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.
The chase ended with a wreck and the suspect assaulting at least one Tupelo police officer.
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 around 4:15 p.m. The car fled north on Gloster, then took McCullough Boulevard to get on Highway 45 South. The chase then headed west on Main Street.
The suspect vehicle collided with two uninvolved vehicles at the intersection of West Main and Rankin Boulevard before running off the road.
âThe adult male driver of the vehicle fled on foot but was quickly apprehended by officers,â McDougald said. âThat suspect did assault an officer by striking him in the face as they were attempting to apprehend him.â
Felonies
The following people were booked into the Lee County-Tupelo Adult Jail in connection with felony charges ending Wednesday at 11 a.m.
Tony Davis, 32, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriffâs Office, possession of methamphetamine, petit larceny.
James Blaylock, 48, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Mississippi Highway Patrol, possession of methamphetamine.
Mackie Keller, 62, of Pontotoc, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, possession of a Schedule II drug.
Jaderius Marion, 18, of Plantersville, was arrested by the Tupelo Police Department, possession of a Schedule I drug.
Thomas Jacob Scott, 33, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriffâs Office, possession of a Schedule II drug.
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