WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The man arrested after an all-day manhunt in the Oak Grove area of Washington County, Tennessee on Wednesday faces a dozen criminal charges.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) announced on Thursday that Michael Vernon Edwards, 39, is being held without bond due to a violation of parole charge.

Edwards was taken into custody by deputies and U.S. Marshals shortly after 5 p.m. in a field off Highway 36 on Wednesday. Before that, multiple agencies conducted a manhunt to find him.

According to the WCSO, Edwards stole a sheriff's office patrol car after being placed in the back of it. He allegedly crashed it on Cora Lane and ran from the scene, prompting the manhunt.

After he was found, Edwards was transported to the Washington County Detention Ce

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