By Pat Culverhouse

A spike strip ended a 23-year-old Webster Parish woman’s run from the law in the early morning hours of Valentine’s Day, and she now faces a slew of charges relating to the nearly hour-long high speed pursuit.

Sheriff Jason Parker said the incident began when WPSO Deputy Michael Dickey stopped a vehicle driven by Devin Paige Mayfield on King Orchard Rd. just moments before midnight Thursday for a traffic violation.

When Dickey exited his patrol unit to approach the stopped vehicle, Mayfield reportedly sped away, beginning an hour-long chase that led officers through rural areas of Webster Parish and Columbia County, Arkansas.

During the pursuit, the suspect’s vehicle reportedly ran stop signs at numerous intersections and crossed roadway center lines while at times reaching speeds between 90 and 100 miles per hour.

Mayfield’s flight ended just before 1 a.m. when a Sarepta police officer successfully deployed spike strips which flattened both front tires and eventually forced the vehicle to a halt at the intersection of LA Hwy. 159 and Hwy. 615 in Shongaloo.

Mayfield, who gave an address in the 200 block of Providence Rd. in Sarepta, has been booked on charges of aggravated flight from an officer, no license plate lamp, failure to obey stop signs, no seat belt, careless operation and improper lane usage. Her bond has been set at $10,000.

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