K-9 tracks down Atlanta woman accused of leading Duluth cops on drunken chase

Jasmine Lasha Durrett was arrested last week after a police chase in Duluth.

Credit: Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office / Duluth Police Department

Credit: Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office / Duluth Police Department

Jasmine Lasha Durrett was arrested last week after a police chase in Duluth.

An Atlanta woman faces 10 charges in Gwinnett County after being accused of driving drunk, fleeing police, crashing her car and running from a K-9 unit.

Jasmine Lasha Durrett, 28, was arrested last Thursday after fleeing an attempted traffic stop, starting the entire ordeal, Duluth police Officer Ted Sadowski told AJC.com. She’s accused of leading police on a chase that ended with her crashing into a wall along Pleasant Hill Road.

This is the aftermath of the wreck last Thursday in Duluth.

Credit: Duluth Police Department

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Credit: Duluth Police Department

Durrett then hopped out of her damaged vehicle and tried to run away through a wooded area, Sadowski said. A K-9 unit was deployed, leading to her eventual arrest.

The department posted about the incident on Facebook, crediting K-9 Clodo with tracking down Durrett.

She faces 10 misdemeanors, including counts of fleeing police, DUI, open container, obstruction and driving with a suspended license, Gwinnett County jail records show.

Durrett was the released from jail Friday on a $6,500 bond.

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