Police chasing car
ID: MRC-01-0032
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WS POV Police chasing car / Smyrna, Tennessee, USA<br /><br />Police took one man into custody and searched for another after a chase that began on Interstate 24 ended with an accident and gunshots.,Deputy Lee Young pulled over a Cadillac driven by John Thomas Casebeer, 33, on Monday afternoon on the interstate. Casebeer and a passenger sped off, leading police down the highway and along winding back roads for about a half-hour, firing shots as they fled.,Deputy Lee Young collided with another police car during the pursuit. Climbed out of the wreckage of his car and jumped into another cruiser to continue thepursuit.,A Rutherford County Sheriff's Department cruiser collided with Casebeer's car on Baker Road in Smyrna. A short time later, Casebeer crashed on a sharp curve.,Casebeer was arrested at the scene, but his passenger fled into the woods, firing at officers as he ran. No one was hurt.,In the car, police found a small amount of cocaine and about 11 pounds of red phosphorous, used in making the narcotic crystal methamphetamine and bombs. The officers also found two guns.

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