The Christian County Sheriff’s Department arrested two Oak Grove residents Thursday morning following a vehicle pursuit.
According to a news release, deputies were in the area of Highway 115 attempting to locate an individual wanted on federal warrants from the US Marshal Service. The subject was located operating a vehicle on 115 and a traffic stop was attempted, but the driver—29-year-old Darien Williams-Wright—allegedly failed to stop and sped away. The vehicle was shortly discovered wrecked in a field off Bradshaw Road and Bradshaw-Fidelio Road.
Wright was attempting to exit the vehicle when he was taken into custody. There was a passenger, 25-year-old Allison May, along with a small child in the vehicle. May was also taken into custody and charged with hindering prosecution. A search of the vehicle allegedly revealed approximately two pounds of marijuana
Williams-Wright is charged with fleeing or evading police, wanton endangerment, criminal mischief, trafficking in marijuana and unlawful transaction with a minor.
Both suspects were taken to the Christian County Jail after being released from the hospital for minor injuries.