Man Leads Deputies on High Speed Chase Through Sarasota

Deputies caught a wanted man who they say was speeding as fast as 124 mph on U.S. 301 through Sarasota and Manatee counties Tuesday night.

A Manatee County Sheriff's deputy's radar picked up a red Volkswagon heading northbound on 301 at Tallevast Road at a high rate of speed shortly after midnight, authorities said. They later learned authorities in Sarasota had also been chasing the same vehicle.

Deputies then spotted the car running a solid red light at 301 and State Road 70 in Bradenton, according to a media release. When they tried to stop the driver, he reportedly fled.

A sheriff's helicopter joined in on the chase and spotted the car stopping at 32nd Avenue East, where the driver ran from the car into a nearby residence.

Deputies surrounded the home, and the homeowner allowed a search, officials said. Jerry Wayne Green Jr., 26, was found in a child's bedroom.

Green had active warrants out of Manatee and Sarasota counties, the sheriff's office said.

He was arrested and booked at Manatee County Jail on a charge of resisting/obstructing an officer without violence.

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