A 35-year-old Chesapeake man was arrested in Portsmouth on Tuesday after leading police on a short pursuit.
Portsmouth Police say they received a 911 call from a woman saying a man was armed with a handgun in the area of 1500 LaSalle Avenue.
As officers arrived at the scene, the man entered a maroon vehicle and left the scene.
The vehicle continued to accelerate at a high rate of speed for a short while until the suspect slowed the vehicle down and exited.
The vehicle continued to travel at a slow speed into the push bumpers of the police vehicle.
Officers pursued the suspect on foot in the area of the 1300 block of Effingham and I-264.
The driver, identified as Antoine Lavar Jones, was taken into custody by officers around 4:00 p.m.
He was arrested on three outstanding felony warrants for probation violations and additional charges of felony attempt to elude police, driving on a suspended license, and reckless driving.
No injuries were reported.
