Suspect steals AR police vehicle, chase shuts I-40, injures officer

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MARION, Ark. — A suspect from Memphis was identified and charged after he allegedly stole a Marion, Arkansas, police vehicle and took police on a chase that shut down Interstate 40 and ended with an officer injured Monday afternoon.

Joshua Earl Henry, 27, was charged with possession of a schedule I/II substance, possession of a sched. IV or sched. V controlled substance, fugitive from justice, fleeing, second-degree battery, escaping in the third degree, and theft of a vehicle ($25,000 or more).

Marion Police said the suspect, later identified as Henry, was handcuffed in front of his body and was questioned about drug charges, and while officers walked him to a police car to take him to the sheriff’s office, he broke free…

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