Officers from the Mount Vernon District Station received a License Plate Reader alert tied to a suspect wanted on multiple felony warrants at 1:39 p.m. in Hybla Valley, according to Fairfax County PD.
Police located the vehicle in the 8100 block of Richmond Highway and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver fled, prompting a pursuit. The Real Time Crime Center, Fairfax 1 helicopter, and Virginia State Police assisted as the chase continued into Alexandria.
Officers used a Precision Immobilization Technique maneuver to stop the vehicle on northbound I-495. As officers gave commands, the driver, identified as Rodney Johnson, 46, of Arlington, sprayed officers with bear spray, police said…