Two people arrested after a high-speed chase in Lowndes Co.
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Lowndes County deputies made two arrests after a high-speed chase.
The pursuit started Tuesday afternoon, July 1, in east Columbus, near Alabama Street.
Lowndes County Sheriff Eddie Hawkins said a confidential informant alerted the agency’s STING Agents about a car possibly carrying drugs.
Deputies pulled the vehicle over, and as they walked up, the driver, 35-year-old Daryl Harrison, reportedly drove away.
The vehicle stopped on Maxwell Lane. Harrison got out of the vehicle and ran. A K9 helped keep Harrison until the deputies arrived to put him in handcuffs.
Harrison was charged with trafficking a controlled substance.
33-year-old Courtney Brooks was arrested for outstanding warrants. She was a passenger.
Cash, Marijuana, and THC edibles were found in the car.
Deputies released a seven-year-old who was also in the vehicle to a family member.
More charges are possible.
