Fence stops suspect's car, but doesn't stop him | Crime

A Jonesboro man faces multiple charges after police say he led them on a chase down several city streets, through a backyard and into a dog kennel.

According to his report, Officer Nicholas Holley tried to stop 36-year-old Vonnell T. Ralston at the Exxon station at Main and Johnson after learning Ralston’s Ford Crown Victoria did not have a valid registration.

Instead of stopping, Officer Holley said Ralston sped away. 

Holley chased Ralston down North Main to the 500-block of Miller Street.  Ralston then reportedly drove through a backyard where his car finally came to a stop after it slammed into a chain link fence.

But Ralston didn’t stop, according to Officer Holley. 

Ralston got out of the car, jumped onto the hood and ran into the back yard of a home in the 400-block of North Bridge Street where he jumped over a fence into a dog kennel.  He then “hopped out of the kennel” and “eventually laid on the ground,” according to Officer Holley.

Ralston was arrested and charged with the following:

• Driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked
• 4 counts of running a stop sign
• Reckless driving
• Fictitious tags
• No proof of liability insurance
• COC/Non-payment of fines
• Fleeing
• Resisting arrest
• Failure to yield to emergency vehicles
• Leaving the scene of an accident with property damage only

Ralston is being held at the Craighead County Detention Center on $1,750 surety bond and a $505 cash-only bond.

Photo provided by Craighead County Sheriff's Office.