Two Florida residents were arrested Tuesday afternoon after a pursuit involving Pickett County, Tennessee authorities ended with a crash on U.S. 127 in Clinton County.
Sheriff Ricky Marcum told WJRS News that Christian Messick, of Leesburg, Florida, was taken into custody after fleeing from Tennessee authorities.
The Pickett County Sheriff’s Department notified Marcum that the pursuit was approaching the Kentucky-Tennessee state line. The vehicle collided with a Pickett County cruiser on U.S. 127 a short time later.
Messick faces Clinton County charges of wanton endangerment of a police officer, possession of methamphetamine, and fleeing or evading police.
A passenger, Michaelan Robinson, of Panama City Beach, Florida, was charged with possession of methamphetamine.
During the continuing investigation, authorities reported finding a substantial amount of marijuana in the vehicle, resulting in an additional felony marijuana trafficking charge against Messick.
Authorities say Messick also faces additional charges in Pickett County, where he was reportedly seen throwing firearms and drugs from the vehicle during the pursuit.
Messick was lodged in the Clinton County Jail. Robinson was lodged in the Russell County Detention Center. (photo credit: Pickett County Sheriff’s Department)
