Milton resident Brittni Barnes, 20, is currently facing multiple charges following an early morning incident on Thursday.
Local authorities, including the Milton Police Department and the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office, were searching for a Nissan Altima after a shotgun was reportedly discharged from outside the vehicle’s window. The occupants of the vehicle were considered armed, according to the arrest report from the Milton PD.
Authorities were dispatched to the area of Byrom Street, where the vehicle was last spotted.
In the report, a Milton Police officer spotted the vehicle traveling south on Dogwood Drive, passing Park Avenue. Due to prior information received, the officer followed the suspect vehicle from a distance until back-up units arrived.
The officer followed the vehicle to U.S. Highway 90, when additional units responded. The officer activated the traffic lights in his patrol vehicle. In the report, the driver of the Nissan, later identified as Barnes, disregarded the officer’s signal to pullover and even “accelerated to a high rates of speed."
Traveling east on Highway 90, the Altima then turned left onto Johnson Road, where the vehicle then struck a thicket of woods. In the report, Barnes then fled from the vehicle on foot while the vehicle was still in operation.
Officers were able to apprehend Barnes and stop the vehicle which had no other individuals inside. The report also stated no firearm was found inside the vehicle.
In addition to facing charges of fleeing and eluding police and driving without a license, Barnes is also facing charges of possession of cocaine, possession of a controlled substance and possession of narcotic equipment. Barnes is currently incarcerated at the Santa Rosa County Jail on a $30,500 bond.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: MPD: Milton woman faces multiple charges after fleeing police