The Mississippi motorcyclist accused of shooting at officers in Olive Branch early Monday morning has been captured two states to the north in Missouri.
The Olive Branch Police Department reported Monday night at around 8:20 p.m. that Colby Alan Towles, 34, was located and arrested by the Springfield Police Department. He was in the process of being extradited to Mississippi at that point.
Towles is said to have pulled up on his Harley Davidson motorcycle during a traffic stop on Highway 302 near the intersection of Craft-Goodman Frontage Road at approximately 1:43 a.m. He began yelling at officers before speeding off and making a U-turn. On his way back, he fired shots. Police returned gunfire, but the suspect was able to get away.
No one was injured in the incident. Towles is facing two counts of aggravated assault on an officer with additional charges possible.
