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Man wanted after Madison County chase found hiding in ditch

By Kaitlin Howell Feb 21, 2025 | 2:23 PM

MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Gluckstadt police announced a man was arrested after a chase on Interstate 55 Friday afternoon.

Gluckstadt Police Chief Barry Hale said officers were pursuing a vehicle that had been reported stolen out of Oxford, Mississippi. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the scene on I-55 north of Canton.

After the chase on I-55, Hale said the suspect’s vehicle became stuck on Pisgah Bottom Road. The driver got out of the vehicle and ran away from the scene.

  • Anthony Albert Simms (Courtesy: Gluckstadt Police Dept.)
  • Gluckstadt police announced a man was arrested after a chase on Interstate 55 Friday afternoon. (Courtesy: Anita Carver)
  • Gluckstadt police announced a man was arrested after a chase on Interstate 55 Friday afternoon. (Courtesy: Anita Carver)

The suspect, who was identified as Anthony Albert Simms, was found hiding in a ditch and was taken into custody.

Simms has been charged with felony eluding, receiving stolen property and resisting arrest.