Police Pursuit Ends When Driver Gets Stuck in Traffic

By Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media

April 20, 2026

MOBILE, AL. Police pursuits in Mobile County seem to happen daily and on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at approximately 7:05 a.m., officers were once again involved in a police chase after attempting to stop a driver for a minor traffic infraction.

Police observed the violation on I-10 WB near Broad Street, but the driver refused to stop.

Mobile police officers joined the pursuit which ended when the driver got stuck in traffic on Rangeline Road.

Police surround the vehicle and arrested Jayson DeShawn Barnes, 22, and transported him to Metro Jail.

Barnes is now being held on in jail on these charges:

ATTEMPT TO ELUDE-FELONY

RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT

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