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DPS: High-speed chase ends in arrest of car theft suspect

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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — On Thursday, Nov. 9 around 1:31 a.m., an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper attempted to stop a vehicle on Interstate 10 eastbound at milepost 261 for a traffic violation.

The pursuit, initiated after the vehicle failed to yield, was later called off.

Troopers located the suspect, Mikeldon Bradley, near Kolb Road and Sycamore Park.

The 23-year-old Tucson resident was arrested, for driving a stolen vehicle.

Bradley, who suffered a dog bite during the arrest, has been booked into Pima County Jail this afternoon on charges of aggravated assault, endangerment, theft, and unlawful flight.

The investigation is ongoing.

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