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Baton Rouge Police Department arrests man after vehicle pursuit leads to drug bust
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BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department announced on Saturday that it arrested a man on multiple drug charges after he allegedly fled from police.
Officers said a pursuit took place after a driver refused to stop following a traffic violation at Perkins Road and Park Boulevard.
During the pursuit, the driver allegedly struck a parked vehicle and a fire hydrant that left his car disabled, causing him to flee on foot before being detained.
Trevis Wetherspoon allegedly possessed crack cocaine, marijuana, oxycodone, alprazolam, liquid promethazine, and a firearm at the time of his arrest, according to the department.
Wetherspoon was arrested on multiple charges, including possession with intent to distribute, felon in possession of a firearm, aggravated criminal damage to property, and aggravated flight from an officer.
He was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
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