Driver throws out bag with gun, drugs during high-speed chase, Georgia police say

WSBTV.com News Staff
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A traffic stop in Georgia turned into an eventful high-speed chase on Monday, Polk County police said.

Officers were conducting speed stops on Highway 101 at Live Oak Road. Officers said they clocked a black Ford Fusion going around 85 mph in a 55-mph zone.

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Police said the driver, Zyshonne Middlebrooks, 24, of Rockmart, Georgia was pulled over, before he drove away.

A high-speed chase exceeding 100 mph then began. At one point, Middlebrooks tried to ram one of the marked patrol cars with his car, according to police.

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As Middlebrooks got into Rockmart, police said he threw a bag out of the window on Marquette Road.

The bag that was tossed was ultimately recovered by officers. Inside, police said they found a gun, marijuana and other drugs.

Middlebrooks was ultimately blocked in and arrested without incident.

Middlebrooks was charged with: speeding, reckless driving, driving while having a suspended license, being on the wrong side of the roadway, driver to exercise due care, passing in a no-passing zone, aggravated assault, fleeing/attempting to elude, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of marijuana, possession of a Schedule II controlled substance and possession of tools for the commission of a crime.

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