Four suspects are in custody after a shoplifting incident at a Madison, Mississippi business escalated into a police chase on Friday evening.
According to the Madison Police Department (MPD), the incident occurred just before 6 p.m. when Dicks Sporting Goods reported two males and two females suspected of shoplifting. As officers responded, they were alerted that a store clerk had been assaulted during a brief confrontation with the suspects.
The suspects then fled the scene in a white Dodge Charger with an Indiana license plate. A Madison officer later spotted the vehicle on Cotton Hill and initiated a traffic stop. However, the suspects refused to pull over, leading to a pursuit. The vehicle turned onto Colony Park and continued northbound on Interstate 55…