A woman reported a red Jeep matching the description of George Zinkhan III’s parked in a neighbor’s driveway in Bogart Saturday.

Becky Stonecipher said she saw the Jeep parked in Gail and Michael Harsh’s driveway between 2 and 3 p.m. Saturday, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

“We were here all day [Saturday] and we didn’t see any jeep and it certainly didn’t come down our driveway,” Michael Harsh told The Red & Black in a telephone interview Tuesday afternoon.

Stonecipher gave the tip to police Sunday morning and told the Atlanta Journal-Constituion Tuesday morning police had yet to investigate her sighting.

But the police eventually followed up.

“[Police] have been here and asked about it,” Harsh said. “But again, I don’t think there was a red Jeep around here.”

Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry wrote on the Athens Banner-Herald Web site: “We did examine this piece of property, as did ACCPD and FBI agents. There is no reason to suspect the fugitive is there. I figured this was the fastest way to let you know…”

Berry added: “The entire area has now been searched, no contact with the fugitive.
Sheriff Scott Berry”