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Police Chase Ends With Shots Fired, Man In Custody
March 16, 2016
A police chase north of Atmore ended with shots fired and Mississippi man in custody tonight.
An Escambia County (AL) Sheriff’s Office deputy stopped with a pickup truck that sitting along Highway 21 north of Fountain Prison to see if the driver needed assistance. After deputies determined the truck had been reported stolen in Mobile, the driver – later identified as Winston David Howell of Lucedale, MS — fled in the vehicle.
The deputy gave chase south toward Atmore. Upon reaching the city limits, the driver turned back north on Highway 21. He eventually turned onto Wayside Road, about five miles north of I-65, and ran off the the roadway a few hundred feet into an open field. The deputy fired at the truck in order to disable it, according to Chief Deputy Mile Lambert.
There were no injuries, and no one was struck by the gunfire.
Howell was taken into custody and charged with felony fleeing and eluding. He will also be charged on the outstanding motor vehicle theft warrant from Mobile, as well as outstanding warrants from Mississippi and additional local charges stemming from the chase. He was booked into the Escambia County (AL) Detention Center without bond.
Lambert said a weapon and drugs were found inside the pickup truck.
The Poarch Creek Police Department assisted in the incident.
Pictured above and bottom: A police chase ended with shots fired in this field north of Atmore Tuesday night. Pictured below: Winston David Howell of Lucedale, MS, was taken into custody at the scene. He is pictured being questioned by Escambia County (AL) Chief Deputy Mike Lambert. NorthEcambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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My husband had his Nissian truck stolen out of Mobile almost 10 years ago. Could be this one, the paint job looked better then.
Saw this truck a few day ago in Pensacola. I remember because I commented to my wife how it looked like someone had extended the short bed to make a long bed truck.