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Traffic stop in Lenox this week results in chase & arrest

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December 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

A routine traffic stop early Tuesday morning in Lenox resulted in a chase and arrest. According to Lenox Police, an officer tried to stop a Cadillac at around 1-a.m. Tuesday, for failure to have a license plate. Immediately afterward, the car sped-off on 120thStreet. During the ensuing chase, speeds exceeded 80-miles per hour.

A.J. Miller (Photo courtesy Lenox P-D)

The pursuit ended in Ringgold County after deputies from Taylor, Ringgold and Union Counties assisted in setting up a road block. The driver of the car, 35-year old A-J Miller, of Shannon City,  was arrested for driving with a suspended license, failure to have insurance, fail to obey traffic control devices, speeding 80 MPH in a 55 zone, felony eluding and operating a vehicle under the influence of narcotics.

Miller was brought to the Taylor County Jail, while the vehicle was impounded.