From the Trussville Tribune staff reports
A Birmingham man has been charged after leading police on a car chase in a stolen vehicle in Mountain Brook, Carol Robinson reports.
Eric Devaughn McAlpine, 24, was spotted Wednesday afternoon in a car that had been reported stolen out of Irondale. McAlpine attempted to speed off, but lost control of the car, struck a power pole and flipped the car over. McAlpine fled on foot but was arrested a short distance away.
McAlpine has multiple previous arrests, and in 2013 pled guilty to felony robbery, for which he served three years in prison. For this incident, he has been charged with first-degree receiving stolen property, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, and attempting to elude the police.