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SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — The suspect accused of fleeing from Mississippi authorities on Monday during a traffic stop has been captured.
Robert Thomas King, Jr. was taken into custody on Monday between Airways Boulevard and I-55, authorities told WREG.
According to Southaven Police, King was wanted out of Maryland for aggravated assault and robbery. When officers pulled him over around 2 p.m. Monday he took off running.
Southaven Police officers and DeSoto County Sheriff’s deputies were actively looking for King for several hours.
He was considered armed and dangerous.
