John Bradford Underwood Jr., who fled while Bradley County Sheriff’s deputies were investigating a burglary at 5776 South Lee Highway, is in custody. He is being held in the Bradley County Jail on a variety of charges including Aggravated Burglary.

On May 21 while the burglary was being investigated Underwood pulled away when deputies attempted to place him in handcuffs. He ran into a wooded area and eluded arrest during a two-hour search of the area. 

John Bradford Underwood Jr

In one of those investigations, Underwood and a co-defendant are accused of burglarizing the same residence twice within a time span of a few hours. Detectives in their preliminary investigation learned some property that was taken from the home in the first burglary was apparently returned the second time entry was made.

Deputies earlier that morning conducted a traffic stop on APD 40 and observed some of the stolen property in the vehicle. At that time the owner had not discovered the loss and he had not filed a police report. Subsequently, several of those items were returned to the home on J-Mack Circle.

Underwood, who is 18, has an address of 5774 South Lee Highway.