Chase from casino ends in crash

Interrupted break-ins lead to long list of charges

By JOHN RECH

news@theeveningtimes.com

Ricky Re’shon Miller faced a slew of charges after being chased from the parking lot at Southland Casino early last Wednesday morning at 1:30 a.m. ending with an airborne crash in the county. A multi-agency chase ensued after Miller had been reported to police for breaking into vehicles parked on the lot. Officers from West Memphis, Marion, Crittenden County and the Arkansas State Police pursued the suspect’s white Dodge Durango in an hourlong chase. West Memphis police booked the 21-yearold man from Memphis after a pursuit through the city, the county, and Marion.

Casino security alerted police that Miller was still on the lot and the suspect took off in his 2011 Dodge as responding officers approached the suspect’s occupied vehicle. The chase looped through the area and involved two crashes. Police confirmed Miller wrecked with a WMPD vehicle at the old Elite Lighting outlet at 1418 North Missouri St. The WMPD declined to offer an estimate on damage to its vehicle but reported minor injuries to some of the patrol officer involved. The chase ended with Miller’s arrest when he lost control in the curve on Highway 77 north of the Walmart Neighborhood Center where he left the road flying into a pair of parked vehicles and his airbags deployed.

The Crittenden County Sheriff Office filed the final crash report as the wreck came to rest in an unincorporated part of the county. Deputies estimated the damage to the two unoccupied parked vehicles

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Miller collided with at a total of $25,000. The accident report summarized the chase and the 2:15 a.m. collisions with a pair of unoccupied vehicles: “Miller was being pursued northbound on Highway 77 by West Memphis Police. Miller attempted to negotiate the curve (left turn) but was unable to maintain control. This caused Miller’s vehicle (vehicle one) to leave the road and go airborne. Vehicle one hit the side of vehicle two causing it to being pushed into the side of vehicle three.”

Maashun Lewis, 26, of Memphis, Tenn., was buckled into the front passenger seat at the time of the crash. Miller was treated for his injuries overnight and the WMPD booked him into the county jail at 9:30 a.m.

Police charged Miller with a number of misdemeanors and felonies including: Breaking or Entering/Articles from vehicle, Fleeing, Battery First Degree, Carrying A Weapon, Reckless Driving, No Driver’s License, No Proof of Liability Insurance, Fictitious License Plates, Operation Vehicle without License Plates, and Possession of Schedule VI Controlled Substance with Intention to Deliver – Felony, Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and Firearms. He was arraigned Friday and made bond totaling $4200.