WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. – Two Tennessee men are facing felony charges after Arkansas State Police said they were arrested in West Memphis following a police chase in a stolen car.
According to ASP troopers, a pursuit began Saturday night after witnesses reported that a vehicle was recklessly driving at the Broadway Boulevard and Martin Luther King Drive intersection. Special agents said that the driver was speeding over 100 mph.
ASP officials said the chase continued on Interstate 55 South Service Road onto the North Service Road before attempting to flee into an area of the interstate with heavy traffic.
State troopers said they were able to conduct a tactical vehicle intervention to end the pursuit, leading the suspects to run through a nearby field.
State troopers said 23-year-olds Kylan Cunningham and Tre’Von Burnett were arrested and taken to the Crittenden County Detention Center.