One in custody following vehicle and foot pursuit

A man is in custody following a late Tuesday morning incident involving both a vehicle pursuit and a foot pursuit. It happened shortly before 11:00 on the south end of Jasper. According to Jasper Police Chief Gerald Hall, it began with a routine traffic stop of an older model Cadillac sedan on Bulldog Avenue in front of Rayburn Healthcare & Rehab. Hall said the driver then fled from the officer and after going through a parking lot he left the car sitting sideways in traffic on Highway 96 at Bulldog Avenue and fled on foot. Witnesses said the suspect nearly collided with traffic on Highway 96. Hall said the officer was able to quickly catch up to him, but he then had to wrestle the suspect and ultimately laze him to get him into custody. The name of the man has not been released pending formal charges at arraignment.