Street takeover in Little Rock goes bad - Arkansas State Police in high speed PURSUIT of racer

Trooper's Narrative:

On 12/31/2023, while patrolling northbound on Interstate 430 between mile markers 4 and 5, I observed a vehicle traveling at
94 MPH in a 65 MPH zone. I then observed a second car traveling at 95 MPH in the 65 MPH zone, a short distance behind that
vehicle. Due to my location on Interstate 430, I merged onto the median, where a break in the cable barrier was located, and
turned onto Interstate 430 South. I began to catch up to the vehicles, observing them exit the Interstate at exit number 4. I
followed behind both vehicles, turned right onto Colonel Gleed Road, and traveled west. As we approached the intersection of
Colonel Glenn Road and David O Dodd Road, I observed several vehicles surrounding the intersection, preventing traffic from
traversing through the intersection, and a vehicle performing doughnuts in the middle of the intersection. As the vehicles I
initially observed approached the intersection, they split up, with one turning left onto David O Dodd Road and the other turning
right onto Bowman Road.

I initiated my emergency lights as I approached the intersection when a Toyota Camry began trying to leave east onto Colonel
Glenn Road. I attempted to block the vehicle in, but the operator, later identified as Deshon SLAY, maneuvered around my
patrol vehicle. SLAY began to accelerate east on Colonel Glenn Road, attempting to flee. I turned behind him and initiated my
siren, informing Troop A dispatch of what I had observed and that I was in pursuit. As SLAY sped up to over 100 MPH, he
turned off all lighting to his vehicle, “blacking out,” minimizing his visibility and making it difficult for me or any other motorist to
see him. He continued to flee onto Stagecoach Road, where he began traveling into the oncoming lanes of traffic and failed to
stop or yield at red lights while speeding up to approximately 130 MPH. He then turned right (south) onto University Avenue,
where he continued to show total disregard for his life and the lives of anyone else, reaching speeds of approximately 140 MPH
and remaining blacked out. As we crossed under Interstate 30, we approached an intersection with the Interstate’s off-ramp
that displayed a red light to us and had several vehicles stopped. SLAY maneuvered to the left around the vehicles, failing to
stop at the red light, and began traveling in the opposing lane without any forward-facing lights. While traveling in the opposing
lanes, he came head-to-head with two separate vehicles. As he approached the second vehicle head-on, he began flashing his
headlights at them. SLAY then attempted to cross back onto the correct side of the road (southbound), causing him to slow
significantly. Taking this opportunity, I performed a tactical vehicle intervention (TVI), striking the right side of his vehicle with
the left front corner of my patrol vehicle.

As a result of the TVI, SLAY’s vehicle was stopped, and I steered my now disabled patrol vehicle in front of his car. I then
ordered SLAY to show me his hands, to which he complied. I removed SLAY from the driver’s seat and placed him in custody.

An administrative inventory was conducted on SLAY’s vehicle, revealing approximately 2.9 grams of green vegetable matter,
believed to be marijuana, in a glass jar located in the center console. The suspected marijuana was secured and later
submitted into evidence. With the vehicle secured, SLAY was transported by Trooper T. Crossland to Baptist Health Medical
Center in Little Rock for medical clearance due to the impact of the TVI.
Doctors at the medical center cleared SLAY of any
injuries, and he was then transported to the Pulaski County Detention Center, where he was booked on his charges. Citation
numbers 100A1564503 and 100A1564504 were issued to SLAY for the following charges:

5-54-125- Fleeing (felony), creating substantial danger of serious injury and death.
27-50-308- Reckless driving 1st.
27-36-204- Driving at night without lights.
27-50-302- Speeding more than 15 MPH over the limit.
5-64-419- Possession of a controlled substance schedule VI, less than IV ounces.