Standoff ends with machete-wielding trucker

A standoff has ended between Mississippi authorities and a truck driver armed with a machete.

Posted: Jan 30, 2019 3:13 PM

Posted By: The Associated Press

GAUTIER, Miss. (AP) — A standoff has ended between Mississippi authorities and a truck driver armed with a machete.

News outlets report officers used tear gas to get the suspect out of the truck. Information has not been released on the charges he will face.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol says there were no injuries.

The interstate is back open.

The situation began shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday when authorities in Alabama pursued the 18-wheeler. That chase continued into Mississippi, coming to an end just east of the Gautier Vancleave Road exit.

Authorities have not said what sparked the initial pursuit.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 296745

Reported Deaths: 6783

County	Cases	Deaths
DeSoto	19774	231
Hinds	18916	394
Harrison	16850	282
Rankin	12823	265
Jackson	12700	230
Lee	9711	162
Madison	9499	204
Jones	8017	148
Forrest	7272	138
Lauderdale	6856	227
Lowndes	6051	140
Lamar	5920	81
Lafayette	5761	114
Washington	5229	130
Bolivar	4626	124
Oktibbeha	4426	94
Panola	4331	98
Pearl River	4205	132
Warren	4143	115
Pontotoc	4110	71
Marshall	4051	92
Monroe	3994	128
Union	3966	74
Neshoba	3836	170
Lincoln	3590	104
Hancock	3519	78
Leflore	3394	120
Sunflower	3197	86
Tate	3035	74
Pike	3019	96
Scott	2957	71
Alcorn	2925	63
Yazoo	2914	66
Itawamba	2905	75
Coahoma	2827	69
Tippah	2800	65
Copiah	2797	59
Simpson	2771	80
Prentiss	2712	58
Wayne	2548	41
Leake	2535	72
Marion	2528	78
Covington	2499	80
Grenada	2487	78
Adams	2353	78
George	2324	45
Newton	2322	52
Winston	2221	79
Jasper	2139	45
Tishomingo	2130	65
Attala	2068	71
Chickasaw	2017	53
Holmes	1827	70
Clay	1793	51
Stone	1731	29
Tallahatchie	1717	39
Clarke	1702	73
Calhoun	1586	28
Smith	1536	33
Yalobusha	1456	36
Greene	1281	33
Walthall	1248	40
Noxubee	1233	31
Montgomery	1231	40
Perry	1227	35
Lawrence	1208	21
Carroll	1193	25
Amite	1124	35
Webster	1111	32
Jefferson Davis	1027	31
Tunica	996	24
Claiborne	990	29
Benton	940	24
Humphreys	931	28
Kemper	908	23
Quitman	774	14
Franklin	764	20
Choctaw	699	17
Jefferson	628	27
Wilkinson	625	27
Sharkey	492	17
Issaquena	167	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 498887

Reported Deaths: 10122

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	71912	1402
Mobile	36328	740
Madison	32639	469
Tuscaloosa	24372	421
Montgomery	22765	520
Shelby	22231	218
Baldwin	19890	289
Lee	15057	158
Calhoun	13901	294
Morgan	13770	255
Etowah	13407	325
Marshall	11452	213
Houston	10130	264
Elmore	9499	190
Limestone	9429	138
St. Clair	9041	227
Cullman	8991	183
Lauderdale	8618	214
DeKalb	8507	175
Talladega	7628	165
Walker	6593	259
Jackson	6551	104
Autauga	6333	92
Blount	6246	128
Colbert	6004	121
Coffee	5268	104
Dale	4676	107
Russell	4073	33
Franklin	4000	78
Covington	3998	106
Chilton	3902	103
Escambia	3792	73
Tallapoosa	3631	143
Clarke	3445	53
Chambers	3432	111
Dallas	3422	142
Pike	2932	73
Marion	2885	95
Lawrence	2853	86
Winston	2585	68
Bibb	2457	58
Marengo	2430	57
Geneva	2405	70
Pickens	2255	57
Barbour	2139	51
Hale	2122	69
Fayette	2022	57
Butler	2017	66
Henry	1836	41
Cherokee	1781	40
Monroe	1667	39
Randolph	1651	40
Washington	1568	36
Macon	1477	45
Crenshaw	1465	55
Clay	1460	54
Cleburne	1399	41
Lamar	1339	33
Lowndes	1328	51
Wilcox	1228	25
Bullock	1174	36
Conecuh	1070	24
Perry	1062	27
Sumter	1004	32
Coosa	902	24
Greene	887	32
Choctaw	554	23
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0