A Stone Mountain man was arrested this week after allegedly leading Monroe County deputies on a 120 mph chase that ended with him crashing into several patrol cars, Monroe County authorities said.
Ali Mazan Khaleel was arrested Tuesday after the 7 a.m. chase, which he allegedly told deputies began “because he was scared of law enforcement,” according to an incident report obtained by AJC.com.
The incident took place after Monroe deputies spotted Khaleel’s blue Ford Mustang failing to maintain its lane on I-75 near mile marker 191, the incident report said. Deputies learned Khaleel’s registration was suspended, so they attempted to initiate a traffic stop. However, the Mustang sped off, prompting the chase.
Over the next four miles, deputies said Khaleel drove faster than 120 mph, merged lanes without signaling and generally drove recklessly, the incident report said. At one point, he began to drive south on I-75 North, so deputies discontinued their pursuit, the sheriff’s office said.
Khaleel continued driving the wrong way on the interstate until he got off at Johnstonville Road and drove toward the Butts-Monroe county line, the sheriff’s office said. This is when another deputy re-instigated the chase.
Deputies followed the Mustang into the Greystone subdivision, where one deputy attempted to block the suspect’s car with a patrol vehicle, according to the incident report. However, Khaleel “accelerated heavily” toward the deputy before swerving away “at the last second,” the sheriff’s office said.
At this point, deputies had blocked the entrance to the subdivision. The suspect nearly hit multiple other deputy vehicles before finally colliding with a deputy’s marked Dodge Charger and another deputy’s marked Ford Explorer.
Khaleel was then taken into custody. It was during his arrest when deputies said he began crying and told them he fled because he was afraid of them, the incident report said.
He was booked into the Monroe County Jail on felony counts of aggravated assault and fleeing police, online jail records show. He also faces eight misdemeanors, which consist of driving-related citations.
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