Police Chase Suspect Captured

Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocence until proven guilty

In a wild scene from a "Starkey and Hutch" television show, a local man was involved in an incident where a Richwood Police Officer was dragged from a moving vehicle during a pursuit. Law enforcement officials say that 39-year-old Sheldon F. Wiley was allegedly involved in a disturbance Sunday Aug. 21 in the 200 block of Thelma St. Wiley was said to have been approached by the Richwood officer, who tried to detain him. But Wiley, according to reports, allegedly drove off with the Richwood officer "holding" on to the side of the moving vehicle. The officer deputies from the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office say, jumped from Wiley's vehicle as he drove off, hitting another vehicle. Wiley then allegedly drove into a graveyard, striking a headstone in the process. He also hit a chain link fence in the graveyard, where deputies apprehended him. Upon further investigation, deputies learn that Wiley was removed from a club where the disturbance allegedly occurred. The head of security at the club said that when they removed him from the club, he allegedly pointed a gun in their direction. The report (as of press time), did not note the extent of the Richwood officer's injuries. Wiley was taken to Ouachita Correctional Center on the following charges. Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Battery, Hit and Run Driving, Desecration of Graves, Resisting an Officer and Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated. .Wiley, according to reports, has been released from OCC after posting bond.