High-speed chase ends with arrest of kidnapping suspect in Chattanooga

Police motorcycles and a police car are seen before a press conference at the Police Services Center on Wednesday, Mar. 9, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Chattanooga police announced Wednesday that they will institute a Special Traffic Operations Plan (STOP) to address the increase of incapacitating and fatal wrecks city-wide. Police motorcycles and a police car are seen before a press conference at the Police Services Center on Wednesday, Mar. 9, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Chattanooga police announced Wednesday that they will institute a Special Traffic Operations Plan (STOP) to address the increase of incapacitating and fatal wrecks city-wide.

By Staff Report April 7, 2016 2 min read

It was a busy Thursday morning for multiple agencies involved in the capture of a fugitive from Walker County and the rescue of a kidnapped victim.

At around 5:00 a.m., the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) was asked to assist the Walker County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) in the apprehension of a suspect wanted for kidnapping among other charges. The suspect was reported to be in the Hamilton County area along with his female kidnapping victim.

The U.S Marshall’s Office and the Chattanooga Police Department also assisted in finding the suspect, who was located in a truck with the kidnapped victim.

Law enforcement officials approached the vehicle, when the suspect sped off with authorities in hot pursuit in a high-speed chase that ended with the suspect’s vehicle wrecked at 2330 Hickory Valley Road.

During the chase, at St. Michael’s Church, a HCSO and a Chattanooga Police Department SUV crashed, but both officers are OK.