STARKVILLE — A Macon man led police on a foot chase through downtown Sunday after running from a traffic stop, a Starkville Police Department press release said.
Kendrick Smith, 19, was arrested and faces nine charges, including possession of a machine gun conversion device, two counts of escape, disorderly conduct, possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle, possession of alcoholic beverages by a minor, disregard for traffic device, no driver’s license and no insurance.
Officers made a traffic stop at about 8:30 a.m. Sunday on South Montgomery Street near University Drive. As officers were conducting a roadside investigation of a modified firearm, Smith, who was being held in a patrol vehicle, escaped and attempted to free another detainee from a separate vehicle before fleeing.
Officers pursued Smith on foot and apprehended him in the area a little more than a minute later, SPD Public Information Officer Sgt. Brandon Lovelady told The Dispatch. He was taken to Oktibbeha County Jail, where he remains. His bond has not been set.
McRae is a general assignment and education reporter for The Dispatch.
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