CALLAWAY — Officers have taken a man into custody after a string of burglaries and thefts came to a head following a foot chase.
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office took Jason Alan Jarrard into custody after he led Callaway deputies on a foot chase Friday afternoon.
At about 12:15 p.m., a BCSO deputy on patrol in Callaway spotted a vehicle matching the description of one believed to have been used in thefts and burglaries throughout the county. The deputy executed a traffic stop in the 200 block of Berthe Avenue and made contact with the driver of the vehicle. When asked for identification, the driver initially pulled out a driver’s license, then attempted to hide it. The deputy saw the license and noted the picture on it was not of the driver. When the deputy asked again for the ID, the driver took off in his vehicle.
The driver crashed the vehicle at Star Avenue and Pittsburgh and fled on foot. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office Air Unit and K9 Unit assisted in the search. The suspect was found on LaCosta Avenue in the Shadow Bay subdivision, coming out of a wooded area.
BCSO identified the suspect as identified Jarrard, of Westville. He has been brought in for questioning. Investigators believe Jarrard may be connected to numerous thefts and burglaries.
The investigation is ongoing.