Forty-six year old Abbeville resident Larry Gillom was arrested Friday after a patrol car pulled over the PT cruiser for reckless driving.
The report said Gillom was observed entering Highway 7 at University Ave. at high rate of speed. The officer followed the PT cruiser on to Hwy 278 and attempted to pull over the vehicle.
"The PT Cruiser failed to stop and began to flee from the officer," police chief Mike Martin said.
The PT Cruiser left Hwy. 278 and proceeded down Thacker Road. When the suspect reached the U-Haul Center on Thacker he ran away on foot.
After a short foot chase the police caught the suspect Gillom.
"While on the scene the officer was advised by dispatch that the PT Cruiser was just reported stolen from the Movie Gallery on University Ave," Martin said.
Gillom was arrested and charged with multiple crimes: reckless driving, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, failure to yield, driving with a suspended license, possession of marijuana, and grand larceny of an automobile.
As of 9 A.M. Monday morning Gillom was in Lafayette County Detention Center where he awaits a bond hearing/
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