A Sierra Vista man was arrested Saturday after a brief pursuit and faces domestic violence and kidnapping, authorities said.
Tyler Clark, 24, was taken into custody and booked into the Cochise County jail, Sierra Vista Police Department officials said. In addition to suspicion of domestic violence and kidnapping, he also faces suspicion of prohibited possessor of a firearm, disorderly conduct, unlawful flight and drug charges.
Clark is being held in lieu of $75,000 bail.
Shortly after midnight Saturday, an officer attempted to stop a green Mercury four-door sedan for speeding in the area of South Garden Avenue and West Wilcox Drive, according to a police department news release.
The car did not stop, which led to a chase by the officer. The car's driver, who was later identified as Clark, crashed the vehicle in the area of North Garden Avenue and Whitton Street, said authorities.
Clark was taken into custody without further incident. In his vehicle, police found a shotgun shell and illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia, authorities said.
The 20-gauge shotgun shell was linked to a domestic violence incident days earlier in the 5000 block of East Highway 90. The incident involved Clark and his girlfriend, officials said.
Clark's girlfriend told police that the two had argued, and that she heard a gunshot while she was leaving the area. She said later she encountered Clark who then threatened to shoot her unless she drove him near Busby Drive and Second Street.
