FELONY FLEEING with warrants, drugs, & weapon - Arkansas State Police in pursuit

Trooper's Narrative:
On Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at about 5:35 pm, I was patrolling the area of I-430 and Stagecoach Rd. when I observed a
silver Toyota sedan (bearing AR LPN ATT02H) driving northbound on I-430. After running the vehicle tags through ACIC/NCIC,
I learned that the registered owner, Bradyn Crump, showed to have an active warrant on file. The vehicle exited I-430 onto
Stagecoach Rd and failed to complete its turn before the light turned red at I-430 off-ramp and Stagecoach Rd.
I activated my emergency equipment to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle; the vehicle slowed down and passed multiple safe
places to stop before stopping in the right westbound lane of Stagecoach Rd. When I exited my vehicle, I commanded the
suspect to put the vehicle in park and let the window down. The suspect complied at first but put the vehicle in drive, made a U
turn, and began to flee the scene, going eastbound on Stagecoach Rd.
I began to pursue the vehicle in heavy traffic; the suspect showed no regard for public safety and drove recklessly, passing
vehicles on the shoulder and driving into oncoming traffic in a no-passing zone, reaching speeds over 95 mph. During the
pursuit, the suspect vehicle struck another vehicle (see eCash report #202403323ASP), causing minor damage. The vehicle
continued eastbound on Stagecoach before losing control and sliding into the ditch at Stagecoach Rd. and Herndon Ln.
The driver, Bradyn Crump, was taken into custody without further incident.
A vehicle search was conducted on the vehicle and revealed a tan Glock 19 magazine with 17 rounds of 9mm, approximately
1 gram of marijuana, and twelve hundred dollars (1,200) in cash.
I transported Crump to Baptist Hospital for minor injuries related to the incident. While at the hospital, Crump was read his
Miranda Rights, and he verbally acknowledged that he understood. Crump then told me that he had been riding around in his
vehicle smoking marijuana before the incident. Crump also said to me that he had thrown a Glock 19 handgun from the vehicle
during the pursuit, Crump wrote a sworn statement, stating that he had been smoking marijuana and that he threw the handgun
out of the vehicle during the pursuit.
Crump was read his DWI statement of rights and provided a urine sample at the Baptist ER bathroom which I then took
possession of. The urine sample was stored at Troop A headquarters and submitted to the crime lab for processing. I also
submitted the magazine, 9mm ammo, and marijuana to the Troop A evidence custodian for storage.
After being medically cleared and released from the hospital, I transported Crump to PCRJ, where he was booked and
charged with the following charges:
• 5-13-204 Agg. Assault,
• 5-54-125 Fleeing (Fel),
• 5-73-120 Carrying a Weapon,
• 5-53-111 Tampering Evidence,
• 5-65-103 Driving While Intoxicated (drugs),
• 27-50-302 Reckless Driving,
• 27-16-602 Expired Drivers License
• 27-51-601 Fail to Stop or Yield,
• 27-51-301 Driving Left of Center,
• 27-51-402 Improper U-Turn and Improper Turn Signal.