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Carroll County Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol, and the McKenzie Police Department were involved in various pursuits over week.
A McKenzie man was arrested last Friday after he led authorities on a two-county chase after assaulting his girlfriend and her child in Huntingdon and then fleeing from authorities through Carroll and a portion of Gleason in Weakley County.
Da’lon Z. Boyd, 19, of McClure Street, McKenzie broke in his girlfriend’s house in Huntingdon, assaulted her and her child, and left the scene. He is under a $75,000 bond in Carroll County Jail.
He was arrested in McKenzie after troopers deployed spike strips that blew the suspect’s tires. The vehicle came to a stop on U.S.79/Highland Drive in front of Hospital Drive.
Carroll County Deputy Steven Scott was at the county fueling station on State Route 22 north of Huntingdon when he saw the vehicle pass. He fell in behind it, ran a check on the license plates, and activated his blue lights near Mayo Bottom. A southbound THP officer turned north and joined in the pursuit. Deputy Scott moved his car in front of Scott’s vehicle in an attempt to box him between the deputy’s and trooper’s cars. Boyd bumped Scott’s patrol car and avoided being blocked. He led officers into McKenzie, where McKenzie Police Department Sergeant Andy Weaver participated in the pursuit.
Boyd traveled through McKenzie on State Route 22, then to Gleason, where he turned onto Byrd Road and then Janes Mill Road before heading back toward McKenzie on S.R. 22. Deputy Scott attempted to box him in and keep Boyd on State Route 22. Boyd reached the intersection of State Route 22 and U.S. 79, where he exited onto U.S. 79 and head into the highway business district. A trooper deployed spike strips across the highway and deflated the tires. Boyd stopped his vehicle in front of Hospital Drive, where he was quickly arrested without incident.
According to a report by Sgt. Weaver, Boyd’s speed reached over 100 miles per hour.
Sheriff Dickson said Boyd faces charges by Huntingdon Police Department. Those are aggravated burglary, domestic assault, child abuse, and vandalism. The Sheriff’s Department charged him with felony evading arrest, driving on a revoked license, and aggravated assault – for striking the deputy’s car, and possession of Schedule VI drugs. He also had an AK47 rifle in his possession, but has not been charged in relation to the weapon.
Three other pursuits are as follows: