DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — A Panama City woman was arrested after leading authorities on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Mahogny Ina Sharde Patrick, 23, was arrested and charged Monday after the incident that began at around 6 a.m., police reported. A WCSO deputy was dispatched to the pursuit of a vehicle traveling west on Highway 90, police reported. The vehicle, a Hertz rental car, was reported stolen by the Douglasville Police Department in Georgia and the deputy pursued when he spotted the black Buick with Tennessee tags, WCSO said.
Patrick lost control of the vehicle and spun out just east of Rainbow Drive, according to police. She was placed under arrest and charged with fleeing and eluding, grand theft auto and driving while license suspended.
The DeFuniak Springs Police Department said additional charges are pending.