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NATCHEZ — A man on the run with outstanding warrants from the Mississippi Department of Corrections attempted to evade a Mississippi Highway Patrol checkpoint and led MHP officers on a high-speed pursuit in Adams County Saturday evening.

MHP officer Craig James said Richard Norman, 51, was driving a Cadillac DTS that tried to evade a safety checkpoint near Powlett Road. He led officers on a pursuit that continued even after the vehicle left the roadway several times and rammed into a MHP unit, James said.

Norman was eventually taken into custody when his vehicle wrecked and became “stuck” at the Kenny Graves Apartments.

He was taken to Merit Health Natchez hospital and treated.

Norman is currently in custody at the Adams County Jail with a warrant for possession of a weapon by a convicted felon from MDOC, James said.

More details will be added to this story when they are available.