Three men have been arrested after multiple law enforcement agencies in central Mississippi were led on two high-speed pursuits in one day.
On Saturday at approximately 6 p.m., an officer with the Madison Police Department attempted to stop a silver 2006 Chevrolet Silverado. The vehicle was reported stolen out of Jackson. Once the officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop, the driver fled northbound at a high rate of speed.
The two occupants were said to have reached into the back seat and grabbed what appeared to be two assault-style rifles. The suspected vehicle then took the Sowell Road exit where Gluckstadt police and deputies with the Madison County Sheriff’s Department assisted with the pursuit.
After taking Sowell Road, the vehicle turned north onto Old Jackson Road where it entered the ditch area and made a U-turn, almost striking an officer, who was exiting his squad car. The vehicle then got back onto the roadway and made its way north onto Highway 51.
The suspect ultimately wrecked after losing control of the vehicle on Highway 51 just south of Nissan Parkway. The two occupants of the vehicle fled on foot, each reportedly having a rifle in their possession. After a brief foot chase, a suspect identified as 21-year-old JW Clayton III was taken into custody and one of the rifles was also located after the apprehension. Clayton was later booked in and charged with Receiving Stolen Property, felony fleeing, conspiracy to commit a crime, and possession of marijuana.
At approximately 7 p.m., dispatchers advised that they had just received a call from a passerby that they observed a Black male hop into a silver Honda Accord on Highway 51 just south of the first stop location. Gluckstadt police located the Accord and attempted to stop the vehicle which ultimately led to a second pursuit.
Chase number two led officers southbound on Interstate 55, entering the Madison city limits where a Madison police officer then led the pursuit into Jackson city limits where he lost sight of the vehicle After investigation, it was discovered that the driver of the Honda Accord was identified as 20-year-old Anthony Demetric Thomas, and the other occupant was identified as 20-year-old Tyler Devon Myles.
Thomas turned himself in to the Madison Police Department on Tuesday where he was booked and charged with felony fleeing, conspiracy to commit a crime, and accessory after the fact.
Myles was taken into custody at a residence in Jackson later Tuesday. The Honda Accord was located and recovered at the location. Myles was booked and charged with receiving stolen property, felony fleeing, conspiracy to commit a crime, and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.
