Two Starkville residents were charged with auto burglary after a single-vehicle accident ended a police pursuit Thursday.
Police arrested 25-year-old Lemichael Niwan Reed and charged him with felony fleeing and auto burglary after the car he allegedly was driving spun out of control and crashed into a 911 Shopping Center utility pole.
An on-scene Starkville Police Department official said Reed allegedly fled the car after the wreck and was detained a short distance from the crash site.
The pole fell on top of at least two other vehicles parked at the retail center.
Other warrants for resisting arrest, disorderly conduct/failure to obey, violating probation, malicious mischief, shoplifting and open container were served against Reed, a SPD release states.
Police also charged 25-year-old Alexis Brooks Reed with auto burglary. He was detained in the Walmart parking lot a short distance from the crash scene.
Both suspects, the release states, were in possession of stolen property from a robbery reported earlier.
Officers began looking for two suspects after a break-in was reported at the Highway 182 Dollar General location. The suspects and the vehicle in which they were traveling were located in the Walmart parking lot adjacent to Highway 12 about 1:30 p.m., the release states.
Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver evaded law enforcement agents.
An on-scene officer said the vehicle exited the Walmart parking lot at a high rate of speed. Rain could have also been a factor in the wreck.
Both suspects’ bonds will be set at a future date.
Carl Smith covers Starkville and Oktibbeha County for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter @StarkDispatch
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