A Stuart man was arrested following a chase that began in Henry County on Saturday. According to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, at 7:40 am a deputy initiated a traffic stop on a 2006 silver Volkswagen on A.L. Philpott Hwy heading towards Patrick County.

The vehicle’s driver disregarded the deputy’s emergency lights and siren and accelerated his speed. The driver of the vehicle was recklessly operating the vehicle and was traveling at speeds well over 100mph.

As the pursuit was near Gordon Trent Golf Course on A.L. Philpott Hwy., the deputy used a Precision Immobilization Technique (P.I.T maneuver) to safely end the pursuit. The P.I.T maneuver was successfully performed and the suspect vehicle tires lost traction with the roadway and slid into a ditch in the median of the roadway. The suspect was taken into custody without further incident.

54-year-old Gary Lawrence Johnson was wanted on an outstanding fail-to-appear warrant out of Henry County. Johnson was also charged with eluding police, driving without a license, an expired inspection, failure to display a tag, a fictitious registration and failure to signal. 

Johnson is currently being held in the Henry County Adult Detention Center under no bond.