BYRAM, Miss. ( WJTV ) – Byram police, along with assistance from Richland police, arrested an 18-year-old after a chase.

In the early morning hours of August 24, investigators said Byram police responded to an active business burglary. When officers arrived, the suspect fled from the scene. Byram police pursued the suspect and then stopped to set up a perimeter, before requested assistance from the Richland Police Department K9 Unit.

A Richland police officer and a K9 were able to locate an article of clothing belonging to the suspect, 18-year-old Jalen Tramon Jordan, of Terry.

Police said Jordan was found hiding in the woods and attempted to flee by climbing a wooden privacy fence. The K9 tried to stop Jordan, who was eventually able to make it over the privacy fence. However, Byram officers were able to take Jordan into custody without incident.

Jordan was charged with business burglary and resisting arrest.

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