The incident began when Van Buren police Cpl. Mike Bowman tried to stop a Suzuki Intruder motorcycle that was traveling west about 80 miles per hour in a 70-miles-per-hour zone near the three-mile marker of Interstate 40, according to Van Buren police.
The motorcyclist, later identified as Melvin Ray Jones II, 25, refused to stop, and Bowman gave chase.
Jones left Interstate 40 at the Dora exit, and drove on county roads into the Dora bottoms, then into Roland, with speeds reaching around 90 miles per hour.
The chase was captured on video by a camera in Bowman's patrol car. On the tape, Jones can be seen throwing items to the ground as he flees, police said.
The motorcycle slowed down in Roland because of engine trouble. Jones then stood up on the motorcycle and jumped off, but was apprehended after a short pursuit on foot.
The motorcycle was reported stolen in Fort Smith, and the tag on the bike was registered to a different vehicle.
When Jones was arrested, he was allegedly wearing an empty shoulder holster and had a used syringe in his sock, according to court records. Police asked Jones about the holster, and Jones allegedly replied that he used it to carry his "weed."
Jones told police he had thrown away more than an ounce of marijuana during the chase. No marijuana was recovered by police.
Jones was arrested on suspicion of fleeing, theft, possession of drug paraphernalia, speeding, and having fictitious tags.
