Suspect arrested after high-speed chase ends in Columbus
A man has been arrested following a high-speed pursuit that ended Thursday night in Columbus.
According to Muscogee County Jail records, Michael Fredrepe Jackson was arrested by the Columbus Police Department on August 6 following the pursuit.
Jackson was booked into the jail at 11:58 p.m. Thursday.
He faces the following charges:
Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer
Reckless driving
Driving while license suspended or revoked
Improper passing of an emergency, towing or highway vehicle
Obstructing traffic/right of way
The pursuit came into Columbus from a neighboring law enforcement agency before Columbus police took over the chase.
CNAW2News previously reported that the pursuit traveled through several areas, including the interstate, Cusseta Road, Brown Avenue and Wynnton Road.
The pursuit came to an end around 9 p.m. Thursday on Wynnton Road between 13th Avenue and Wynnton Court, where law enforcement performed a PIT maneuver.
Columbus police crime scene investigators responded to the area and photographed the scene. A green vehicle was also observed in the woodline along Wynnton Road.
CNAW2News sources previously indicated the pursuit involved a suspect wanted in connection with an aggravated assault of an officer charge from another county.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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