Man Arrested in Three-State Chase

Local law enforcement in Alabama and the Alabama Highway Patrol arrested the suspect wanted in connection with a Sunday morning multi-state pursuit that led to a Mississippi Highway Patrol unit being rammed several times.

Brandon Heath Anaya, 26, of Gadsden, AL, was taken into custody at approximately 8:20 p.m., Monday.

Anaya failed to stop for Selmer (TN) police Sunday at approximately 11 a.m. He fled from Tennessee, across US 72 in Mississippi and then into Alabama where he abandoned his vehicle and fled on foot. He faces felony charges in Tishomingo County for Aggravated Assault on an officer with a deadly weapon (using his vehicle as a deadly weapon) and Felony Fleeing.

Anaya faces misdemeanor traffic violations in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama. He was also charged with misdemeanor drug possession.

He was taken into custody in Colbert County, Alabama.

He has an extensive arrest record dating back more than three years for everything from traffic violations to drug and theft-related charges in Decatur.

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigations is investigating the case in Mississippi.