Chase leads to host of charges for Alma man

Tuesday afternoon, March 14, 2017, the Alma Police Department arrested Marquise Barron, 33, of Alma, following a vehicle pursuit.  Barron, known to local law enforcement to have a suspended driver’s license, was observed by officers operating a motor vehicle on Douglas Street near Morris Drive.  Barron led officers on a pursuit from Douglas Street to East 6^th Street where Barron abandoned his vehicle and was apprehended shortly thereafter. 

Barron has been charged with fleeing/attempting to elude law enforcement officers, driving with a suspended driver’s license, open container violation, failure to stop at a stop sign (3 cts.), and misdemeanor possession of marijuana.