A man who allegedly pulled a gun on a police officer last week was taken into custody Thursday (Aug. 21) after police say he led cops on a Route 8 chase from Ansonia to Shelton.
The man, Kelvin Whitehurst, 27, now faces charges in connection with last week’s incident as well as Thursday’s pursuit, and was held by police on $350,000 bond to appear Friday at Superior Court in Derby.
Thursday’s pursuit began just before 1 p.m. after police said an officer tried to pull over Whitehurst, who was driving a gray Ford Taurus, in the area of Division Street in Ansonia.
“Whitehurst refused to stop for police vehicles and led the officers on a pursuit on Route 8 southbound,” Ansonia Police Lt. Wayne Williams said in a prepared statement. “Whitehurst crashed the Ford into the guardrails near exit 11 and fled the vehicle on foot. Pursuing officers were able to capture Whitehurst, after a foot chase, in the parking lot of Burger King on Bridgeport Avenue in Shelton.”
Williams said a search of Whitehurst’s car turned up cocaine and several cell phones.
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Cops had been on the lookout for Whitehurst since last Thursday, when he allegedly pulled a gun on Officer Joseph Jackson in the parking lot of a Maple Street market.
Williams said a gun recovered from last week’s incident was loaded, as well as stolen, and that Whitehurst is “a convicted felon.”
Police charged Whitehurst with interfering with a police officer, assault on a police officer, carrying a pistol without a permit, criminal possession of a pistol, possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, theft of a firearm and escape from custody in connection with last week’s incident.
Williams said Whitehurst was additionally charged after Thursday’s chase with possession of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to sell, interfering with a police officer, operating under suspension, failure to obey officer’s signal, engaging police in pursuit, and evading responsibility.
