Crime

Suspect Hits Truck, Police Car in High-Speed Chase Before Gun Arrest

ST. CROIX — A routine traffic stop for illegal tint and reckless driving escalated into a high-speed chase, ending in the arrest of the driver, Rashawn Jackson, on felony gun charges. According to court documents, on Friday, officers were traveling eastward on the Queen Mary Highway when they saw a black Acura TSX heading in the opposite direction, reportedly with no front license plate and a fully tinted front windshield. The officers radioed an alert and then turned around to follow the car, which turned into the parking lot of Quality Electric Store, albeit without coming to a complete stop. Another marked police unit pulled up and tried to stop directly in front of the black Acura, however the driver maneuvered around the police unit and drove back onto Queen Mary Highway, heading east towards the Cool Out Bar intersection before making a right turn onto Hope Road and accelerating westward on Hope Road.  The car continued down Hope Road towards the Melvin Evans Highway, reportedl...