By PoliceOne Staff
STILLWATER, Okla. — A suspect evading arrest crashed into a police unit during a pursuit through several neighborhoods.
Police were monitoring a suspected drug house Friday when they saw Jason Jermaine Gray, 37, leave the home, KOKH reported. Officers attempted to stop him for a traffic violation when he fled.
Gray led police on a nearly seven-minute pursuit through multiple neighborhood streets, driving through a yard to avoid a roadblock and striking a police vehicle. No one was injured in the collision.
He eventually comes to a stop in a front yard where he continued to resist officers who were attempting to handcuff him.
Gray was detained and charged with attempting to elude, running a roadblock, resisting arrest and driving under suspension.
Pursuit (STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA / 07-24-2017) — On Friday July 21, 2017, just before 5:00pm Stillwater Police became involved in a short pursuit that ended in the 700 block W. 10th. The driver of the pursued vehicle was 37 year old Stillwater resident Jason Jermaine Gray. Officers in the Special Projects Unit had been doing surveillance on a suspected drug house when they observed Gray leave the residence in a GMC Terrain. The officers followed Gray and attempted to stop him for a traffic violation. Gray ran from the officers leading them on a 6-1/2 minutes chase. During the pursuit Gray ran a roadblock cutting through a yard and collided with a police vehicle in the 900 blk S. West St. He continued fleeing and eventually stopped in a yard in the 700 blk W. 10th Ave. Gray resisted officers as they were attempting to handcuff him during the arrest. Gray was arrested for attempting to elude, running a roadblock, resisting arrest and driving under suspension. The case will forwarded to the Payne County District Attorney’s office for their consideration in filing charges. -30- Cpt. Kyle Gibbs PolicePIO@stillwater.org 405.372.4171 2017-21317
Posted by Stillwater Police Department on Monday, July 24, 2017