JACKSON, Miss. ( WJTV ) – A Jackson police officer was injured after a suspect’s vehicle crashed into a patrol car.
Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said Capitol police were involved in a brief chase with the suspect on Tuesday, January 23.
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Martin said the driver ran a red light at the intersection of Rose Street and Robinson Street and struck a Jackson police officer’s patrol car.
The officer and the suspect both suffered minor injuries.
Martin identified the driver as Renard Kenvotae Austin, 21. During a search of his vehicle, officers said they found marijuana and a firearm.
Austin was charged with felony fleeing, aggravated assault on a police officer, and felony possession of controlled substances with firearm enhancement.
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