A Byhalia man is facing a long list of charges after fleeing from deputies during a traffic stop, leading to a multi-county pursuit and the discovery of drugs and a stolen vehicle.
According to the Pontotoc County Sheriff’s Department, 41-year-old Billy Jack Walker was arrested on the night of Friday, July 25, and charged with multiple felonies, including Felony Fleeing, Possession of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine, and Possession of Stolen Property.
The incident began when a patrol deputy encountered a suspicious vehicle stopped in the middle of Cooper’s Crossing Road with its lights off. As the deputy approached, Walker reportedly jumped into the passenger seat of another vehicle that had pulled up beside his own. When the deputy attempted a traffic stop, the second vehicle fled at a high rate of speed…