The chase ended with a three-vehicle wreck and the suspect assaulting at least one Tupelo police officer.
Benjamin Lawrence Mangrum, 37, of 5368 Hargrove Road, Franklin, Tennessee, was booked into the Lee County Jail April 14 at 4:19 p.m. and charged with assaulting a police officer, felony fleeing, possession of a Schedule I drug and two misdemeanor traffic offenses â a tint violation and reckless driving.
Police spokesman Capt. Chuck McDougald said members of the Tupelo Police Department Street Crimes Unit attempted to stop a gold Infinity sedan for a traffic infraction on North Gloster just after 4 p.m. on Wednesday. According to police, the suspect fled north on Gloster, then took McCullough Boulevard to get on Highway 45 South. The chase then headed west on Main Street.