Madison police nab man after pursuit
A convicted felon driving a stolen pickup who led Madison police on a high-speed pursuit last week is accused of assaulting law enforcement officers as well and remains in custody on a more than $2 million bond, the authorities said.
The man, Jonathan Santino Gray, 30, of Vicksburg, was arrested and charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, felony fleeing, three counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a stolen firearm.
Madison Police Capt. Kevin Newman said Gray had an initial appearance in Madison Municipal Court on Friday, Sept. 30.
Newman said Gray received $750,000 in bond per charge of assaulting a police officer alone. His bond was set at $50,000 apiece for the possession of a stolen vehicle, felony fleeing and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon charges as well $1,000 for the DUI.
Gray is still being held at the Madison County Detention Center, Newman said.
Gray was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 28 when an MPD officer observed a suspected stolen vehicle at 11:42 a.m. and attempted to initiate a traffic stop on the Highland Colony Parkway at Lake Castle Road, Newman said.
The driver of the stolen 2014 Chevrolet pick-up truck, who would later be identified as Gray, refused to stop and fled south into Ridgeland.
Other Madison units assisted as well as officers from the Ridgeland Police Department and Madison County Sheriff’s Office.
The driver of the stolen vehicle continued southbound on the Highland Colony turning west onto Old Agency Road, then north onto Richardson Road and then east onto Steed Road.
The driver turned north onto Sunnybrook Road and as he approached Colony Park Boulevard drove into a field and became stuck and Gray was apprehended without incident, Newman said.
Several Madison police vehicles were struck and damaged by the fleeing vehicle during the course of the pursuit, officials said.
There were no injuries and no other property damage was reported.