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Slidell police searching for suspect that led officers on chase, crashed into several cars

Police believe the suspect is hiding in the area of the Brugier neighborhood. Police are currently using K-9s to search the area.

The Slidell Police Department is looking for a suspect who led officers on a chase in a stolen truck.

Monday around 7:30 p.m., officers saw a GMC Sierra pick up truck reported stolen out of New Orleans. The truck was seen near the intersection of 8th Street and Cleveland Avenue in Slidell. An officer tried to stop the truck, but the driver, 31-year-old Ronald Johnson fled.

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After a brief chase, Johnson crashed the truck into a BMW sedan at the intersection of 7th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. The BMW was occupied by a woman who suffered minor to moderate injuries.

Police say the force of the crash caused the BMW to strike a house. The truck also crashed into two other parked cars.

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Johnson and a passenger got out of the truck and fled. A Slidell Police K-9 searched the area and was able to track Johnson . Officers searched the area for the passenger, but did not locate him. According to police, the suspect is described as a black man with dreadlocks.

Johnson was arrested and charged with aggravated flight from an officer, possession of a stolen vehicle, three counts of hit and run and aggravated obstruction of a roadway.

Anyone with information about the passenger's whereabouts is asked to call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.

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