Fugitive caught after escaping agents stealing their car and gun Smith stole the agent's car along with their AR-15 rifle and led them on a high-speed chase ending in him crashing the car and running into the woods. Author: WWL Staff Updated: 7:56 PM CDT May 1, 2021 WALTHALL, Miss — A fugitive was captured Friday after a two-day search in Washington Parish and Walthall County, Mississippi. The search started on April 29 and ended April 30. Deputies with the Washington Parish Sheriff's Office took Rodney Wayne Smith, from Pearl River County, Mississippi, into custody after he escaped the bail bond agents that tried to arrest him at his home Thursday.