Rankin County Deputies Arrest Driver Following Pursuit and Drug Seizure

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Deputies from the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department initiated a traffic stop on a black 2024 Honda Civic traveling northbound on Hugh Ward Boulevard in Flowood, Mississippi. The driver, Quang Thanh Ngo of Brandon, Mississippi, did not comply with the deputies' emergency lights and siren, resulting in a brief pursuit.

Photo byRankin County Sheriff’s Office

The chase concluded at the intersection of Hugh Ward Boulevard and Sea Turtle Cove, where deputies performed a tactical vehicle intervention to bring the vehicle to a stop. Ngo was arrested at the scene, while a female passenger was detained but later released without charges.

Following the arrest, the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Task Force conducted a search of the vehicle and recovered several items, including eight THC vapes, 136 grams of THC wax, 3.3 grams of powder cocaine, 113 dosage units of Alprazolam (commonly known as Xanax), and a Taurus 9mm handgun.

Further investigation revealed that Ngo was out on bond for a felony possession of marijuana charge and had previously evaded Flowood Police in a stolen Dodge Charger Hellcat, reported stolen from Houston, Texas. The stolen vehicle was subsequently recovered in Madison, Mississippi.

Ngo is scheduled to appear before Rankin County Court Judge David Morrow Jr. on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. The investigation is ongoing, and additional charges and arrests may be forthcoming.