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Sheriff’s Department Involved in Four Pursuits

Da’Lon Boyd was arrested in McKenzie after a high-speed chase by multiple agencies on Friday. He was arrested on aggravated assault, child abuse, felony evading arrest, driving on revoked, and possession of Schedule VI drugs.
Da’Lon Boyd was arrested in McKenzie after a high-speed chase by multiple agencies on Friday. He was arrested on aggravated assault, child abuse, felony evading arrest, driving on revoked, and possession of Schedule VI drugs.
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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:

High Speed Pursuit
•A Henry County man was arrested June 3 following a high-speed police chase in Carroll County.
Craig A. Shank, 35, of Puryear was charged with felony evading arrest. According to the report by Deputy Michael Sevarns, troopers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol advised dispatch that they were in a high speed pursuit of a black jeep towing a trailer coming from Benton County on Rowland Mill Road. Sevarns joined the pursuit as the jeep turned onto Maytown Road toward Huntingdon. Officers with the THP discontinued their pursuit at the Huntingdon City limits, but Sevarns continued chasing the Jeep as it turned onto the bypass and then onto Highway 22 heading toward Clarksburg, reaching speeds of up to 102 m.p.h. At one point, the jeep pulled off the highway, and the driver, identified as Shank, got out of the vehicle and ran toward a residence. While chasing Shank on foot, Sevarns fired a taser gun, subdued Shank, and took him into custody.
High Speed Pursuit
•Authorities are looking for a Madison County man who led officers on a high speed chase on May 25.
Christopher B. Cutting, 31, of Jackson faces charges of felony evading arrest and driving on a revoked/suspended license. According to the report by Deputy Michael Sevarns, he responded to Highway 114 in Hollow Rock to assist another officer on a traffic stop when it turned into a high speed pursuit of a Buick Lacrosse, which continued from Hollow Rock to Huntingdon on Highway 70, then on Highway 22 to McKenzie, reaching speeds of up to 128 mph. McKenzie police officers joined the chase, but officers discontinued their pursuit two to four miles into Weakley County. Then on May 26, a person identifying himself as Cutting called the Sheriff’s Department and said he was the suspect involved in the high speed chase. During investigations, officers found and spoke with the registered owner of the vehicle, who told officers that Cutting was in the process of purchasing the vehicle and that Cutting was in possession of the car on the night of the pursuit.
Felony Evading
•Warrants have been issued for the arrest of a Huntingdon man who allegedly fled from a deputy during an attempted traffic stop on June 2.
James Robert Tummins, 38, of 450 Blue Bird Lane is facing charges of felony evading, reckless driving, and driving on a revoked license. According to the report by Deputy Michael Smith, he observed a 2005 Ford Taurus while patrolling on Humphreys Road, and when he did a check on the tag numbers, he was advised that the vehicle was listed as stolen and that Tummins was named as the person who had stolen the car. Smith attempted to pull the vehicle over, but it increased speed, turned onto Ledsinger Road, and then turned onto Bluebird Lane, where it went off the roadway and into the backyard of a residence. A man Smith identified as Tummins exited the car and fled on foot into the woods.

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