Two area men face multiple charges after they attempted to avoid a traffic stop on Thursday.
According to the Fulton County Sheriff's Department, a deputy saw a vehicle driving too fast and recklessly on Johnson Street in Hickman, and attempted to pull it over. The driver didn't yield to law enforcement, and after a pursuit, the driver and passenger reportedly jumped out of the car and attempted to flee on foot.
The driver of the vehicle, 22-year-old Preston Buchanan of Hickman, was arrested when he was caught on Marr Street. The passenger, 19-year-old Stanley M. Molands of Union City, Tennessee, was arrested at the scene after a short foot pursuit.
Buchanan was charged with speeding 26 mph or more over the limit, fleeing or evading police in a vehicle and on foot, DUI with aggravating circumstances, driving on a suspended license with aggravating circumstances - 3rd offense, wanton endangerment, wanton endangerment of an officer, and failure to register a vehicle.
Molands was charged with fleeing or evading police on foot, possession of a controlled substance, prescription controlled substance not in proper container, possession of marijuana, carrying a concealed weapon and public intoxication by a controlled substance.
Both men were taken to Fulton County Detention Center and are scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday.
Hickman Police assisted the sheriff's department at the scene.
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