Sheriff: Kennett man arrested after leading law enforcement on chase into Ark.

GREENE COUNTY, Ark. (KFVS) - A Kennett, Missouri man is facing charges after authorities say he led law enforcement on a multi-county chase into Arkansas on Tuesday.

The Greene County Ark. Sheriff’s Office said their agency was notified that deputies with the Dunklin County Mo. Sheriff’s Office were in pursuit of a white Jeep that had entered Greene County from the Clay County line on Highway 139 just after 1 p.m. on January 7.

According to the sheriff’s office, the driver was wanted for multiple felony warrants, including felony fleeing.

While Greene Co. deputies were assisting Dunklin Co., the suspect vehicle began taking county roads, cutting across to Hwy. 49 north of Paragould. That is when Dunklin Co. stopped their chase.

However, Paragould Police then saw the suspect vehicle near Glen Sain Ford and began following it at a distance until other officers arrived.

When the suspect vehicle approached the stop light at Hwy. 49 South and the 412 Bypass, officers with the Paragould Police Department, Greene Co. Sheriff’s Office and the Ark. State Police converged on the vehicle.

The suspect, later identified as 50-year-old Joel Hancock, was quickly taken into custody. He will be held at the Greene Co. Detention Center until his extradition hearing.