No bond for 1 of 2 suspects in DeSoto County police chase
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One suspect will be held without bond, and another’s was set at $1.2 million, in the case of two men accused of leading police on a chase with shots fired Monday in DeSoto County.
Franshawn Brown, 18, is held without bond; Lamottiss Simms Jr., 19, was given a bond of $1.2 million.
Both suspects have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and two counts of receiving stolen property.
Two suspects in custody after shots fired in DeSoto County
Monday, officers were pursuing suspected auto thieves driving a gray Nissan Altima with a temporary Tennessee tag north on Horn Lake Road.
They say Horn Lake Police deployed stop sticks at DeSoto Road, but the vehicle continued on flat tires.
The pursuit led into Southaven, where the Altima turned onto Stateline Road, and then headed south on Interstate 55. It hit the median on I-55 and two suspects bailed out of the car.
Police say the suspects ran across I-55 to get away. At one point, police said one of the suspects fired shots at officers, who returned fire. No one was struck by the gunfire, police said.
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