sheriff's Office, officers, deputies and troopers were searching for 22-year-old Christopher Shane Gordon.
Cpl. Bagsby says Gordon was spotted in a stolen white GMC pick-up truck around 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon.
Officers began chasing the vehicle from Industrial Road and Bellingrath Road behind Degusa.
Gordon ditched the vehicle near Carol Plantation Road and Williams Road.
Cpl. Bagsby says Gordon is being investigated for a number of motor vehicle thefts.
Sheriff's spokesperson Lori Myles says he faces 14 outstanding warrants through the Sheriff's Office.
Bagsby says the police department wants to remind people to keep their vehicles secure at all times, by removing keys from the ignition, locking the doors and rolling up windows when not in use.
BREAKING NEWS
Mobile Police, Mobile County Sheriff's Office and Alabama State Troopers are searching for a man in the area of Carol Plantation and Williams Roads.
Mobile Police spokesperson Cpl. Charles Bagsby said earlier this afternoon police officers spotted a stolen vehicle and gave chase. The man ditched the vehicle and ran into the woods.
A manhunt has been ongoing for several hours. Authorities say the man they are looking for has 14 outstanding warrants with the Mobile County Sheriff's Office.
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