A 23-year-old Warrenville man was arrested by an Aiken County Sheriff's Office deputy following a chase Saturday during which the subject allegedly ran two stop signs in his truck.
According to the incident report, the subject, William Michael Fields, of 142 Les Drive, was driving a F-100 Ford pickup on Baker Street. When the officer got behind the truck, it accelerated to around 60 mph and failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Baker and Chaffee streets.
The truck almost hit another vehicle head-on, causing it to leave the roadway to avoid a collision, according to the incident report.
When the officer tried to get the truck to stop on Chaffee Street afterward, it accelerated to approximately 70 mph and ran a stop sign at the intersection of Chaffee and Cushman Road, according to the incident report.
The truck then hit a fence on the side of the road. Fields jumped out of the vehicle's driver's seat and fled on foot down Cattrail Street, and the officer pursued him.
According to the incident report, Fields removed a silver gun from the waistband of his pants and threw it in some grass. The gun later was recovered.
The officer took Fields into custody near the intersection of Cattail Street and Piney Heights Road.
During a search of the Fields' truck, a black handgun was found on the driver's seat, according to the incident report.
Multiple charges were filed against Fields.