DALTON, Ga. — The man who was originally driving during a two-state chase that ended on I-75 in Dalton with his female companion being shot by law enforcement was sentenced to three years in prison and banished from the area in a plea deal. 

Parrish Smaely, 57, of Jonesboro, pleaded guilty to four of the 10 counts listed on his indictment before Judge Jim Wilbanks in Whitfield County Superior Court and was sentenced Tuesday. He pleaded guilty to one count of fleeing/attempting to elude an officer for felony, DUI, misdemeanor obstruction of officers and felony theft by receiving stolen property. In total, Smaely was sentenced to 10 years to serve with three in jail. Once he is released from jail, he is banished from the Conasauga Judicial Circuit, which is Whitfield and Murray counties. 

Smaely was indicted on four counts of fleeing to elude law enforcement officers, aggravated assault on a peace officer, obstruction of a law enforcement officer, DUI, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and theft by receiving stolen property.

He still faces charges in Tennessee relating to the chase and an alleged armed robbery on Aug. 22, 2018. 

Authorities in Bradley County, Tennessee, said Smaely and Clinique Jackson, 34, fled from police after shoplifting and threatening a store employee with a handgun. The chase went south on I-75 through Hamilton County in Tennessee before coming into Georgia in Catoosa County. A Georgia State Patrol trooper used a PIT (Pursuit Intervention Technique) maneuver to stop the car when they were in Whitfield County, and Smaely, the driver, got out and eventually surrendered. Jackson left in the car and was stopped by another PIT maneuver by a Whitfield County deputy near the Walnut Avenue exit.

Jackson got out of the car with a pair of handguns, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and pointed them at officers. The GBI said she was shot by officers from Hamilton County and the Tunnel Hill Police Department. Jackson survived.

According to the indictments, Smaely “intentionally” used the car he was driving to strike the patrol car of Trooper Stephen Capehart of the Georgia State Patrol and “physically” resisted arrest from Capehart.

Smaely was originally identified by the GBI as Parrish Smaey. Arrest records in DeKalb County list him as Parrish Smalley, while the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office lists him as Parrish Smaely with the aliases of Parrish Royal and Parrish Dillard. Cleveland police list him as Parrish Royal-Smalley.

Jackson, who is listed as homeless but is reportedly from Conyers, is still being held at the Whitfield County jail without bond.