Suspect identified in police chase across Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - One person is in custody after a police chase across the city on Monday morning, June 17.
Jason Simon, 39, is charged with theft of a motor vehicle, aggravated flight from an officer and resisting an officer.
According to police, law enforcement was called as Simon was test driving a vehicle and looked suspicious. When police arrived, Simon reportedly sped off in the vehicle.
The pursuit started in north Baton Rouge and went down Government Street before coming to a stop at the KFC parking lot on Perkins Road near Bluebonnet Boulevard.
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No details about what started the pursuit have been released.
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