Tuesday, October 01, 2024

Diamond man charged with DWI, resisting arrest after leading Carthage PD on 100 mph chase


The Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney's office filed driving while intoxicated and felony resisting arrest charges against a Diamond man after he led the Carthage Police Department on a chase with speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour.

Carthage Police began following Christopher Michael Preston (DOB 1980) after he left what is described in the probable cause statement as "a well-known drug house."







After Preston ran a stop sign, according to the statement, the officer decided to pull him over, Preston continued driving, weaving in and out of multiple lanes and ignoring stop signs.

The vehicle went south on Chapel Road and then onto I-49. The vehicle reached speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour. The pursuit continued for 10 minutes until Preston pulled in at a Diamond residence and climbed out of the car, the probable cause statement said.







Preston admitted to the officer he had been smoking marijuana/THC wax less than two hours before the pursuit.

The probable cause statement notes that Preston has a lengthy criminal history including possession of a controlled substance, possession of burglary tools, possession of stolen property. domestic assault by strangulation, robbery by force, fraudulent use of a credit card/debit device and driving while suspended.



5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Christopher Michael Preston, needs to be locked up for a long time. With his long Criminal Past - he shouldn't be out on the Streets in the first place endangering the Public while driving over 100mph - We have got to Stop Being Soft on Criminals and Giving them Multiple Chances to Hurt or Kill someone in Society.

Anonymous said...

What's being done about this alleged ""a well-known drug house"?

Anonymous said...

Good Point - 3:05PM - Have we Shut Down and Arrested all the Parties involved with the Drug House.

Anonymous said...

Well I think that all you guys just need to leave him the hell alone and quit talking s*** by the way this is his fiance speaking

Anonymous said...

I think that everybody deserves a second chance and people should not be talking s*** behind his back I'll tell you what I got that mother f*****'s back all the way and he should not be arrested and put in jail for a long ass time