A Wichita man was arrested early Saturday morning after he was observed throwing something out of a vehicle window in north Salina.
According to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester, an officer at the intersection of W. Otis Avenue and N. Ninth Street observed a silver 2019 Nissan Sentra traveling northbound on N. Ninth Street with no headlights activated at approximately 2 a.m. Saturday. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle in the 1500 block of N. Ninth Street, but the vehicle failed to pull over.
The Sentra continued north on N. Ninth and then turned east on Diamond Drive, north on N. Fifth Street, west on Gold Street, south on N. Ninth Street, south on N. Broadway Boulevard, and west on W. Grand Avenue, Forrester noted. The Sentra finally stopped at the intersection of W. Grand Avenue and Barney Street. Speeds reached approximately 50 mph during the pursuit.
While pursuing the vehicle, the officer observed the driver throw something from the car in the 200 block of E. Diamond Drive. Officers located a small plastic baggie containing suspected cocaine in the area where the driver was seen throwing something from the vehicle.
The driver, Terrius Jones, 31, of Wichita, was taken into custody and booked into the Saline County Jail on the following requested charges, according to Forrester.
Possession of cocaine
Possession of drug paraphernalia
Flee and elude
Driving without headlights
Improper driving on laned roadways
Speeding
No turn signal