West Memphis teen arrested after high-speed chase across city streets

A West Memphis teenager is behind bars after leading police on a high-speed chase that spanned city streets in Memphis and West Memphis.

It all started Monday morning when Memphis Police began tracking a stolen Hyundai Genesis that had crossed into West Memphis. Officers from the West Memphis Police Department and Arkansas State Police joined in the pursuit.

The chase ended near 7th and Barton streets, where the vehicle crashed. The driver, 18-year-old Rodarious Terrell Johnson, briefly tried to flee but was stopped after a Tactical Vehicle Intervention. Authorities recovered a firearm from the car…

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