A felon was arrested after he allegedly told officers he ran away and tried to jump a fence to avoid them because he had a firearm, the police department said.

On Sunday at around 1:40 p.m., officers observed a Toyota Prius making an unsafe left turn into a business driveway, nearly crashing with an oncoming vehicle in the area of Lewis Brown Drive and Broadway Street, according to authorities.

Police said as the vehicle came to stop, the driver immediately abandoned it and attempted to run away from officers.

Officials reported the suspect ran through a nearby commercial area and tried to jump a fence into the backyard of a nearby home, which was later determined to be his. However, police said the suspect lacked the dexterity to get over the fence and was then greeted by officers and

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