Louisiana Man Accused of Leading Police on High-Speed Chase

Officials with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office say they have arrested an Abbeville man after they found the man to be driving a stolen vehicle, and when they tried to stop the man, he led them on a high-speed chase, according to KNOE.

According to officials at the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office, they arrested 39-year-old Paul James Landry Jr. of Abbeville concerning their case.

Deputies say they found Landry to be driving a car that had been reported stolen from Union Parish, and when deputies tried to pull the man over for a traffic stop, they say he fled at a high rate of speed. While the chase continued for a bit, the vehicle eventually stopped, but with a bang.

Officials say while Landry was driving at that high rate of speed,d he ended up crashing the car at the intersection of Oliver and Loop roads in Monroe.

He was quickly taken into custody. Landry was booked into the Quachita Parish Correctional Center on the following charges:

Illegal Possession of Stolen Property

Hit-and-Run Driving

Driving without a Driver's License

Improper Lane Usage

Officials with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office said all of this unfolded on the morning of Saturday, February 1.

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