Man faces charges in two different counties after highway pursuit
CLAY/LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A man is facing charges in two counties after an attempted robbery at a chicken restaurant.
police responded to Chili’s on North Gloster Saturday, July 5, night after a confrontation led to gunfire.
Officers found shell casings, bullet fragments, and firearms. One person was seriously hurt and taken to North Mississippi Medical Center.
Police later arrested 23-year-old LaJeremy Hill of Okolona, charging him with three counts of shooting into a motor vehicle.
A judge ordered him held without bond.
West Point Police Department pursued him south on 45 alternate. And they do the right thing. And they called off the pursuit because they were approaching a work zone. I was able to get on the other side of the work zone and pursue him further into Lounge County, and was able to make contact with the sheriff of Lowndes County, who assisted there. And he actually, he, along with I, we’re the ones that were able to apprehend the subject,” said Clay Co. Chief Deputy Stephen Woodruff.
after the crash, officers found guns and cash in the vehicle.
