According to law enforcement officials, a 29-year-old man from Montgomery led Alabama troopers on a high-speed chase that began on Interstate 65 and continued onto Interstate 85. The pursuit eventually came to an end with the driver being caught and arrested.
According to an email statement from Sgt. Jeremy Burkett, the chase began on Monday evening around 6:50 p.m. when Rakeem Moncrief was signaled to pull over by an Alabama Law Enforcement Agency trooper on Interstate 65 near the 164-mile marker in Montgomery County. Moncrief was driving a Chevrolet Monte Carlo at the time.
According to Burkett, Moncrief was apprehended by troopers after a high-speed pursuit that covered the city of Montgomery as well as Interstates 65 and 85. The chase eventually came to an end on Vaughn Road near Deer Creek Way, where Moncrief was taken into custody.
Assisted by both the Montgomery Police Department and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, the pursuit and subsequent arrest were successfully carried out.
Moncrief was charged by officers for various offenses such as first-degree possession of marijuana, attempting to elude, tampering with evidence, criminal littering and reckless driving. Following the charges, he was placed under custody in the Montgomery jail with a bond of $13,500.
According to Burkett, there will be no further details released by the agency regarding the pursuit. This was stated in an email.
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