Prison tracking beagles and Limestone County sheriff’s officials were busy hunting for a Limestone County man Thursday evening after he ran from deputies who had tried to arrest him on felony warrants, an official said.

In his path, the suspect left narcotics, a phone and a handgun.

Deputy Stephen Young, public information officer for the Sheriff’s Office, said deputies and tracking dogs from Limestone Correctional Facility, the state prison off Nick Davis Road, were still hunting for Jason Clay Mace, 25, of Elkmont, about 5 p.m. in the area around Harris Loop, just northwest of Athens.

“Deputies have recovered narcotics, a cellphone and a pistol during the track,” Young said.