WHITE OAK, Texas ( KETK ) – The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office said that a man was arrested on Saturday following a pursuit that started in Louisiana.
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A white Dodge Charger was originally being pursued by the Louisiana State Police before it crossed into Texas. The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office was called to assist Waskom PD with pursuing the vehicle, according to a press release.
The Texas Highway Patrol joined in the pursuit which then headed into Marshall where the Charger eventually began to lose parts of one of it’s tires. The pursuit passed through Longview and ended when the Charger crashed into a White Oak oil change business.
The alleged driver, Salefu Amadou Sangaray, 38 of Lancaster, Texas, was then reportedly arrested after a short foot chase. According to the sheriff’s office, marijuana was found on Sangaray and a reportedly stolen Glock pistol, an AK-47 rifle and oxycodone were found in the Charger.