A Columbus man was arrested after he allegedly ran from police over the weekend. Lt. Matt Harris, Columbus Police Department spokesman, says that at approximately 8:50 p.m. on Saturday, Officer Skylar Berry attempted to stop a suspicious vehicle near Eighth and Pearl Streets. Moments later, he says the car’s passenger door opened as the vehicle slowed down and a man exited the vehicle and began running on foot. Officer Tony Kummer began chasing the man on foot. The suspect continued running between houses in the 700 block of Pearl Street where he was finally taken into custody.

Police identified the man as 39-year-old Derek B. Woodson. A short time later, Harris says that the officers were able to confirm that Woodson had two outstanding Bartholomew County warrants. Along with those warrants, Woodson is facing new preliminary charges of Resisting Law Enforcement and Possession of Marijuana.