DANVILLE, IL (Chambana Today) – Police officers of the Danville Police Department (DPD) Problem Oriented Policing Unit stopped a vehicle for an Illinois Vehicle Code equipment violation.
The incident happened on Wednesday, December 5 at around 8:00 p.m. and was stopped around North Gilbert and Roselawn in Danville. During the stop, officers used a Police K9 and the driver was identified as 38-year-old Dometrius L. Jones. Jones attempted to evade the officers by speeding, which started a police pursuit in the area of Grant and Center Streets. Jones soon got out of the vehicle and continued the chase on foot.
He was then caught and arrested in the same area. The DPD then recovered a firearm and suspected controlled substance during the incident and Dometrius L. Jones was arrested and charged with Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon, Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding, Resisting a Police Officer, Armed Violence, and Possession of a Controlled Substance.
The DPD would like to ask the public about any information regarding the incident to contact 217-431-2250.