GREENWOOD, Ark. — Two people have been arrested in connection with a police chase in Greenwood where shots were allegedly fired at officers during the pursuit.
No injuries have been reported from the incident.
According to the Greenwood Police Department, an officer was going southbound on Highway 71 Saturday (May 9) when they got behind a red Pontiac Firebird with an Oklahoma tag.
The officer noticed the vehicle had a defective tag light, defective brake light, failed to signal during a turn and crossed the center line, according to a police report.
The vehicle turned onto Mt. Zion Road and the officer attempted to pull the driver over.
While driving west on Mt. Zion Road, the driver failed to stop for the officer and accelerated at a high rate of speed. The officer advises in an incident report that's when the pursuit started.
The officer said shortly after the chase started, he could see a muzzle flash coming from the driver's side window and heard a "pop". The officer advised dispatch that he had just been shot at.
The chase continued at speeds of 75mph on Mt. Zion Road.
Fearing for his safety, the officer dropped off his high speed and continued to follow the vehicle from a distance.
The officer came across a sharp turn in the road where he spotted a large cloud of smoke in the distance. Near the smoke, the officer spotted the vehicle he was chasing upside down and two people jumping over a nearby fence.
Once more help arrived at the scene, police began to search the area.
An Oklahoma driver's license belonging to a female was found near the vehicle along with a bag of clothes and makeup.
Police continued to search the area but were not able to find the suspects.
On Sunday (May 10), Greenwood police were notified two people had been arrested and were being held at the Sebastian County Adult Detention Center.
Details surrounding the arrest have not been released.
A Greenwood officer drove to the detention center and identified Jacob Jeffery of Spiro, Oklahoma as the driver of the fleeing vehicle.
Krystina Hefner of Shady, Oklahoma was the second person arrested with Jeffery. It's unclear at this time if she is connected with the police chase from the night before.
