Man arrested after Jasper Co. deputies say he led them on car, foot chase
Several Jasper County deputies had quite the wild ride Friday evening, the sheriff’s office reported on Facebook, after a man driving a Nissan Versa led them on a chase through Ridgeland.
Around 7:30 p.m., police said, deputies were conducting a routine license checkpoint on Bees Creek Road when a man, Ryan Warner, refused to stop, leading deputies to chase him around the town.
Jasper Co. Chief Deputy Jeff Crosby said the chase got up to 80 mph and involved “a good bit” of deputies.
Eventually, Crosby said, Warner hit a ditch at the corner of Smith’s Crossing and Wall Street and then ran. But he was soon apprehended and arrested on charges of possession of marijuana, failure to stop for blue lights, and larceny, the last of which he had outstanding warrants for in both Ridgeland and Beaufort.
No one was injured during or after the chase, police said.
Warner is being held at Jasper County Detention Center, jail officials said Saturday morning. Bond has not been set.
This story was originally published February 20, 2021 at 10:41 AM.
