JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police announced a man was arrested after a chase ended in a crash.

Bailey Martin, spokesperson for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MDPS), said officers received a call on Friday about an incident at the Dollar General on Woodrow Wilson Avenue. They said the suspect had been spotted by a security guard on the grounds of the Jackson Medical Mall.

The suspect fled the scene, passing a Capitol police officer in a gray Nissan Altima. Martin said the chase ensued west on Bowling Street and Northside Drive, before the suspect traveled east on Highway 49.

Officers discovered the vehicle had struck a structure near a sharp curve on Joe Coker Road before continuing south on Lanewood Drive in Hinds County. Martin said the suspect lost control of the ve

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