FORSYTH, Ga. — A man from Jacksonville, Fla., is in jail after a high-speed motorcycle chase in Monroe County on Friday morning.
According to a news release, it started around 11:15 a.m. when deputies tries to initiate a traffic stop on a motorcycle driver, identified as Krystofer Hochlinkski, for excessive speeding.
The motorcyclist did not stop and the chase began on I-75S near exit 185. The chase continued until mile marker 177 when deputies ‘boxed’ in the driver and he crashed into the back of a patrol car.
The release says he then tried to run away before being arrested. Hochlinkski is a convicted felon and was wanted in Florida for an armed carjacking. The motorcycle he was riding was also stolen.
Deputies found 10 ounces of meth and a firearm.
Hochlinkski is charged with trafficking methamphetamine, possession of firearm by convicted felon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, felony fleeing, bringing stolen property inside state lines, driving while license suspended, driving in the emergency lane, reckless driving, following too close, failure to maintain, tag requirements, failure to stop at a stop sign, and littering.
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