Capitol police arrest man after chase into Pearl

PEARL, Miss. ( WJTV ) – Capitol police arrested a man after a chase from Jackson into Pearl.

Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said officers observed a red Chevrolet Camaro traveling at an excessive rate of speed around 1:30 a.m. on January 31 near Pearl Street and Gallatin Street in Jackson.

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Officers tried to stop the vehicle, but Martin said the driver led officers on a chase into Pearl.

She said Pearl police assisted after the suspect’s car left the road near Childre Road and hit a tree.

The driver, who was identified as Zandarius Brooks, was arrested and charged with felony fleeing and eluding law enforcement.

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