Convicted Felon flees Arkansas State Police & receives THREE PIT MANEUVERS - Felony Fleeing/Firearms

Trooper's Narrative: On August 16, 2025, at approximately 2:16 AM, I observed a white Nissan Altima which had items hanging from the rearview mirror in the windshield that created an obstruction. Due to this, I checked the vehicle registration through ACIC, where I confirmed that the vehicle in question was showing no active insurance policies. I proceeded westbound on Broadway and found a place to wait for the vehicle to leave from the gas station. I observed the vehicle drive across Broadway onto Water Street. I left from my current location and prepared to initiate a traffic stop. The vehicle finally stopped at the intersection of Franklin and Wolfe. I exited from my patrol vehicle and made contact with the driver, where I identified myself and the reason for the stop. While speaking with Mr. Taylor, I detected the odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. I inquired about the marijuana and how much he had in the vehicle. His response to my question was to roll up his window after being instructed to keep it down. Shortly afterward, Cpl. West arrived on the scene. As he was arriving, the driver fled the scene in the vehicle, initiating a pursuit. The pursuit route was as follows: The pursuit began traveling eastbound on Franklin towards Gorman. The suspect vehicle made an abrupt left turn onto Gorman and began traveling north towards Broadway. A Forrest City PD officer pulled in front of him on Gorman, causing him to swerve to the left. He then made an abrupt right hand turn onto Broadway before turning north again onto Gorman. The suspect vehicle then accelerated to approximately 60 M.P.H. on Gorman before making a right hand turn onto Oak. Cpl. West was primary for the first portion of the pursuit. As we neared Division, he made a hard left turn to travel north. Cpl. West conducted a successful TVI at the intersection of Division and Gum, however the suspect was able to regain control of the vehicle and continued to flee. He traveled westbound down Gum before turning north on Gorman again. The suspect sped up again and failed to stop a several intersections. He then made an abrupt left turn onto Buford, I moved in to attempt a second TVI, however I missed the vehicle. He made a right hand turn onto Cherry before making a left hand turn onto Murray. As we were traveling westbound, he turned north onto Robinson and began to loose control of his vehicle. He attempted to regain control and I conducted a third TVI, that was successful. The suspect vehicle spun out, and the driver attempted to bail out of the car and flee on foot while the vehicle was still in motion. A short foot pursuit ensued, where the suspect was taken into custody a short time later. He was identified as Colby Jamal Taylor, a black male. He was taken into custody at the scene. He continued to resist after being taken into custody and eventually had to be taken to the ground a second time, where he began to spit on other officers. Further investigation confirmed that Mr. Taylor is a convicted felon, making his possession of the firearm a violation of federal and state firearm laws. Mr. Taylor was taken into custody and transported to the St. Francis County Detention Center without further incident. Mr. Taylor's vehicle was towed by Diamon D for safe keeping. Charges: 1) 5-54-125( c ) FLEEING-ON FOOT 2) 5-64-419 (b) (5) (A) POSSESS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE SCHED VI 4 OZ 3) 27-37-302 WINDSHIELDS TO BE UNOBSTRUCTED 4) 27-22-104 NO LIABILITY INSURANCE 5) 5-54-103(a) RESISTING ARREST 6) 27-51-601(d) FAIL TO OBEY STOP SIGN 7) 5-54-125(d) (5) (B) FLEEING-FELONY-VEHICLE OR CONVEYANCE 8) 5-54-102OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS 9) 5-64-443(a) (1) POSSESS DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 10) 5-73-103 POSSESS FIREARMS BY CERTAIN PERSONS