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Deputies arrest suspected drug dealer after manhunt

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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff's Department have caught a suspected drug dealer following a Tuesday afternoon manhunt.

A sheriff's department spokesperson says a deputy was attempting to arrest the suspect when a fight ensued.

The spokesperson adds that family members of the suspect then came out to the fight and one attempted to stab the deputy with a screwdriver. The suspect was then able to escape during the scuffle.

Three others have been arrested. It is unclear if the deputy was injured in the incident.

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