Tuscaloosa Man Charged After Brief Pursuit Tuesday

TUSCALOOSA, AL — A Tuscaloosa man is charged with attempting to elude police and possession of marijuana following a brief pursuit Tuesday afternoon.

The Tuscaloosa Police Department says Joshua Peoples, 25, was initially pulled over at 3:59 p.m. Tuesday for driving 70 mph through a construction zone with workers present on Interstate 20.

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Once the officer commented that they could smell marijuana, Peoples was asked to step out of the vehicle. TPD spokeswoman Stephanie Taylor then told Patch that Peoples put his 2017 Hyundai Elantra back into drive and prompted the pursuit, which lasted roughly 15 minutes.

The brief chase would end at an apartment complex at 815 Garden Parkway after Peoples stopped the vehicle and was taken into custody by TPD officers. In addition to an unrelated arrest warrant, Peoples was charged with attempting to elude police, which is a felony, and misdemeanor marijuana possession.

No vehicles were damaged and no injuries resulted from the incident.

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