It started like any other traffic stop… but within seconds, everything spiraled out of control.
On a quiet stretch of highway just outside Pine Bluff, Arkansas State Police Trooper Trevoris Tatum noticed a silver Nissan drifting over the center line. At first, it looked like a simple case of distracted driving — but when he ran the plates, the hit came back dirty.
The driver was flagged as a suspected dealer connected to a multistate narcotics operation.
Trooper Tatum activated his lights.
The Nissan slowed.
For a moment, it looked like the driver was going to pull over…
Then the brake lights flickered — and the engine screamed.
The car shot forward, tires spitting gravel, and the chase was on.
Dashcam footage captured the Nissan weaving between lanes, topping 110 miles per hour, narrowly missing oncoming cars. Trooper Tatum called it in:
“Dispatch, suspect fleeing southbound, white Nissan Altima, plate 6F— pursuit in progress.”
The suspect darted onto a rural road — a dead end disguised by trees. But he didn’t know that Trooper Tatum had been working these roads for 12 years.
When the Nissan finally lost traction and spun out, Tatum jumped from his cruiser before it even stopped rolling.
The driver threw the door open and bolted, sprinting into the woods.
“STOP! STATE POLICE!” Tatum shouted, his boots pounding against the dirt.
Moments later, bodycam footage showed Tatum tackling the suspect behind a fallen tree. The man tried to reach for his pocket — a small bag of white powder fell to the ground.
The chase was over.
The entire pursuit — from first siren to final arrest — lasted seven minutes and forty-three seconds.
But for everyone watching, it was a reminder of how quickly a simple traffic stop can turn into a life-or-death pursuit.