Two people are in custody following a pursuit that began in Lowndes County and ended in Alabama on Monday.
Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Marc Miley said the chase began around noon when officers in Columbus spotted a vehicle that had been reported stolen out of Gordo, Alabama. The vehicle refused to pull over and authorities pursued it down several county roads into the Ethelsville, Alabama, area, where it crashed shortly after the chase began, according to Miley.
Two people got out of the wrecked vehicle and attempted to flee. The passenger, a juvenile, was apprehended immediately, according to Tony Cooper, a lieutenant in the LCSD Investigations Division. Authorities declined to release the juvenile’s name.
The alleged driver, Austin Browell, was apprehended around 5 p.m. Monday, according to Cooper.
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