The driver in Monday morning’s high speed pursuit has been identified as Dillon Mitchell, a 28 year from Memphis Tennessee according to Craighead County Sheriff’s Office booking information.
Mitchell was arrested by the Arkansas State Police Troop C after a lengthy pursuit that began shortly after 9:00am on Monday.
Black Rock Police reported a black Ford Mustang traveling southbound on Hwy 63 toward Portia at a high rate of speed.
Before BRPD could get turned around on the suspect, he was out of sight.
Shortly after a suspicious vehicle matching the suspect vehicle was reported to be parked behind some grain bins in Portia.
BRPD was already in the area looking for the suspect vehicle and responded to the area of Lawrence 504 when the suspect vehicle fled the area nearly hitting the Black Rock officer head-on. The pursuit continued on Hwy 63 toward Hoxie.
Walnut Ridge Police, Hoxie Police, Lawrence County Sheriff’s Deputies and Arkansas State Police were all notified.
The suspect made a series of u-turns in an attempt to evade officers, again nearly running into an officer and placing other vehicles in harms way. The suspect was swerving in and out of traffic, passing in both the turn lane and into oncoming traffic.
The chase continued through Hoxie and toward Sedgwick with speeds reported at 130 mph.
At 9:29am the pursuit left Lawrence County and entered Craighead County. Arkansas State Police Troop C and Craighead County Sheriff’s Deputies were notified, ASP notified officers at 9:35am they were attempting to set up spike strips as the pursuit approached.
Moments later officers in the pursuit reported the suspect vehicle had wrecked out at the Washington Exit on I-555 in Jonesboro.
Dillon Mitchell was taken into custody by ASP Troop C and booked into the Craighead County Detention Center on charges of Felony Fleeing.