Vehicle chase leads to woman’s arrest

A woman has been arrested after leading law officers on a vehicle chase Friday, Feb. 1.

Dale County Chief Deputy Mason Bynum said that Lisa Griggs is charged with second-degree attempted assault on a law enforcement officer, reckless endangerment, attempting to elude and multiple traffic violations. Additional charges may be forthcoming, he said.

Bynum said the incident began at approximately 3:30 p.m. Friday as Dale County Sheriff’s Department Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Pea River Road in Ariton for failing to stop at a stop sign.

As deputies were obtaining vehicle information they learned that the vehicle’s license plate was switched, Bynum said.

Griggs, the driver, was acting erratically as deputies were speaking to her during the stop and she was instructed to exit the vehicle. Griggs briefly exited but was able to re-enter the vehicle and fled. One deputy was briefly dragged on the side of the vehicle but was able to free himself, Bynum said.

Deputies then initiated a pursuit which traveled into Barbour, Pike and Bullock Counties. During the pursuit Griggs rammed the deputy’s vehicle multiple times. Deputies attempted a pursuit intervention technique but were unsuccessful.

Once the pursuit entered Bullock County on Highway 29 deputies lost sight of Griggs but an Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Trooper spotted the vehicle a short time later and pursed Griggs down Bullock County Road 113 where she went down a dead end drive and was taken into custody.

“We would like to thank the Pike and Bullock County Sheriff’s Office as well as ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division for their assistance,” Bynum said.