From Tribune staff reports
LEEDS, Ala.–An Oakman man who was in possession of fentanyl and multiple stolen firearms was arrested in Leeds last week after leading officers on a lengthy chase in a stolen vehicle, according to the Leeds Police Department.
Last Thursday, Oct. 24, officers with the Leeds PD were alerted to a report of a stolen vehicle in the 8500 block of Whitfield Avenue.
When officers arrived on the scene they observed a man entering the driver’s seat of the stolen vehicle.
Officers then attempted to box in the stolen vehicle with their patrol units, but the driver of the stolen vehicle maneuvered around them and a pursuit ensued.
According to police, the man attempted to turn into the Lowe’s parking lot at 8900 Weaver Avenue, but due to the vehicle’s excessive speed, the man missed the entrance and collided with planted brush and multiple utility buildings.
After the collision, the vehicle continued traveling toward the side of the building, which was locked with a security gate.
The vehicle collided with the gate, destroying it, and continued on to the rear of the building where it then attempted to gain access to the property of Orbis JCB, located at 8920 Weaver Avenue.
There, the vehicle collided with a fence, disabling it.
Once the vehicle came to a stop, the driver exited the car and began fleeing on foot eastbound through the property of Orbis JCB.
Officers notified Special Investigations Unit detectives and other local agencies, including the Alabama Department of Corrections K9 Unit, who responded to the scene.
After an extensive manhunt, the man was not located.
In the early hours of Friday morning, Leeds PD officers were notified that a citizen had observed a man exiting a tree line with what appeared to be blood on his pants.
Officers located the man in the 8500 Block of Whitfield Avenue, and after a short pursuit, the man was taken into custody.
He has since been identified as 33-year-old Colton McCoy Tubbs of Oakman, Alabama.
According to police, Tubbs was found to be in possession of the stolen vehicle and multiple firearms that had been stolen during a burglary in Walker County.
He was also found to be in possession of fentanyl.
Tubbs has been charged with felony attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, first-degree receiving stolen property, third-degree burglary, certain persons forbidden to possess a firearm, drug trafficking, first-degree criminal mischief, and misdemeanor attempting to elude a law enforcement officer.
This investigation is ongoing and additional charges are pending.
He is currently being held in the St. Clair County Jail with no bond.
